St Christopher’s Hospice, the home of the modern hospice movement, was pleased to welcome the Deputy Civic Mayor of Croydon, Councillor Scott Roche, to visit the hospice on Thursday 6 August.
Read more...Physical activity is widely recognised as an important component of healthy ageing, with previous research linking regular exercise with improved cardiovascular and brain health and a reduced risk of dementia.
Read more...Milkwood Care Ltd located across the South and South West of England has been sold to Holmwood Care Group.
Read more...Cambridge Manor Care Home is celebrating two outstanding achievements that recognise the dedication, compassion and commitment of the entire team: receiving Platinum Dementia Care Accreditation from NADCAS, the National Dementia Care Accreditation Scheme, alongside achieving an Excellent PAMMS rating.
Read more...Residents and staff at Bradshaw Lodge care home in Bognor recently welcomed Jay Hawkins from Cambridgeshire to meet resident Harry Wilkes, aged 101, one of Britain’s remaining Second World War veterans.
Read more...Residents at Mossdale Residence in Burnholme, York, enjoyed a fascinating morning behind the scenes at Jorvik Radio, discovering how a live radio show is brought together.
Read more...An athlete-turned-TV presenter has visited a Worthing care home to see the great work it does.
Read more...Thanks to exceptional and unprecedented support from the local community over the past year, Prospect Hospice, Swindon and North Wiltshire’s dedicated adult hospice providing end of life care…
Read more...Millfield Care Home in Bolsover, Chesterfield, has marked 30 years at the heart of the community with a special summer event bringing residents, families, colleagues and friends together…
Read more...There is a resident in almost every care home in England who has quietly stopped joining in. They sit at the table at mealtimes but do not follow the conversation.
Read more...Residents at Hartford Court Care Home in Cramlington are enjoying a beautiful new garden space after Wellbeing Coordinator Ann Callan won the home a £1,500 garden makeover competition.
Read more...Staff at Yeovil dementia nursing home Chestnut Lodge have been celebrating the news that the home has been awarded the Quality Hallmark Award for the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) accreditation.
Read more...A care home resident returned to her former workplace for an ‘emotional’ reunion with her colleagues at Poole Hospital.
Read more...A Social care campaigner and care home owner has launched a direct video appeal and written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham, urging him to meet residents and care staff in Scarborough and see first-hand the reality of the UK’s ‘broken care system’, as the PM prepares to tour the North.
Read more...At Sanctuary Care’s Lake View Residential Care Home in Telford, resident Eleanor Devey celebrated the incredible milestone of her 105th birthday.
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