Care Homes

Colin Evans, 95, and his dog Rusty are set to do 50 laps around their Gracewell of Sway care home in an ambitious attempt to raise £500 for Cancer Research UK.

Residents and Colleagues at HC One’s Brandon House care home have been getting involved with the shoebox appeal.

Eva is a Resident on the Harmony community, Dodd Wing at HC-One’s Moss View care home in Liverpool. Eva volunteered for over 40 years of her life and when Colleagues heard about this, they just had to find out more.

A Surrey care home has taken part in a special virtual event that recognised the outstanding dedication of those working in social care across the county – in what has been a challenging year for the sector.

Staff in Quantum Care homes across Hertfordshire were delighted to receive Outstanding Achievement Awards at the Hertfordshire Care Providers Association Awards ceremony which took place on Friday 20th November.

INQUISITIVE residents at a tech-savvy care home are set to travel Scotland from their armchairs this festive season thanks to a packed calendar of virtual tours.

A care home in Ixworth has introduced a new visiting pod to allow residents and their loved ones to meet indoors this winter, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues.

A resident who celebrated her 104th birthday at a Hertfordshire care home has shared some words of wisdom to the younger generations; ‘Life is short, so make the most of it!’

The Activities Coordinator at Abbeywell Court Care Home has been named as a Residential/Nursing Care Home Champion in the Dignity in Care Awards 2020.

Temporary ‘pods’ are being provided to care homes across Wales to better facilitate visits over Christmas and the winter months, the Health Minister has announced.

Maritime charity, The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, is bidding farewell to two of its longest-serving staff members who are retiring after collectively serving 95 years

Brenda Dawson has worked for charity care provider Ambient Support and its predecessors for 40 years as a care worker, a milestone celebrated with a surprise presentation

A FATHER and son living over 4,000 miles apart have reunited for the first time in months thanks to one of the new Visiting Lounges at Encore Care Homes.

Every month at HC-One’s Westwood Lodge care home, in Manchester, Colleagues and Residents visit a different country (virtually of course).