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Dora Banfield celebrated her 104th birthday this weekend amongst friends, family and employees at Brunelcare’s Deerhurst care home. Dora recently moved to Deerhurst care home in Soundwell, Bristol, from Taunton, to be closer to family. Dora was born in Kent in 1914 and was brought up on a farm. She has […]
Street signs are helping Runcorn care home residents with dementia navigate and find their rooms. A grant from Halton Borough Council’s Area Forum budget has helped Simonsfield Care Home install the signs around the building. Staff are finding the residents can now recall which number and street name they live […]
Home Instead Senior Care, Welwyn and Hatfield were once again proud to take part in the Alzheimer’s Society’s National Cupcake Day. National Cupcake Day, 14th June, helps to raise awareness and raise invaluable funds to help find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure for dementia. To do their part for […]
In August 2017 Parkview care home in Bexleyheath, was visited by Nightingale dogs, a company that specialise in therapeutic dog activities for people living with dementia. When the dogs arrived in the home there was an instant positive reaction from residents who automatically engaged with the dogs which in turn […]
In case you missed it, this week (1-7th June 2018) has been Volunteers’ Week. Now in its 34th year, this annual campaign sees charities and voluntary groups come together to recognise the contribution volunteers make to our communities every day. Karl Wilding, director of public policy and volunteering at the National Council […]
A 92 year old volunteer has retired after 14 years’ service at a Teesside care home. Marie Toombs started volunteering at The Gables Care Home, in Middlesbrough, after her aunt, a former resident, passed away. Impressed with the end of life care her aunt received, Marie wanted to give something […]
Residents at Rogers House Residential Care Home Wigmore volunteer to help mothers and babies at local hospital. They have been knitting mother and baby bonding squares for the baby unit at St Thomas’s Hospital. Knitted in pairs, bonding squares are becoming increasingly popular within neonatal units in hospitals to help […]
Neale Court Care Home marked Dementia Action Week with a series of activities for their residents. With one person developing dementia every three minutes, the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Action Week, hopes to raise awareness and encourage people to take little actions they can to improve the lives of those affected […]
Alpacas Gloria and Gaynor make themselves at home in North Yorkshire care home. The metre-tall, 70kg animals were visiting residents at Hazelgrove Court Care Home, in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. They immediately made themselves at home, settling in the lounge and sitting down – a sign they feel safe and unthreatened, according to […]
Pupils of Bishop Chavasse Primary School visit residents of Barnes Lodge Care Home in Tonbridge for The Royal Wedding. Having developed a brilliant relationship with the Tudeley Lane residential care home, pupils of the nearby primary school were delighted to visit residents again on Thursday 17th May, to celebrate the […]
