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SCOUTS PROMISE TO DO THEIR GARDENING DUTY

SCOUTS PROMISE TO DO THEIR GARDENING DUTY

At Friends of the Elderly’s residential and dementia care home, the RNNH in Bournemouth, Dorset, the residents ‘Did Their Gardening Best’ with the 21st Bournemouth Cub Scouts when...
Stuart Waine of Spry Fox Networks

PAVING THE WAY FOR SMART HEALTHCARE

Stuart Waine of Spry Fox Networks says that digital transformation in healthcare is long overdue, and that robust critical infrastructures and seamless mobile connectivity are fundamental...
Image credit: Royal Star & Garter - Physiotherapist Gursh goes through Monica’s Physiotec exercises

NEW APP HELPS BOOST VETERANS’ HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Royal Star & Garter is using a physiotherapy app to help improve the lives of residents. The charity has started using Physiotec in its three Homes – in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe...
Alyson Scurfield, CEO, TEC Services Association (TSA),

A SAFE HAVEN

Alyson Scurfield, CEO, TEC Services Association (TSA), explains how a new project aims to identify how technology can be used to enable elderly people to remain living in their own homes. There...
Roeland Pelgrims, co-founder and CEO of Nobi

INNOVATIVE LIGHT SET TO TRANSFORM FALLS PREVENTION AND DETECTION

A lamp, designed by Nobi, a European provider of innovative technologies in elderly care, launches this week in the UK and Ireland. It is set to transform residential care settings’ ability to...
Sue Goldsmith, Chief Operating Officer, Belong

BELONG APPOINTS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Sue Goldsmith has been appointed to the post of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at not-for-profit care provider, Belong, which operates eight dementia care villages and home care services across the...
RUNWOOD HOMES IN DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION TRIAL

RUNWOOD HOMES IN DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION TRIAL

Three care homes, operated by the Runwood Homes Group, have partnered with the University of Nottingham to take part in the MIDDEL study, an important international research project involving...
Royal Star & Garter’s Director of Care, Pauline Shaw

SUPPORT AFTER A DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS

To mark World Alzheimer’s Day on 21 September, Royal Star & Garter Director of Care Pauline Shaw, offers some tips and ideas to support your loved one after their diagnosis.  During...
CARE HOME RESIDENT RECEIVES 100TH BIRTHDAY CARD FROM THE QUEEN

RESIDENT RECEIVES 100TH BIRTHDAY CARD FROM THE QUEEN

A Christchurch care home resident is one of the last people in the UK to receive a 100th birthday card from the Queen.  Mercia Crighton celebrated her landmark birthday at Fairmile Grange on...
Her Majesty The Queen talking to a resident during her visit to Royal Star & Garter in 1978

ROYAL STAR & GARTER PAYS TRIBUTE TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

Royal Star & Garter has paid tribute to its Patron, Her Majesty The Queen as the sad news of her death was announced on 8 September. Queen Elizabeth II became the charity’s Patron 69 years...

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