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PRIMROSE LODGE HOSTS FIRST SUMMER FETE SINCE PANDEMIC

PRIMROSE LODGE HOSTS FIRST SUMMER FETE SINCE PANDEMIC

Primrose Lodge Care Home in Weymouth held its first summer fete since the pandemic last Saturday, full of fun for the residents, staff, and the public. The annual event, which aimed to raise...
HOME INSTEAD REINFORCES DEMENTIA SUPPORT WITH ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY

HOME INSTEAD REINFORCES DEMENTIA SUPPORT WITH ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY

Home Instead UK will be offering employees a training programme developed and delivered by the UK’s leading dementia charity, Alzheimer’s Society, giving employees the chance to become a...
Image credit: Royal Star & Garter

WYCOMBE WANDERERS’ OLDEST SURVIVING PLAYER MAKES EMOTIONAL RETURN

Wycombe Wanderers FC welcomed its oldest surviving player back to the club during a visit by residents from Royal Star & Garter. Veteran John Brooks played for the Buckinghamshire club in the...
THE GIFT OF GARDENING

THE GIFT OF GARDENING

Experts encourage the care sector to embrace gardening – to help with dementia, learning disabilities and post-pandemic loneliness. Every year, not-for-profit care provider The Fremantle...
NCF RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT RECRUITMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS

NCF RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT RECRUITMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS

The National Care Forum (NCF), the leading association for care and support organisations, responds to the government’s announcement that it is working on plans to recruit thousands of foreign...
Heather (left) and Steph, from Forces Wives Challenge, visited Royal Star & Garter in Solihull, where they met residents including Sue, who climbed Pen y Fan in 1949. (Image credit: Royal Star & Garter)

MILITARY WIVES TAKE ON MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE FOR ROYAL STAR & GARTER

The Forces Wives Challenge (FWC), a group made up of female partners of UK serving and veteran military personnel, is scaling the infamous Pen y Fan for Royal Star & Garter. They hope to raise...
SPORTING SPIRIT CONTINUES AT BELONG IN NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME

SPORTING SPIRIT CONTINUES IN NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME

As Birmingham bids farewell to the Commonwealth Games, older people in Newcastle-under-Lyme are continuing its legacy with their own sports day inspired by the Queen’s Baton Relay visit to...
care home residents have a really wild time

RESIDENTS HAVE A REALLY WILD TIME

At Friends of the Elderly’s RNNH Care Home in Bournemouth, Dorset, the residents have been having a ‘whale of a time’ talking and engaging with a wide range of unusual animals....
Aaron Watson - NACC Care Chef of the Year 2021

THE NACC CARE CHEF OF THE YEAR 2022 FINALISTS REVEALED

The line-up of talented care chefs set to compete in the national final of the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2022 culinary competition has been announced. ...
CHEC LAUNCHES BRAND-NEW ENDOSCOPY SERVICE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL EXPANSION OF FACILITIES

CHEC LAUNCHES BRAND-NEW ENDOSCOPY SERVICE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL EXPANSION OF FACILITIES

CHEC (Community Health and Eye Care), one of the largest providers of community-based ophthalmology services in the UK, has launched a new endoscopy service as it expands beyond its renowned eyecare...

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