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Chesterfield care home launches specialist dementia care community

CHESTERFIELD CARE HOME LAUNCHES DEMENTIA CARE COMMUNITY

Orchard Care Homes has announced the Riverdale Care Home in Chesterfield is now offering specialist Reconnect dementia care. The home on Sheffield Road has been established in its city-centre...
Christmas Cheer in Full Swing at Belong

CHRISTMAS CHEER IN FULL SWING AT BELONG

It comes but once a year and festivities at Belong are making for the most wonderful time as local communities join the dementia specialist for seasonal celebrations.   The jewel in the...
RESIDENTS DO A DARN GOOD JOB FOR NEONATAL UNIT

RESIDENTS DO A DARN GOOD JOB FOR NEONATAL UNIT

Two ladies from Nab Wood have knitted more than 160 items for Bradford Royal Infirmary’s Neonatal Unit, after rising to a challenge set by a member of staff at their care home.  Jean...
Longstanding Staff Share Stories as Notts Care Home Celebrates 40th Anniversary

NOTTS CARE HOME CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Nottinghamshire nursing home Field House, which is part of dementia and nursing care specialist group Church Farm Care, marked its 40th anniversary with a celebration to honour its long-standing...
Royal Star & Garter veterans attend Remembrance services

VETERANS ATTEND REMEMBRANCE SERVICES

Remembrance has been marked at Royal Star & Garter. Services took place in each of the charity’s Homes, in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe, while a small number of veterans attended...
POPPY TREE HELPING DEMENTIA RESIDENTS WITH REMEMBRANCE

POPPY TREE HELPING DEMENTIA RESIDENTS WITH REMEMBRANCE

A home in Cheshire that specialises in dementia care has launched a new initiative to help those living within its community to remember former residents who have passed away.  Three Bridges...
Belong Morris Feinmann intergenerational stay-and-play sessions

ALL ABOARD FOR MORRIS MINORS

Belong Morris Feinmann, the state-of-the-art dementia care village in Didsbury, Manchester, has launched a new series of its popular weekly intergenerational stay-and-play sessions, dubbed...
Pauline Shaw with her Chief Nurse Adult Social Care Gold Award, given to her by Professor Deborah Sturdy (right)

ROYAL STAR & GARTER’S DIRECTOR OF CARE DEPARTS ON HIGH

Royal Star & Garter’s Director of Care has received a prestigious national award, as she prepares to leave the charity after 22 years. Pauline Shaw OBE was awarded the Chief Nurse Adult...
Friends of the Elderly Announced as Finalist in The Caring UK Awards 2023

FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY FINALIST IN THE CARING UK AWARDS 2023

Friends of the Elderly, the charity which runs care homes, day care services and a grant giving service for older people living on low incomes throughout England, is in the running for a prestigious...
Belong resident makes Newcastle history in a female first as town celebrates 850th anniversary

PAULINE MAKES NEWCASTLE HISTORY IN A FEMALE FIRST

History is being made in Newcastle-under-Lyme as Pauline Dawson becomes one of the first women to be admitted to the Staffordshire town’s Burgesses, resulting in a break with centuries-old...

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