Category: Care home news
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...
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...
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...
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...
OAKLAND CARE STEPS UP SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
Launching in September, Oakland Care will be participating in a range of green initiatives across their eight care homes in London and the South East. Residents and team members will...
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
A care home resident in Basingstoke has completed a lifelong wish to fly a plane. Roger Mashall, an 82-year-old resident at Care UK’s Dashwood Manor, took to the skies and had his very first...
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...
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...
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 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...
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