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A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE FOR ORCHARD CARE HOMES RESIDENTS

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE FOR ORCHARD CARE HOMES RESIDENTS

Staff at Lofthouse Grange & Lodge Care Home in Wakefield were tasked by Marsha Tuffin, the Home Manager, to produce memory boxes in their first in-house challenge.  Over four weeks, they...
Nellie Reed, Newfield Lodge care home resident

Care Team Makes Resident’s Dream Come True

Staff at Newfield Lodge care home in Castleford have surprised 97-year-old resident, Nellie Reed with a brand-new bedroom makeover. Nellie, who has lived at Newfield Lodge since April 2019,...
Cheryl Clavey, daughter of Oake Meadows care home resident Cedric Lewis

SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR RELATIVE OF CARE HOME RESIDENT

A relative of a Taunton care home resident has managed to raise over £2,340 for a UK dementia and Alzheimer’s charity after performing a skydive in dedication to her father. Cheryl...
Image credit: Royal Star & Garter

VETERANS COMMEMORATE VJ DAY

The 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day and the end of WWII has been marked by veterans at Royal Star & Garter’s three Homes. Residents participated in a series of commemorative...
John Southcott and bride-to-be Laura Southcott

BLUSHING BRIDE AT ACCRINGTON CARE HOME

There were happy smiles and tears of joy at Hope House care home in Accrington after a resident received a surprise visit from his granddaughter on her wedding day. Laura, granddaughter of Hope...
CARE BOOST FOR VETERANS AS STAFF QUALIFY TO PRESCRIBE MEDICATION

CARE BOOST FOR VETERANS AS STAFF QUALIFY TO PRESCRIBE

A lead nurse and a lead physiotherapist at Royal Star & Garter have become the first members of staff in the charity’s care homes to qualify as non-medical prescribers. Yuriy Bukovych...
Hft legacy gifts transform allotment for people with learning disabilities

LEGACY GIFTS TRANSFORM GARDEN INTO ALLOTMENT

A group of adults with learning disabilities from Cornwall has been reaping the rewards of a charity grant and are now growing, cooking and eating food grown in their very own allotment.  ...
THE NOT FORGOTTEN LAUNCHES UK CARE HOME CONCERT TOUR

CHARITY LAUNCHES UK CARE HOME CONCERT TOUR

The Not Forgotten, a British Armed Forces charity which supports serving and ex-service men and women has launched Those Not Forgotten Years, a nationwide outdoor concert tour of care homes. The...
The McVitie’s Tasties Biscuit Decorating Competitio

Take the McVitie’s Tasties Care Home Challenge

pladis, the global snack company behind McVitie’s and Jacob’s, has teamed up with the National Activities Providers Association (NAPA) to find the nation’s best decorated...
Sunrise of Banstead residents enjoy nostalgic concert from the Not Forgotten

CARE HOME RESIDENTS SING DOWN MEMORY LANE

Residents of local care home, Sunrise of Banstead were treated to a nostalgic afternoon of entertainment as part of a special concert series organised by The Not Forgotten this week. The Not...

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