Category: Care home news
PUB CHEERS FOR RESIDENTS
Sunrise of Hale Barns care home has opened a bar within Reminiscence, its Memory Care Neighbourhood. This is a dedicated neighbourhood for residents living with dementia. The new bar has been set...
VETERANS PREPARE FOR LANDS’ END TO JOHN O’GROATS CHALLENGE
Residents and staff at Royal Star & Garter in High Wycombe are taking part in a virtual cycle covering the length of Great Britain by pedalling the 874 miles from Lands’ End to John...
CARE HOME TENANT WALKS 14KM TO RAISE FUNDS FOR KEYWORKERS
A 91-year-old tenant of Surrey-based Belvedere House, the maritime care home of The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, has raised £5,000 for the home’s keyworkers by walking laps of...
JOY AS RESIDENTS AND RELATIVES REUNITE
Residents at Royal Star & Garter’s three Homes have enjoyed emotional reunions with loved ones. It was the first time they were able to meet face-to-face in three months, after visits to...
COMPETITION LAUNCHED TO MARK LEARNING DISABILITY WEEK
To mark Learning Disability Week, held between 15-21 June, Salutem has launched a competition across its 120 services to design a colouring book. The idea for the competition came from a resident...
SUPPORT WORKER CELEBRATES 30 YEARS AT LEARNING DISABILITY CHARITY HFT
Senior support worker Denise Mumford is celebrating three decades of employment at learning disability charity Hft. Denise started out working in the laundry but quickly progressed and in 1997...
WHOLE HOME TESTING ROLLED OUT TO ALL ENGLISH CARE HOMES
The government is extending whole care home testing to all adult care homes after meeting the target of offering a test to every care home for over-65s and those with dementia in England by 6th...
TEENAGER SETS UP LETTER WRITING INITIATIVE
To combat loneliness amongst care home residents, a 16-year-old student has set up Community Senior Letters, an initiative to help over 35 primary schools write letters to elderly residents in their...
Brunelcare Celebrates Volunteers’ Week
Taking place from 31 May-6 June, Volunteers’ Week is an annual event that celebrates the millions of wonderful volunteers across the UK. Brunelcare is celebrating by creating an...
TALENT CONTEST LIFTS SPIRITS AMID CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Heathcotes Group, a specialist care provider, has been helping to keep its service users engaged during lockdown with a talent contest inviting their services to show off their creative abilities. ...
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