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Hallmark Together Project

HALLMARK CARE HOMES PARTNERS WITH THE TOGETHER PROJECT

Hallmark Care Homes has joined forces with The Together Project, a not-for-profit social enterprise that runs creative activities to unite different age groups to tackle loneliness and bring joy. ...
Mark Charnock, aka chef ‘Marlon Dingle’ from Emmerdale, visited Hambleton Grange care home in Thirsk for their summer fair on Saturday 18th August.

EMMERDALE CHEF TESTS KITCHEN SKILLS AT CARE HOME

Mark Charnock, aka chef ‘Marlon Dingle’ from Emmerdale, visited Hambleton Grange care home in Thirsk for their summer fair on Saturday 18th August. Mark mingled with residents, staff...
Jackie Houghton has taken over the helm at Northwick Grange Care Home .

NEW WORCESTER CARE HOME MANAGER TARGETS DEMENTIA INITIATIVES

A Worcester care home has appointed a new manager who is set to introduce fresh ideas to help residents living with dementia. Respected care specialist Jackie Houghton has taken over the helm at...
Care UK Circus Day

CARE UK RESIDENTS AND STAFF ROLL UP FOR CIRCUS DAY

Representatives from ten Care UK homes and dozens of local people stepped right up to experience the first ever Care UK circus day. The team at Ambleside care home in Stratford-upon-Avon worked...
The Orders of St John Care Trust’s Goodson Lodge Care Centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has been awarded the Dementia Design Gold Award by independent experts at the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling. In achieving this award, Goodson Lodge attained an assessment score of 98% for its dementia-friendly design, setting a new benchmark as the highest scoring residential aged care setting on record worldwide.

WILTSHIRE CARE CENTRE ACHIEVES RECORD SCORE FOR DEMENTIA DESIGN

The Orders of St John Care Trust’s Goodson Lodge Care Centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has been awarded the Dementia Design Gold Award by independent experts at the Dementia Services...
BB Training Academy has pledged to recruit 100 Dementia friends from its local community.

TRAINING ACADEMY PLEDGES TO TRAIN 100 DEMENTIA FRIENDS

BB Training Academy, an award-winning care training provider, has set out to recruit 100 Dementia Friends to help the local community cope with the challenges of an ageing population. Dementia...
A group of nine brave employees from Hallmark Care Homes’ Central Support Office in Billericay, Essex, walked 62 miles in two days, raising £13,700 for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

CARE STAFF COMPLETE 100KM CHARITY WALK IN HEATWAVE

A group of nine brave employees from Hallmark Care Homes’ Central Support Office in Billericay, Essex, walked 62 miles in two days, raising £13,700 for Alzheimer’s Research UK. ...
Left to right at Springhill Care Home are Bernadette Bennett Donna Briggs Ken Nolan Martin Green Curtis Bennett and Viriginia Perkins.

CARE ENGLAND’S LEAD IS A CARING HERO

The chief executive of the leading body for care services in England visited Springhill Care Home – and came away a Caring Hero. Prof Martin Green, CEO of Care England, made a tour of the...
Redwood House Manager, Caroline Youlding

CARE HOME FURTHERS COMMITMENT TO DEMENTIA CARE WITH NEW MANAGER

A Worcestershire care home has appointed a new manager who wants to put the community and caring for those with dementia at the centre of her plans. Caroline Youlden, an experienced care expert,...
Bridge Haven care home in Kent recently welcomed three little visitors from its local playschool.

PLAYSCHOOL BRIDGES GENERATION GAP WITH CARE HOME VISIT

Bridge Haven care home in Kent recently welcomed three little visitors from its local playschool. Magpies, a village community charity-run playschool based in Boughton, Kent, took three of their...

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