Category: Dementia
MARITIME CHARITY SAILS TO AWARD SUCCESS
The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society has won Residential Care Home Provider of the Year – Small Organisation at the prestigious Laing Buisson Awards. The award recognises the top quality...CARE HOME DAMAGED BY FIRE GETS LUXURY MAKEOVER
Staff and residents have returned to the historic Alastrean House care home, following an extensive restoration project. Alastrean House, situated in the stunning, tranquil countryside around...ENCORE CARE HOMES OFFER IMMERSIVE DEMENTIA EXPERIENCE
Encore Care Homes is the first care group in Dorset to offer a Virtual Dementia Tour, which provides care and health professionals with an inside look into what it’s like to live with...FIGHT AGAINST DEMENTIA REACHES DARING NEW HEIGHTS
A dare devil pensioner has completed a courageous charity wing walk to raise awareness and help reduce the stigma of dementia. For Delia Spindlow, from East Sussex, the cause is close to her...FOOTBALLERS VISIT CARE HOME FOR SALON OPENING
A special visit from Middlesbrough FC players inspired a care home resident with vascular dementia to play the organ again – despite having no initial memory of how to play. Former nun...ANIMAL ANTICS AT CLIFDEN HOUSE
A Noah’s Ark of creatures visited a dementia care centre in Seaford recently, as part of its initiative to create a calm and therapeutic environment for its residents using animals. The...CARE CATERING EXCELLENCE CELEBRATED AT NACC AWARDS 2017
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) crowned the winners of the NACC Awards 2017 at a gala dinner, which also celebrated the association’s 30th anniversary. The winners of the...ART COLLABORATION IN SUSSEX BRIDGES GENERATION GAP
Children from across Sussex are collaborating with a dementia care home in Seaford to produce an extravagant artwork. The Creative Instincts club at St. Nicholas primary, Portslade, has...CARE HOME RESIDENTS’ MEMORY WALK RAISES FUNDS FOR CHARITY
Elderly care home residents have been raising funds for the fight against dementia with a sponsored walk. The Gables Care Home, in Middlesbrough, held a memory walk in support of the...BUSINESSES JOIN FORCES TO BUILD GARDEN FOR CARE CENTRE
Residents at The Squirrels Care Centre in Great Warley will be enjoying a newly-refurbished garden this summer, thanks to two local businesses. Ford Motor Company in Warley gave the time of their...
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