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Recreo VR launches virtual 'memory lanes' to improve wellbeing in care home residents

VIRTUAL 'MEMORY LANES' TO IMPROVE MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELLBEING IN RESIDENTS

Care home residents across the UK are experiencing captivating, personalised virtual environments to improve their mental and social wellbeing with the launch of innovative VR technology built...
Christmas Cheer in Full Swing at Belong

CHRISTMAS CHEER IN FULL SWING AT BELONG

It comes but once a year and festivities at Belong are making for the most wonderful time as local communities join the dementia specialist for seasonal celebrations.   The jewel in the...
POPPY TREE HELPING DEMENTIA RESIDENTS WITH REMEMBRANCE

POPPY TREE HELPING DEMENTIA RESIDENTS WITH REMEMBRANCE

A home in Cheshire that specialises in dementia care has launched a new initiative to help those living within its community to remember former residents who have passed away.  Three Bridges...
Friends of the Elderly Announced as Finalist in The Caring UK Awards 2023

FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY FINALIST IN THE CARING UK AWARDS 2023

Friends of the Elderly, the charity which runs care homes, day care services and a grant giving service for older people living on low incomes throughout England, is in the running for a prestigious...
Care home brings Notting Hill Carnival excitement to High Wycombe

CARE HOME BRINGS NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL EXCITEMENT

Notting Hill Carnival fun has come to Royal Star & Garter in High Wycombe. The Home, which provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or...
Veterans from Royal Star & Garter attending the ‘Salute to our Forces’ fun day in Hazelmere.

VETERANS CELEBRATE ARMED FORCES DAY

Armed Forces Day has been marked at Royal Star & Garter’s three homes in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe. Special AFD flags were raised by veterans outside the homes to celebrate the...
Intergenerational Choir Hits High Note at Belong Care Village

INTERGENERATIONAL CHOIR HITS HIGH NOTE AT CARE VILLAGE

An intergenerational choir at the UK’s first fully integrated research nursery within a care setting, the Nursery in Belong, which is run by national charity Ready Generations and located at...
Belong Promotes Awareness of LGBTQ+ People in Care

BELONG PROMOTES AWARENESS OF LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN CARE

As 24 June marks the UK’s first national Silver Pride celebration of LGBTQ+ life and culture for the over 55s, Belong is leading the promotion of awareness and appreciation of the needs of...
New Rospa Qualifications-Certified Dementia Course Launches

NEW ROSPA QUALIFICATIONS-CERTIFIED DEMENTIA COURSE LAUNCHES

There are approximately 900,000 people with dementia in the UK and according to The Alzheimer’s Society, this number is expected to rise sharply over the coming years. As the rates of rise,...
Belong Care Villages celebrate the Coronation

BELONG CELEBRATES THE NEW KING AND QUEEN

As King Charles III and Queen Camilla ascended to the throne at the weekend, customers and families at Belong villages across the North West and Midlands marked the historic occasion with coronation...

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