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Staff members Debbie Street and Annette Billadeau help raise awareness for the menopause at RMBI Home Harry Priestley House in Doncaster.

RMBI CARE CO. MARKS WORLD MENOPAUSE DAY 2022

According to Skills for Care, over a quarter of adult social care staff are aged 55 and over, with the average age being 44. Similarly, perimenopause and menopause usually occur between the ages of...
SCOUTS PROMISE TO DO THEIR GARDENING DUTY

SCOUTS PROMISE TO DO THEIR GARDENING DUTY

At Friends of the Elderly’s residential and dementia care home, the RNNH in Bournemouth, Dorset, the residents ‘Did Their Gardening Best’ with the 21st Bournemouth Cub Scouts when...
Image credit: Royal Star & Garter - Physiotherapist Gursh goes through Monica’s Physiotec exercises

NEW APP HELPS BOOST VETERANS’ HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Royal Star & Garter is using a physiotherapy app to help improve the lives of residents. The charity has started using Physiotec in its three Homes – in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe...
RUNWOOD HOMES IN DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION TRIAL

RUNWOOD HOMES IN DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION TRIAL

Three care homes, operated by the Runwood Homes Group, have partnered with the University of Nottingham to take part in the MIDDEL study, an important international research project involving...
Royal Star & Garter’s Director of Care, Pauline Shaw

SUPPORT AFTER A DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS

To mark World Alzheimer’s Day on 21 September, Royal Star & Garter Director of Care Pauline Shaw, offers some tips and ideas to support your loved one after their diagnosis.  During...
Image credit: Royal Star & Garter

WYCOMBE WANDERERS’ OLDEST SURVIVING PLAYER MAKES EMOTIONAL RETURN

Wycombe Wanderers FC welcomed its oldest surviving player back to the club during a visit by residents from Royal Star & Garter. Veteran John Brooks played for the Buckinghamshire club in the...
MUSICIAN HELPS BELONG WARRINGTON MAKE MELODIES

MUSICIAN HELPS BELONG WARRINGTON MAKE MELODIES

Music therapy sessions that help people connect, communicate and engage, have hit the right note with residents at Belong Warrington, who are enjoying the benefits of creative expression as part of...
BELONG OPENS ITS DOORS FOR CARE HOME OPEN WEEK

BELONG OPENS ITS DOORS FOR CARE HOME OPEN WEEK

A dementia specialist is inviting local people to its villages to showcase its pioneering approach to living in care environments that challenges public perception of care homes. This week (27...
WWII WREN ATTENDS LIBERATION DAY SERVICES IN THE NETHERLANDS

WWII WREN ATTENDS LIBERATION DAY SERVICES

A WWII veteran was a guest of honour at services in the Netherlands, marking the country’s freedom from Nazi rule.  Connie visited the graves of the war dead, before taking part in the...
BELONG APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE

BELONG APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Specialist dementia care provider, Belong, has appointed Martin Rix as its new Chief Executive, to lead the next phase of the care village operator's expansion as it prepares to open three new...

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