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Chance to play piano again is music to care home resident’s ears
Barbara Martin hasn’t played the piano for over 50 years and due to Arthritis, she never thought she would again. But thanks to support from a student occupational therapist, she’s tinkling the ivories...
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Innovation in bed technology
Meeting the needs of an ageing population to reduce falls and promote enhanced care, dignity and independence The UK population is transforming. Thanks to medical advancements and better public...
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New £6 million Cleethorpes care home to create 100 jobs
On 2nd September 2016, Yorkare Homes will be unveiling their most recent development. The award winning family run company from East Yorkshire have sympathetically restored and extended the former...
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Olé! Residents enjoy a Spanish fiesta at The New Deanery and St Mary’s Court...
From Flamenco dancing to tasty paella, residents and staff from The New Deanery and St Mary’s Court residential care homes, in Bocking, enjoyed a spectacular Spanish fiesta held in the homes’ stunning...
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Summer Nights and fun filled day for Lincolnshire care home residents!
Lincolnshire care home residents took a step back in time to the 1950s as part of a Grease-themed summer fun day on Tuesday 26th July. Over 100 residents and staff from the 15 Lincolnshire care homes...
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Refurbished and extended Adlington care home officially opened
Interest is high in the newly refurbished and extended, luxurious Hope Green Care Home, in Adlington, following its official opening on Friday 29th July 2016. Hope Green Care Home was officially opened...
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Bakewell care home to get floral treatment from celebrity florist
CELEBRITY TV florist Jonathan Moseley will revamp the garden of Burton Closes Hall Care Home after a hugely successful Bakewell Show. The Haddon Road home sponsored the award-winning designer’s...
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Don’t take life too seriously is the secret to living to 107!
Birthday girl Kay Hurley on her 106th birthday Kay Hurley, who lives at Friends of the Elderly’s Bernard Sunley care home in Woking, celebrated her 107th birthday this week. This incredible milestone...
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Love is in the air as couple renew wedding vows after 66 years of marriage
Gwen and David Bird David and Gwen Bird, residents of Davenham care home in Malvern, have renewed their wedding vows 66 years after first tying the knot in 1950. The service took place at the chapel...
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Young volunteers enjoy a week at South Yorkshire care home
TEENAGE volunteers from Barnsley FC’s National Citizenship Service (NCS) spent a week helping the elderly at Deangate Care Home. The group of nine 16 and 17 year olds gave up their time to treat...
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Whitley Bay school children and care home residents team up for knitting group
A Whitley Bay-based primary school and care home have teamed up for a knit and natter group to encourage bonding and skill sharing between the different generations. Children from South Wellfield...
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Mabel celebrates ‘healthy living, honesty and lots of laughter’ on 105th...
105-year old Mabel Glover (L) with fellow centenarian Lil Swift, 100 (R) Mabel Glover, a resident of Ingersley Court care home in Macclesfield, celebrated her 105th birthday surrounded by well-wishers...
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Meallmore’s newest care home in Newton Mearns welcomes first residents
Mearns House, Meallmore’s newest care home, is now open and has welcomed its first residents. The home, which opened in July, welcomed four residents in its first week with more expected in the coming...
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Amazing care home resident completes 412 mile cycle
Rhoda Barchy Bear and Rocky Amazing care home resident with cerebral palsy completes 412 mile cycle challenge and raises more than £1,000 for charity As the UK celebrates Laura Trott’s Olympic success,...
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Care home teams up with Coventry Culture ‘Bringing the Museum to the Care...
Stacey Bains with resident Ann Hubbard and Bev Jones PICTURES of everything from Coventry market in the 1980s to a visit from the Queen Mother and George VI are stimulating memories at a care home...
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Brunelcare hosts renewed wedding vows of Gloucestershire care home resident
Malcolm and Jan De Gay renewed their wedding vows after 53 years of marriage on Sunday 14th August, surrounded by 150 guests. The ceremony was very special because it took place at Brunelcare’s...
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New Tonbridge care Home opens doors to new residents
The Abbeyfield Kent Society’s new residential home for older people officially opened last week, welcoming its first residents on 15th August. After 18 months of construction, Barnes Lodge was...
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Care home staff climb Snowdon for residents!
Staff from De Brook Lodge care home in Flixton have literally moved mountains for their residents, as they climbed the highest mountain in Wales, Mount Snowdon. Five members of staff including Home...
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A little pet therapy for care home residents
Traditional pets and other animal friends can help bring a smile to people’s faces and they’ve been doing just that at a Sanctuary Care home in Hatfield. The team and residents at Hatfield...
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Seafarer celebrates 20 Years at Banstead care home
Tony Simms gifted with a Royal Navy book from Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society CEO Commander Brian Boxall-Hunt Ex Royal Navy submarine engineer Tony Simms is celebrating 20 years at the Royal Alfred...
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