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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jan 13, 20212 min read
Free Activities to help Greater Manchester Residents through the Winter
Starting today, there will be hundreds of free activities on offer to help older Greater Manchester residents through the winter,...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jan 7, 20212 min read
Fancy a cuppa?
Yay! This month is National Hot Tea Month: On a cold and frosty morning a cup of hot tea is my first priority, I love to snuggle up and...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Nov 17, 20202 min read
My Grandma Has Dementia
Alex Winstanley Managing Director, Happy Smiles Blog CIC has much to smile about this week. And we are really pleased to support his...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Nov 7, 20203 min read
Kinnected's Story Project Seeks Health Narratives From Elders in Care Homes
Our inciteful guest blog today comes from Megan Haas, Founder of Kinnected. As a collective society, we are not only fighting off a...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Oct 29, 20203 min read
Fenchurch House Care Home declared officially open
Fenchurch House Care Home in Spalding Common was officially opened on Friday 9th October, with the ribbon cut by local MP Sir John Hayes....
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Oct 27, 20202 min read
How to use Essential oils with your face mask.
The wearing of face masks has become a daily experience for most of us.
While they are encouraged to reduce the risk of infection and
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Oct 8, 20204 min read
Care UK announced as Health and Social Care Sponsor of The Big ‘Green’ Draw Festival 2020
For the second year running, Care UK will host Big Draw Festival events in over 50 of its care homes across the UK this October.
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 29, 20202 min read
'The Blanket for Me' Project Reaches it's Goal of 100 Blankets
The Blanket for Me is a project which increases awareness of Dementia by making and donating colourful lap blankets to Dementia patients.
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 28, 20202 min read
7 Ways to Lead Person-Centred Care
It is so crucial to ensure people can live their lives to the full. How can you lead your team to deliver great person-centred care?
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 18, 20204 min read
Fun-guarding: When my time comes
Trisha Elliott wrote this lovely blog for the Fun-guarding Series, originally published 1st October 2019 https://www.bgs.org.uk/ As a...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 11, 20202 min read
Local artist presents residents at Carter House Care & Nursing Home with dementia friendly artwork
Residents and staff at Carter House Care & Nursing Home in Raynes Park were delighted to receive a beautiful piece of art for their home...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 8, 20202 min read
“We don’t stop having fun because we grow old, we grow old because we stop having fun!”
This blog post was written by Jenni Mack and is the fourth in the Fun-guarding Series which was originally published 1 October 2019...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 7, 20203 min read
There's a Tavern in the home
Newly completed, Fenchurch House Care Home, boasts its very own pub. ‘The Mallard Tavern’ provides the perfect setting, where residents...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 18, 20202 min read
Fun-guarding: Putting a value on fun
Many care homes have a guide for good quality care - they may use the simplicity of Tom Kitwood’s Flower which is ...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 3, 20202 min read
Tea Towel Travel Tales
tea towels from old holidays or even other people's holidays, these can lead to discussions about places you have been to ...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 8, 20201 min read
They're here in the UK!
It’s official, they’ve launched JELLY DROPS™! After 18 months of testing, trialling and eating more JELLY DROPS™ than they'd care to...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 8, 20203 min read
There's just no point in doing that!
Activity Coordinators (ACs) are often scorned for the activities they plan with their care home residents. When I speak to other members...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Jelly Drops: hydrating sweets for those living with dementia
Jelly Drops™ are hydrating sweets designed to enable people with dementia to hydrate more often and independently.
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Family newspapers every week for older adults living in a care home
From a mobile or a computer, children and grandchildren post pictures and messages for their grandparents.
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 13, 20202 min read
Aromatherapy and Carers
It is, therefore, important that you know and understand the signs for caregiver’s stress and burnout and to have practices in place...
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