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Manor Lodge Care Home - Fitness Friday

Activities Coordinator Hannah is on a mission! She wants to get the residents and staff at Manor Lodge Care Home moving more to increase...

Nov 15, 20211 min read

Dave Dawson joins Wiltshire listing

CARE HOME ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTORY - NEW LISTING - Dave Dawson is a full time trained singer & guitarist with over 30 years experience...

Talented Artists Championed at Tallington Lodge.

Nov 9, 20212 min read

Talented Artists Championed at Tallington Lodge.

As part of a month of art therapy activities residents at Tallington Lodge have been recreating famous works of art and iconic...

Supporting care home residents to live vibrant and fulfilled lives

Oct 20, 20212 min read

Supporting care home residents to live vibrant and fulfilled lives

Last week, Activity Coordinator, Julie, supported Josie, Pilgrims View care home resident, to revisit her favourite interest, swimming!

4 tips for creating a dementia-friendly home

Oct 19, 20214 min read

4 tips for creating a dementia-friendly home

Looking to make accommodation that's both accessible and comfortable for a person with dementia? Alison Hughes from furniture specialists...

Beech Lodge Care & Nursing Home residents go back to school

Oct 7, 20212 min read

Beech Lodge Care & Nursing Home residents go back to school

Care and Nursing Homes across the Country Court group were encouraged to use residents’ ideas and memories of school days to create fun...

Are older people in care homes afforded equal opportunities for digital access?

Oct 1, 20211 min read

Are older people in care homes afforded equal opportunities for digital access?

Today is International Day for Older Persons. The United Nations is calling for better provision and support for digital participation...

ENTERTAINER AWARDED LOTTERY FUNDINGTO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CARE HOME RESIDENTS

Sep 27, 20212 min read

ENTERTAINER AWARDED LOTTERY FUNDINGTO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CARE HOME RESIDENTS

Kent based musician Rob Tompsett has been awarded funding through Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants to provide much needed...

Country Court win Public Sector Catering Award for Innovation

Sep 15, 20212 min read

Country Court win Public Sector Catering Award for Innovation

Congratulations to Country Court Hospitality Team who have won the Innovation Award at the Public Sector Catering Awards 2021. The award...

Sep 14, 20210 min read

Chaucer House Open Afternoon

Sep 14, 20212 min read

Connect: Lisa Marshall-Hill

Last week I came across Lisa Marshall-Hill. I read about her photography project involving people with dementia and I'm looking forward...

Sep 13, 20211 min read

Dementia

Jigsaw Memories

James Knowles is another entrepreneur in the care industry who was inspired by his own personal experiences. In 2012 his mother, Joan,...

Sep 2, 20211 min read

How to plan care home activities

DIY version of my online course which means you can work at your own pace.

Bringing the outside in at Pilgrims View care home

Aug 30, 20211 min read

Bringing the outside in at Pilgrims View care home

With this year’s British summer declared the wettest summer in 10 years, it’s no surprise residents at Pilgrims View care home were...

Riverdale Court carer wins Care Newcomer award

Aug 26, 20211 min read

Riverdale Court carer wins Care Newcomer award

Riverdale Court carer wins Care Newcomer award at regional Great British Care Awards held at The Hilton Bankside on July 29th Avante Care...

Aug 26, 20211 min read

Celebrating Tequila Day

Last month residents of Sydmar Lodge Care Home celebrated Tequila Day 2021 with the classic shot Salt + Tequila + Lime. Thanks to the...

COVID-19: management of staff and exposed patients and residents in health and social care settings

Jul 22, 20211 min read

COVID-19: management of staff and exposed patients and residents in health and social care settings

Guidance on the management of staff, patients and residents who have been exposed to COVID-19. From:Public Health England Published 4...

Residents at Neale Court Care Home enjoy a camping ‘Staycation’

Jul 19, 20212 min read

Residents at Neale Court Care Home enjoy a camping ‘Staycation’

Neale Court Care Home residents and carers are enjoying a month-long Staycation during July.

COVID-19: guidance on protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable

Jul 19, 20211 min read

COVID-19: guidance on protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable

Information for protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from coronavirus (COVID-19). From:Public Health...