Sail Away Cruise Adventure at Wulfrun Rose Care Home
We put together a 10-day cruise production involving all residents and staff to ensure that we all had a holiday this year.
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Oct 9, 20202 min read
Neale Court Care Home host fun week of Oomph-lympics
Providing stimulating activities in care homes is one of the most crucial elements of maintaining healthy, happy residents.
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Oct 8, 20201 min read
Entertainer Spotlight - The Jersey Jukebox
A tribute to Franki Valli & the Four Seasons, alongside 50s & 60s jukebox hits.
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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
Oct 8, 20201 min read
Silver Sunday - Music Makes Memories
A special Free Facebook Live Event, with amazing duo, Stevie Moore & Patricia Lynn was held at 2pm on 4th October to mark Silver Sunday. ...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 30, 20201 min read
Entertainer Spotlight - Jayne Darling
Jayne Darling is an experienced care home entertainer singing the songs from the 40s to the 60s including musical theatre.
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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 23, 20201 min read
Entertainer Spotlight - Jamie the Dreamer
Each week, we'll feature one artist from our Entertainers Directory. This week, here's Jamie the Dreamer: Music. Magic. Mayhem. Variety...
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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 17, 20201 min read
Activities for Autumn
September, October and November are all autumn months. Traditionally September marks the start of the autumn months with the gathering of...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 16, 20201 min read
Entertainer Spotlight - Forget-Me-Not Chorus
Each week, we'll feature one artist from our Entertainers Directory. This week, here's the Forget-Me-Not Chorus: ‘Sing, Sing Together...
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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 9, 20201 min read
Entertainer Spotlight - Eleanor Mattley Productions
Professional one-woman shows for audiences in care, residential and nursing homes, dementia units, hospitals, rehab centres and more...
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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
Sep 2, 20201 min read
Entertainer Spotlight - Eddie Cole
A new weekly feature for the Bright Copper Kettles blog. Each week, we'll feature one artist from our Entertainers Directory. This week,...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 18, 20201 min read
#EntertainerSpotlight - July
These are the care home entertainers we put under the spotlight last month. They were all selected from our online directory.
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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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