Category: Care home news
DUCHESS OF CORNWALL SUPPORTS INTERGENERATIONAL #POETRYTOGETHER2020 CAMPAIGN
A national online campaign launched by Gyles Brandreth to bring young and old together to share the joy of poems has been boosted by a Royal recital. The Duchess of Cornwall, a strong advocate of...
CARE HOME RESIDENT RAISES NEARLY £1700 FOR CHARITY
A care home resident from Sheffield has raised almost £1700 for charity in just one day. Caroline, from Exemplar Health Care’s Willowbeck care home, raised the astonishing amount by...
WIGSTON CARE HOME COLLEAGUE BRAVES THE SHAVE FOR CHARITY
A brave care home employee has had her hair shaved to raise money for charity, in honour of her late father. Tracy Murray, a member of the housekeeping team at HC One’s Cedar Court...
BLUEBIRD CARE CONTINUES ANNUAL TRADITION DESPITE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS
Every year, Bluebird Care Rushmoor & Surrey Heath and Bluebird Care Guildford & Waverley take their customers to Wisley Gardens and treat them to afternoon tea. With Covid-19...
CARE HOME WORKER DEDICATES PAINTINGS TO RESIDENTS
A support worker has spent a year painting canvas pictures for the sensory gardens of the care home where she has worked for 20 years. Debbie Dyer, 58, plays a vital role in taking care of...
CARE HOME WINS GARDEN COMPETITION WITH MINIATURE GOLF COURSE CREATION
Greater Manchester care home Brinnington Hall has been crowned the North West Regional Winner of Ideal Carehomes’ annual ‘Gardens in Bloom’ competition, thanks to the creation of a...
PIRATES RULE THE WAVES AT HIGH WYCOMBE CARE HOME
A motley crew of salty sea dogs paid residents a visit to Royal Star & Garter in High Wycombe as the care home enjoyed a Pirates’ Day. The all-day event was organised by staff at the Home...
PARENTS AND CARE HOMES URGED TO PARTICPATE IN INTERGENERATIONAL ART PROJECT
A new project has been launched to highlight the importance of intergenerational friendships and to support the hard work of care home staff. The Together Project is a non-profit community...
CARE PROVIDER CREATES POEM BOOK FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY
A home care provider in Surrey has launched a new book of poems designed to support older people living in the community. The teams working for Bluebird Care Guildford & Waverley and Bluebird...
COUPLE CELEBRATES 70TH ANNIVERSARY IN SCOTTISH CARE HOME
A couple living at Kingsgate care home in East Kilbride, Scotland, have celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary in style with their fellow residents. David and Anne Taylor, who are 93 and...
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