Category: Care home news
COUPLE CELEBRATES GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY AT SOUTHAMPTON CARE HOME
Southampton locals Fred and Sandy Knight celebrated 50 years of marriage at South Haven Lodge care home in Woolston on 5th July. Fred met Sandy in 1968 when he was in Southampton after completing...DEMENTIA PATIENTS EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH CYCLE TECHNOLOGY
Elderly people, including those with dementia, are ‘traveling the world’ by bicycle with the help of new technology, a video published by AXA and The Sunday Times has shown. As part of...CHEF BRINGS TASTE OF INDIA TO CARE HOME
Residents at Linden House care home in Epsom are developing a taste for spicy Indian food thanks to visits from their former chef assistant who now runs a successful catering business. Sudesh...SUFFOLK CARE HOMES COMPETE IN FLOWER FESTIVAL
Care home residents put their green fingers to the test when they took part in a flower festival inspired by the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, creating unique flower displays to ‘wow’ a panel...104-YEAR-OLD FORMER HOUSEMAID TAKES TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
MHA Stones Place care home resident Kathleen Brown has made a special birthday trip back to Lincolnshire country home South Ormsby Hall, almost 80 years after she last worked there as a housemaid. ...PONIES ARE MANE ATTRACTION AT INVERURIE CARE HOME
Residents at a care home in Inverurie, Scotland, have been horsing around this week, thanks to an in-house visit from some new equine friends. Meallmore’s Grove Care Home welcomed two...NORWICH CARE HOME CELEBRATES ‘OUTSTANDING’ CQC TRIUMPH
A Norwich-based care home is celebrating after receiving an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission. The values of Badgers Wood Care Home in Drayton, were praised in the...CARE HOME RESIDENTS LEARN HIP HOP DANCE MOVES
The sounds of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley have been replaced by old school hip hop at an Essex care home. On Saturday mornings, residents at Woodland Grove in Loughton practice arm and foot...HOME INSTEAD CELEBRATES 200TH MILESTONE
Home Instead Senior Care held a prestigious gathering at Chester Cathedral to celebrate the opening of its 200th UK office. Providing home-based care and companionship to more than 14,000 seniors...ALPACAS VISIT GREAT OAKS FOR NATIONAL PET MONTH
Residents from Great Oaks care home had some unusual visitors recently, as two alpacas came into the home to meet everyone as part of National Pet Month. This awareness month, recognised from 1st...- CQC ratings
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