Category: Care home news
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
A care home resident in Basingstoke has completed a lifelong wish to fly a plane. Roger Mashall, an 82-year-old resident at Care UK’s Dashwood Manor, took to the skies and had his very first...
PRIMROSE LODGE HOSTS FIRST SUMMER FETE SINCE PANDEMIC
Primrose Lodge Care Home in Weymouth held its first summer fete since the pandemic last Saturday, full of fun for the residents, staff, and the public. The annual event, which aimed to raise...
WYCOMBE WANDERERS’ OLDEST SURVIVING PLAYER MAKES EMOTIONAL RETURN
Wycombe Wanderers FC welcomed its oldest surviving player back to the club during a visit by residents from Royal Star & Garter. Veteran John Brooks played for the Buckinghamshire club in the...
MILITARY WIVES TAKE ON MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE FOR ROYAL STAR & GARTER
The Forces Wives Challenge (FWC), a group made up of female partners of UK serving and veteran military personnel, is scaling the infamous Pen y Fan for Royal Star & Garter. They hope to raise...
SPORTING SPIRIT CONTINUES IN NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME
As Birmingham bids farewell to the Commonwealth Games, older people in Newcastle-under-Lyme are continuing its legacy with their own sports day inspired by the Queen’s Baton Relay visit to...
RESIDENTS HAVE A REALLY WILD TIME
At Friends of the Elderly’s RNNH Care Home in Bournemouth, Dorset, the residents have been having a ‘whale of a time’ talking and engaging with a wide range of unusual animals....
MUSICIAN HELPS BELONG WARRINGTON MAKE MELODIES
Music therapy sessions that help people connect, communicate and engage, have hit the right note with residents at Belong Warrington, who are enjoying the benefits of creative expression as part of...
WORCESTER CARE HOME MANAGER SHORTLISTED FOR TOP UK AWARD
A mental health nurse who designed a tailored service so people living with advanced dementia could be closer to loved ones is up for a prestigious award. Katherine Matthews, Manager of Perry...
CARE HOME HOLDS NUDE LIFE DRAWING CLASS
Life at Care UK’s Sherwood Grange care home in south-west London is not quite how most people imagine and a recent, fully nude, life drawing class has smashed a few myths about how residents...
NATIONAL CARE HERO AWARD FOR SHEFFIELD CARER
Anita Schole, a Carer at Rosebank Care Home in Sheffield, has won a national social care hero award in recognition of their hard work. The award has been made this week by Support Social Care...
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