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April 1, 2025

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A care home in Powys held a special Valentine’s Ball for its residents, to celebrate the most romantic night of the year.

LOVE WAS IN THE AIR AT VALENTINE’S BALL

A care home in Powys held a special Valentine’s Ball for its residents, to celebrate the most romantic night of the year. Staff at The Oaks Care Home in Newtown worked hard to create a...
Sybil Downham, resident at The Chanters care home, celebrating Australia Day.

CARE HOME MARKS AUSTRALIA DAY WITH BUSHTUCKER TRIAL

The Chanters care home in Atherton, Greater Manchester, has celebrated Australia Day in true antipodean style with cork hats and inflatable native creatures. The home, based on Tyldesley Old...
Credit: Christian Daraio

CARE HOME RESIDENTS GET ARMCHAIR TOUR OF DISTILLERY

Whisky-loving care home residents have been amongst the first to experience the recently-transformed Glenkinchie Distillery.  Cramond Residence laid on the visit for its residents as part of...
Belong Morris Feinmann. Photo by the The Mancorialist.

MYSTERY BIRD LANDS AT DIDSBURY CARE VILLAGE

Residents at Belong Morris Feinmann watched in awe as the travelling light show spectacle, Mystery Bird, swooped in on their Didsbury care home, brightening their evening through a magical...
esident Queenie Watts, aged 89, assisted Activities Co-Ordinator Joanna Furtak with decorating the home with handcrafted poppies hanging from the ceiling. The wall of the lounge has been decorated with poppies, wreaths and flags.

CARE HOME PREPARES FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY

Rose Martha Court care home in Leigh-on-Sea has restructured its activities programme to ensure residents can still mark this year’s Remembrance Day, despite COVID restrictions. Residents...
Staff went all out for 80s day at Hambleton Grange care home in Thirsk.

CARE HOME TIME TRAVELS THROUGH FIVE DECADES

Care home residents have been transported through ‘five eras in five days’ thanks to an idea from the care team to reminisce with residents about ‘the good old days.’ ...
Staff and residents at Bowbridge Court care home in Newark have been delighted to unveil the traditional British railway station, featuring facilities such as a bench seating area, classic luggage with a porter’s trolley and even bespoke decorations and signs to really get the feel of being track-side on the platform.

RESIDENTS ARE ALL ABOARD CARE HOME RAILWAY STATION

A care home has opened its own replica train station for residents to enjoy. Staff and residents at Bowbridge Court care home in Newark have been delighted to unveil the traditional British...
Care UK Sponsors the Big Green Draw

CARE UK TO SPONSOR THE BIG DRAW FESTIVAL 2020

Care UK is the official health and social care sponsor of The Big Draw Festival 2020, which this year is themed: The Big Green Draw: A Climate of Change.  For the second year running, Care...
Care Home Worker Paintings

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...
Brinnington Hall Crazy Golf Course has been a hit with residents!

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...
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