Category: Mobility
EXERCISE GOES DIGITAL FOR CARE VILLAGES’ OLDER RESIDENTS
Fitness instructors at care provider Belong have launched a YouTube channel to keep their clients and the nation’s older community healthy during the coronavirus lockdown. The Belong Active...NEW TOOL LAUNCHED TO TACKLE CARE PLANNING CHALLENGES
Care software provider Log my Care has announced the launch of its new Care Plan and Assessments tool, designed to revolutionise how care plans are created and managed. The new tool aims to save...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...EXEMPLAR CARE HOME INTRODUCES NEUROLOGIC MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAMME
Specialist care home Willowbeck has partnered up with a unique music therapy organisation, Chroma, to deliver music therapy workshops for care home residents. The partnership will see the...HOME CARE CUSTOMERS TREATED TO SEASIDE TRIP
Home care provider Bluebird Care has treated some of its customers to a trip to the seaside. Bluebird Care Maidstone took a group of customers to the seafront at Whitstable, where they were...ABILITY MATTERS GROUP WINS NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
Ability Matters Group, scooter and powered wheelchair dealership, is celebrating after it scooped an award for its customer service at the annual Motability Scheme awards. The award for large...MINATURE PONIES USED FOR THERAPY AT CARE HOME
Two miniature Shetland ponies have been spreading their love – and some therapy – after paying a visit to two generations of animal lovers. The ‘theraponies’ visited...ELDERLY PEDAL POWER RAISES OVER £450 FOR ALLOTMENT AND CHARITY
Elderly care home residents have cycled over 14 miles, raising over £450 for an allotment and the Alzheimer’s Society. Specially-adapted bicycles allowed the residents of Waverley...SOCIABLE WORKPLACES MAY BE LINKED TO GREATER COGNITIVE DECLINE IN LATER LIFE
Workers retiring from occupations which involve high levels of social stimulation may be at greater risk of accelerated cognitive decline in later life, according to research published in Age and...CQC CALLS FOR FIRE SAFETY REVIEWS FOLLOWING GRENFELL TOWER DISASTER
Care homes in the South West of England are being warned to expect a letter from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), demanding evidence of attention to fire security, following the Grenfell Tower...- CQC ratings
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