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Pupils get first-hand history lesson from World War 2 veteran

Pupils get first-hand history lesson from World War 2 veteran

School pupils received a history lesson from a medal-winning World War 2 veteran at a Stockton-on-Tees care home. Youngsters from St Teresa’s RC Primary School, in Ingleby Barwick, visited...
Fostering a sense of care

Fostering a sense of care

Foster children have been spending time with care home residents, as part of a scheme to bring young and elderly together. Children from fostering agency Team Fostering have been visiting...
(Left to right): Steven Frost, CEO Smith and Henderson with Martin Jones, managing director, Home Instead Senior Care.

HOME INSTEAD ENDS YEAR ON A HIGH

Homecare provider Home Instead Senior Care ended 2017 on a high after it was named Best Employer in Care’ and the number one franchise company. The company has been recognised as...
Following an extensive project observing families living with dementia, Abbotswood Court Care Home has introduced a series of initiatives to support such families.

FAMILIES LIVING WITH DEMENTIA INVITED TO USE ‘MAGIC TABLE’

Following an extensive project observing families living with dementia, Abbotswood Court Care Home has introduced a series of initiatives to support those caring for loved ones with dementia. Gemma...
According to a recent study published in The Journal of Physiology, researchers have documented how the same period of inactivity has a greater and more severe impact on the muscle power of the lower limbs of the elderly than young people, which is essential for movements like climbing the stairs.

INACTIVITY IMPACTS OLDER PEOPLE’S MUSCLES MORE SEVERELY

According to a recent study published in The Journal of Physiology, researchers have documented how the same period of inactivity has a greater and more severe impact on the muscle power of the...
(L-R) Rebecca Bentley- Clinical Nurse Specialist; Rachel Clements- SRS Lead Radiographer; Dr Luis Aznar-Garcia- Consultant Clinical Oncologist; Suzanne Jordan- IGRT Lead Radiographer; Anna Bangiri- SRS Lead Physicist; Russell Hart- Radiotherapy Services Manager.

NEW EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE BRAIN CANCER TREATMENT IN EAST MIDLANDS

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust is the first Trust in the UK to have acquired pioneering new equipment, helping hundreds of patients in the East Midlands benefit from brain tumour...
Residents at a Malvern care home ended the year on a high as they enjoyed a professional pantomime as part of their Christmas entertainment.

PANTO PERFORMANCE WOWS MALVERN CARE CENTRE RESIDENTS

Residents at a Malvern care home ended the year on a high as they enjoyed a professional pantomime as part of their Christmas entertainment. The legendary story of Mother Goose was performed for...
MHA CARE HOME RADIO 2

BBC RADIO 2 CHRISTMAS DAY SHOW WILL FEATURE MHA CARE HOME

Residents at MHA’s Starr Hills Care Home in Lytham St Annes will be featured on BBC Radio 2 on Christmas morning.   Good Morning Christmas, broadcast from 6am-8am, will be presented by...
Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth is inviting elderly members of the community, who would have been on their own this Christmas, to join its residents for Christmas Day lunch.

GREAT OAKS TO TACKLE LONELINESS THIS CHRISTMAS

Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth is inviting elderly members of the community, who would have been on their own this Christmas, to join its residents for Christmas Day lunch. The care home has...
ELF DAY AT CARE HOME

ELF DAY KICK STARTS CARE HOME’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

Santa’s elves took a day off preparing for Christmas recently to enjoy festive celebrations at a Chester Le Street care home. Elf Day was held at Pelton Grange Care Home to raise funds for...

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