Brew Monday: Kent care home avoids January blues by putting the kettle on
A care home in Kent shook off the January blues by celebrating ‘Brew Monday’ with its residents, setting up a fun and tasty tea sampling to get people talking. Fairways Care Home, a branch of ACI Care that specialises in residential, respite and dementia care, decided to ignore the dreaded ‘Blue Monday’, supposedly the most […]
Using a nutritional career background to revolutionise nutrition and hydration in the social care sector
It’s an overused term that nutrition and hydration are critical to an individual’s health and development. As human beings, it’s the bedrock to ensure our survival, promote stronger immune systems, and reduce the onset of non-communicable diseases. However, despite the obvious factors highlighting its importance, there is still a long way to go to ensure […]
Turing, Cambridge and US longevity experts named judges of ground-breaking dementia tech prize
Innovation prize specialists Challenge Works today announces details of the judging panel for the Longitude Prize on Dementia, naming nine judges including representatives from The Alan Turing Institute and University of Cambridge. The Longitude Prize on Dementia, which launched in September, is a £4+ million challenge prize to incentivise the creation of A.I. and machine-learning based technologies […]
What You Need To Know When Buying Furniture For A Care Home Or Nursing Home
Are you looking for new furniture for your nursing home or care home? Selecting the right furniture for these contexts involves more factors than many people realise. So, if you want to buy the perfect furniture for your care home, then read this comprehensive guide from the Rosehill team first… What Type Of Furniture Can […]
A Royal Remembrance: Her Majesty’s pallbearer returns to hometown to speak with wartime veterans at a Surrey care home
A Surrey care home welcomed one of Her Majesty’s pallbearers to hear and reflect on the wartime memories of its veteran residents and share his experiences from one of the most historical events in modern history. Lance Corporal Tony Flynn, of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, visited Princess Christian Care Centre, part of the Nellsar group, to […]
CQC framework uncertainties shouldn’t mask benefits of processing streamlining
The process for establishing the new regulatory framework by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will move a significant step forward this month. At this time the pilot schemes come to an end and the regulator will evaluate the impact of its proposed changes. Charlotte Rowe, Care Practice Manager at Markel Care Practitioners, discusses the stages […]
Parliamentary Candidate visits care home
Mary Chapman Court Care Home in Norwich has welcomed Alice Macdonald, the Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate for Norwich North. Alice, who was selected by the Labour Party last year to contest the Norwich North seat at the next general election, reached out to the care home to arrange the visit. The 31-bedroom residential care home, which […]
Surrey care home residents rekindle the true spirit of Christmas with heart-warming community collection for young and old
With Christmas just around the corner, residents and staff from a group of Surrey care homes have come together in the true spirit of Christmas – gifting ‘winter warmer’ collection boxes to both local elderly people receiving care at home, and children receiving care from a national children’s hospice. Hoping to bring a little seasonal […]
Redcot resident Juliet, celebrates for 100th birthday with pre-christmas party.
Saying the secret to a long and happy life is ‘Just Being Yourself’ At Friends of the Elderly’s Redcot residential care home in Haslemere, Surrey, the care team has been pulling out all the stops celebrating Juliet Fuirer’s landmark 100th Birthday. Juliet’s milestone day began with gifts, balloons and a very special card from Buckingham […]
