Care Home News
Care home opens retro sweet shop to stimulate memories with tastes from the past
10 Mar 2015
A care home in Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, has opened a vintage sweet shop decorated in candyfloss colours, designed to trigger residents’ memories with tastes from the past. The idea for the sweet.....
carehome.co.uk director presents Care Home Idol winner with award
09 Mar 2015
Davina Ludlow, director of carehome.co.uk, attended a Care Home Idol celebration party at Langley Haven care home in Slough, and presented the residents with their trophy and £500 for winning Care Home Idol 2014. MP.....
Extra Care facilities for every major town in North Yorkshire
09 Mar 2015
A new care strategy for North Yorkshire is to prioritise new Extra Care developments, as announced by the county council. Keen to support a vision of care provision that is blended with independent living methods, the council has.....
Top tips for women on how to still live a good life with dementia
06 Mar 2015
Women are more at risk of developing Alzheimer’s, with around half a million women living with dementia in the UK, compared to 350,000 men. These recent statistics from Alzheimer’s Research UK showed that.....
Just eight per cent of pensioners happy with Government’s treatment of older generation
02 Mar 2015
In a poll of 1,000 people over the age of 60, just eight per cent said they were happy with the way the Government treats the older generation. The poll, carried out by Churchill Retirement Living, also found that over three.....
Care home dog makes Crufts final
02 Mar 2015
A dog that has spent her entire life living in a dementia care home changing the lives of its elderly residents, is one of the four finalists in the prestigious Eukanuba Friends for Life competition at Crufts 2015......