Dementia Awareness Week 2016: Tapestry of Senses
Pauline Shaw, Director of Care & Service Development at The Royal Star & Garter Homes, talks about how we perceive the world when living with dementia. She describes a centenary project, invol…
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The Life of a Military Nurse: Corporal Alexandra Doyle
I decided to leave writing a new blog post until after I had moved wards as part of my newly qualified nursing rotation. I spent six months on a respiratory medical ward and I have now been on a gener…
Rob’s Centenary Challenge
Rob Killingsworth is taking on a series of challenges over the coming year in aid of The Royal Star & Garter Homes. His first challenge will be the Virgin Money London Marathon in April. We re…
A Poem for my Mother
Marjorie (Johnnie) Steiner lives in our Surbiton Home and her daughter, Vicky, wrote this beautiful poem for her for Mother’s Day.…
How an old car will be helping our veterans
All good things come to an end. For long-time supporter, Joyce Buck, it was her car of 31 years. After failing her 10 miles into a 50-mile journey, she decided that enough was enough and that the car …
An Update From Alex
I’ve been very busy since starting my new role - as I expected! There have been all the normal hospital induction programmes and getting to grips with the work of being a registered nurse.…
The Best Job I’ve Ever Had
The Royal Star & Garter Homes is fortunate to employ an amazing group of talented people. Our employees share the desire to enhance the lives of our residents, enabling them to live life to the fu…
Partner Blog: Birmingham International Tattoo
The Royal Star & Garter Homes is extremely grateful for the support of major organisations such as the Birmingham International Tattoo. The Tattoo has continued to support the Charity over the pas…