The High Wycombe Home: Lori Pinkerton-Rolet
A great deal of skill, care and detail goes into creating a new Royal Star & Garter Home. Close attention is paid to making a homely environment for every resident. Lori Pinkerton-Rolet of Park Gr…
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My fundraising story: Kevin Rudge
Kevin Rudge is an amazing fundraiser who supports The Royal Star & Garter Homes. Last year, Kevin took part in the Centenary Challenge to raise funds for the Charity and in this blog he explains m…
Diary of a VAD Nurse
Since the Charity was established in 1916, exceptional nursing care has been fulfilled by generations of nurses, both military and civilian. Nursing in the early years at the Richmond Home was provide…
Celebrating One Hundred
Tuesday 11th October 2016 saw the celebration of Johnnie Steiner’s 100th birthday; the second such celebration in the Charity’s own centennial year.…
Military Nurse Training: Corporal Alexandra Doyle
It’s been a few months since my last post – and a lot has happened! I’m just back from two weeks at RAF Halton (where I did my basic training) to do my Junior Management and Leadership Course (JMLC…
My Vitality London 10,000 Adventure: Ben Shelley
Why run? Well, that’s an interesting question and one that takes me back around 15 years to when I was 12 years old. I’d just attempted to run my first cross-country run and, without wanting to go int…
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…
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…