Dementia Care Past & Present
Understanding dementia, and focussing on care and research, are key issues for today’s society, where there are over 820,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and a new case is diagnosed every th…
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Guest Blog: Events to Live
We are delighted to have been chosen as the ‘charity of choice’ for The Three Molehills challenge in November. The event is run each year by Events to Live, which is owned by husband and wife team, Al…
Memories of D-Day
Today, we mark the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Europe and remember the sacrifices of those who fought and died for our freedom. The D-Day Landings were the assault phase of Operation Overlord…
The Importance of Volunteers
The word volunteer has its origins in the late 16th century and actually derives from someone who “offers himself for a military service” by M. Fr. Voluntaire. It wasn’t until 1630 that the word was u…
My Passion for Person-Centred Dementia Care
It is estimated that by 2020 around 40,000 veterans needing nursing care will be affected by dementia. Gill Dunn is Deputy Manager at our Solihull Home and a lead trainer on the Dementia Care Matters…
My Lovely Mum
Pamela May Woodward is a resident of The Royal Star & Garter Home in Solihull and her daughter has kindly written about her experiences of growing up with her Mum and the care she receives at Soli…
An update from Alex
Hi everyone, It's Alex here. Sorry it’s been so long since I've posted anything but I've been busy with placements, exams and essays in Birmingham. It’s a bit quieter just now, so I thought I'd let y…
The NAAFI Wagon
Our new mobile shop rolled in to our Surbiton Home last Tuesday and was warmly greeted by residents. Affectionately named the NAAFI Wagon, it is stocked with useful items such as stamps, shampoo, bisc…