Activities & Volunteer Manager Charlie Wilson reflects on the courage displayed by troops taking part in the D-Day campaign, and how it lives on in The Royal Star & Garter Homes.…
Delivering cutting-edge dementia care is at the very heart of The Royal Star & Garter Homes. In this blog Sanna Laaksonen, Dementia Nurse Consultant, shares her experience of delivering informative ta…
Jane Durston has ‘found her calling’ since she started volunteering on Lister – the dementia care floor at our Home in Surbiton. To mark the start of Volunteers’ Week, Jane explains her initial reserv…
Robin Chambers, coordinator of the project "Modbury Remembers", talks about this initiative and how the care his mother received at our Surbiton Home prompted him to want to support us.…
The Star & Garter Singers in Surbiton is a choir made up of residents, relatives and staff, which meets each week. It is run by volunteer Diana Greenman. Here, she explains the importance of music and…
Last month, the Virtual Dementia Tour came to our new Home in High Wycombe, providing staff there with a unique insight into what life is like for many of the older residents we care for.…
Lee Mayo has been at the Home for nine years. He is the Lead Host of the Star & Garter Club day care service, and provides dementia training to all staff at Solihull. To mark Dementia Action Week, he …
Michelle Nicholls, a Trainee Nursing Associate who did a work placement at the Surbiton Home at the end of last year, talks about her time with the Charity.…