World Music Day: The healing power of music
Music Therapist Izzy Swinhoe-Standen has been coming to our Home in High Wycombe since the start of the year, before the lockdown was enforced by the coronavirus pandemic. Here, to mark World Music Da…
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Volunteers’ Week: “I get a great deal of satisfaction helping Royal Star & Garter veterans”
Frank Hughes, whose voluntary work at Royal Star & Garter was commended at the Birmingham International Tattoo, discusses the joy he gets from helping in Solihull, keeping in contact despite the coron…
Star & Garter Choir: Music goes interactive in the Surbiton Home
Royal Star & Garter staff have been looking at imaginative and creative ways to keep residents entertained and engaged during this difficult time. As part of Mental Health Awareness week, Surbiton …
Why I rowed 175 miles to support the residents and staff in our Homes: Major General Tim Tyler, chairman
Our Chairman, Major General Tim Tyler, has just completed 175 miles for his 2.6 Challenge. He rowed the distance between his house and all of our Homes to raise money for the veterans at Royal Star…
International Nursing Day: Pauline’s pride in our frontline staff
At Royal Star & Garter, we use International Nurses Day on 12 May to celebrate the work of nurses, carers and all the staff in our Homes – including physiotherapy, housekeeping and admin teams – who a…
Star & Garter Choir: Music goes interactive in the Surbiton Home
Royal Star & Garter staff have been looking at imaginative and creative ways to keep residents entertained and engaged during this difficult time. As part of Mental Health Awareness week, Surbiton …
Taking on the 2.6 Challenge for Royal Star & Garter
Nadia Rehman, Marketing & Communications Officer at Royal Star & Garter, has taken up the challenge with her husband Hamaad and four-month-old daughter Maryam to walk a total of 26 miles for the chari…
Dementia Drop-in Café: Reggie Ballos
In February, we hosted our first dementia drop-in café at our Home in High Wycombe. Here Reggie Ballos, Dementia Nurse Manager at the Home, looks back on a successful first session.…