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Jelly Drops: hydrating sweets for those living with dementia
Jelly Drops™ are hydrating sweets designed to enable people with dementia to hydrate more often and independently.
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Jul 6, 20201 min read
To care for the dying is sacred work.
All around the world communities have their own specific traditions for sitting with, and keeping watch over, those who are dying.
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Jun 29, 20206 min read
Family newspapers every week for older adults living in a care home
From a mobile or a computer, children and grandchildren post pictures and messages for their grandparents.
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Jun 23, 20202 min read
Aromatherapy and Carers
It is, therefore, important that you know and understand the signs for caregiver’s stress and burnout and to have practices in place...
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Jun 13, 20202 min read
Aromatherapy and Cancer care
The use of aromatherapy oils with Cancer care is as a complimentary therapy and not an alternative therapy.
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Jun 12, 20202 min read
Dementia and Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is an alternative therapy that uses essential oils and plants to improve a person’s wellbeing.
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Jun 10, 20202 min read
Rev Professor June Boyce - Tillman Speaks about Music and Mandalas (Lockdown 2020)
June Boyce - Tillman reads a poem and talks about why the spiritual care of elders in care homes matters.
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Jun 10, 20201 min read
Can Aromatherapy help my stress?
.. my most often used essential oils for stress are
Lavender, a widely accepted essential oil used in the treatment of stress and insomnia.
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Jun 9, 20202 min read
What is Aromatherapy?
It's Aromatherapy Awareness Week
and our guest blog today comes from Helen Buckley, owner of Revive All and FHT local group coordinator.
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Jun 8, 20202 min read
Being a care home activity coordinator
Being an activity coordinator isn't about being the care home clown, the lead singer or the events organiser (although sometimes it is 🤷)
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Jun 4, 20202 min read
The Blanket for Me
The Blanket for Me project was started by Chris, a community interpreter working in hospitals and care homes in the UK, in April 2019....
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Jun 3, 20202 min read
Lockdown Travels
So far residents have been on a bus trip to Largs and a flight to Dublin. (both including local treats such as ice cream and Guinness)
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Jun 2, 20201 min read
Volunteers- the backbone of society.
I have always found that any care setting cannot function fully without the fantastic help from a swelling army of hardy souls of all ages.
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May 29, 20202 min read
Mental health app Flow joins ORCHA App Library
Mental health startup Flow has become the highest scoring free depression treatment app in the ORCHA App Library. The inclusion means...
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May 28, 20202 min read
Helping older people to look after their teeth
During National Smile Month (18th May to 18th June) the Oral Health Foundation are raising awareness of important health issues, ready to...
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May 26, 20203 min read
Lockdown means that the Musical Memories Choir is bigger than ever!
Guest blog from Helen Hunter, Red Cafe Mumbles. In 2014 8 people in Swansea met for the first time as the Musical Memories Choir. In...
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May 22, 20202 min read
Laughter and smiling
Another great blog post from Derek Fisher, and the perfect post to mark the first day of National Smile Month. What can bring so much joy...
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May 18, 20203 min read
Hollyfields residents mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day
Our guest blog today is from Michael Butler, Activity Coordinator at Hollyfields Care Home. Sharing how Hollyfields and Ivy House Care...
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May 13, 20202 min read
Fantastic offer from Musikind
To help care homes provide a variety of music-based activities in these unprecedented times, Musikind is offering 300 care homes free...
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May 13, 20202 min read
Doing it like “Queen”
Marisa is the activity coordinator at River Meadows Nursing Home, one of Springcare’s Shropshire Nursing Homes. Situated in the quiet...
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May 12, 20202 min read
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