Slipping Away: One man's battle with Alzheimer's by Lynnette Lee This book is a must read for any family member who is faced with the...

This blog originally by Wendy White | Apr 28, 2022 | Resources for the elderly and reproduced here by kind permission. My Mood Stars in...

As the summer months approach our thoughts naturally go to our outside spaces and how we might use our gardens. Did you know that there...

WHY DON'T WE GO INTO THE GARDEN? A DESIGNER HANDBOOK FOR Creating Actively Used Care Setting Gardens by Debbie Carroll and Mark Rendell...

I was excited to be asked to write a blog for Bright Copper Kettles CIC again and I thought I’d better revisit the series of ten we did...

Staff and residents at Tallington Lodge Care Home near Stamford have been getting creative with their latest arts project. The art...

Pilgrims View has introduced Nourish, an app-based care management platform that will enable Avante Care & Support to remove paper care...

For the second annual National Day of Reflection on 23 March, will your organisation support a local Wall of Reflection, and join the...

It's really important for Care Home Wellbeing & Activities Coordinators to have access to the right tools for the job. Too many of them...

Staff at Oakview Lodge Care & Nursing Home in Welwyn Garden City helped resident Jacqui Blandford fulfil her wish to go horse-riding...

Residents at Country Court care and nursing homes in Spalding enjoyed Valentine’s parties complete with delicious home baked cakes, music...

Are you really stuck for ideas? Sometimes it's just a case of thinking around what your are already planning.

On 6th February 1952, King George VI was discovered dead in his bed by one of his servants at Sandringham House. He was just 56 years...

Life Story Books are a perfect example of this theory in action- celebrating and capturing key milestones in stories and pictures...

The 2nd Chatham Brownies wanted to do something special at Christmas for the residents at Amherst Court care home, which is local to...

Are you running out of ideas for Hot Tea Month? As we are fast approaching the end of January, some Activities Coordinators appear to...

Sam Dondi-Smith from interactiveMe set up this online service over a year ago to help Activity Coordinators during through the pandemic....

Huge thanks to Leah Blackwell for sending me a copy of her first book Grandma's Superstar. Leah has worked in dementia care for over...

Sarah-Jane Clapson has recently joined Avante's Care & Support Executive Management Team, as Director of Care Operations. Sarah-Jane,...

Evangeline Fisher Studies Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. Read on to find out more about a survey she conducting about...