What is the Health and Social Care Bill?
Those looking to access social care and benefit from care home residency or home visits and support should be aware of the Health and Social Care Bill. This act of Parliament – and the subsequent revisions and amends – was introduced in order to lay out...
5 Great Care Home Activities
Heading into a care home can be a daunting experience. Not only will those living with dementia be leaving what they’ve called home for many years, but they will be entering an environment that may seem unfamiliar and scary. As such, it’s important for the care home...
Care Home Food and Nutrition
Diet and nutrition play integral roles in the health of everyone, not least those living with dementia. Accessing the right meals and foods at the right time is essential, with a suitable source of quality ingredients, fruit, and vegetables all playing an important...
Music and Dementia
Music and dementia It’s been said that, “Where words fail, music speaks.” And, while this quote from Hans Christian Anserson may well be recognising the universality of music to stir the soul and communicate in ways otherwise impossible, it also pertains to helping...