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Families matter: 4 things that help families to have confidence in care teams, by Cath Holmes

Cath Holmes is Director of Care Quality at Anchor and a member of the My Home Life England Board.  We spoke to Cath about how to best support the family and friends...
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Our new research reveals 6 key ways that older people can thrive in a care home

We are delighted to release our new research: ‘Thriving in Residential Care’! My Home Life England (part of City St George’s, University of London) has conducted one of the largest ever qualitative...
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“Hello Old Nanny!” – The power and impact of storytelling, by Pauline, Josi & Mr Tommy

Pauline lives at Mundy House Care Home in Essex. She is often visited by her great-grandson Tommy – aka “Mr Tommy” – who brings Pauline a lot of joy! Josi, Manager of...
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Alice in Wonderland helps increase nutrition and hydration at Weald Hall, whilst Magic Moments bring personalised joy!

“You can eat your drink!” – that was one of the messages behind an inventive Alice in Wonderland themed nutrition and hydration day, held recently at Weald Hall Care Home in Epping....
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Increased resilience, retention and quality – key outcomes of My Home Life England programmes

We are really pleased to share new data from over 200 care leaders, which reveals that participation in My Home Life England programmes has significant impact for care leaders – including an...
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Read House: Improving the dining experience & addressing death – the ‘elephant in the room’

Charlotte Garner is the Deputy Manager at Read House in Frinton, Essex. We met Charlotte when she took part in a My Home Life England Professional Development and Support programme in Essex....
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‘Relational authentic leadership can be messy’

Mark Topps is a social care leader and campaigner. He is the Regional Business Manager at Essex Cares Limited, as well as Co-Founder of social care chat shows The Caring View and The...
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Using My Home Life Picture Cards in team building session to explore perspectives

Picture Cards are one of the tools used on My Home Life England programmes to start conversations. In this blog, David Unsworth, Charge Nurse at St Bartholomew’s Court, tells us how he recently...
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‘Rebuilding Together’ – Insights into how care homes coped during the pandemic

On the third anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown (23rd March 2020), My Home Life England shares new insights from care homes about their experiences of the pandemic.
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Quality Improvement Activity at St Bartholomew’s Court Nursing Home

On 30th March 2022, Michael Dutton, Deputy Matron of St. Bartholomew’s Court Nursing Home attended a Quality Improvement (QI) workshop as part of the My Home Life England Leadership and Development Programme...
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