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An update on our Intergenerational Linking project for Intergenerational Week

This week we’ve been supporting National Intergenerational Week, celebrating the moments and opportunities where different age groups come together and intergenerational friendships are made. Our intergenerational project Care Home Friends and Neighbours:...
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Precious moments of connection: Our thoughts on the last 12 months

“We pulled people together. Communicating between families and residents. Dancing! I worked 15-16 days in a row, 18 hours a day. My motivation? – it needed to be done.” This is a...
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Meet Dr Ali Somers – our new Research Fellow for Intergenerational Linking

Hello! I am thrilled to join Care Home Friends and Neighbours: Intergenerational Linking. “As someone who is passionate about all things intergenerational, I think this project presents a meaningful opportunity to spark...
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Meet our new My Home Life England Development Board

As we move into our 15th year, the My Home Life movement remains a strong and connected network working towards our vision of a world where all care homes for older people...
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Intergenerational Linking resources – connecting young people with care homes this winter

Do you have or know children looking for fun ways to connect with older people living in care homes this festive season? As part of our Care Home Friends and Neighbours: Intergenerational...
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Stylish scrubs showcased in ‘Scrubbers’ Fashion Show!

The wonderful teams at The Old Vicarage in Bolton and Whitefield House in Bury have shared with us two fantastic videos showing their recent ‘Scrubbers’ Fashion Show and examples of Community Engagement...
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Care home WhatsApp initiative supported by My Home Life Charity wins Nursing Times Award

As a response to Covid-19, My Home Life Charity supported colleagues in Nottingham to develop a WhatsApp peer-to-peer support group for care homes during the first wave of COVID-19 that quickly went national....
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COVID-19 ‘Lockdown Learnings’ – care homes share things they found helpful

Staff from a group of care homes have shared with us at My Home Life England some of the things they found helpful during the first lockdown of 2020. These ‘Lockdown Learnings’...
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EMBED-Care: My Home Life England linked research

Professor Janet Anderson, Research Lead within the My Home Life England team, is working with other partners on a new research project that aims to develop new ways to improve end of...
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Black History Month – Tammy’s story

My Home Life England is marking Black History Month in October 2020 and celebrating Black people’s vital contribution to social care in care homes across the country. Care homes, and social care...
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