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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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My Home Life England Annual Impact Report 2022-2023

We are proud to share our annual impact report for August 2022 – July 2023! Some of our highlights include: Over 160 care leaders completed My Home Life England programmes. Working across...
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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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‘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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New toolkit supporting positive working relationships – released by My Home Life England and NAPA

About the toolkit The toolkit is free to access. It focuses on positive practice, building on what already works well and finding new ways to work towards shared goals. It has been...
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Become A Care Home Friend – Intergenerational Challenge

Welcome to our 10 week intergenerational challenge for young people! It aims to get more young people connecting with older people living in care homes through a series of fun activities. Through...
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Evaluation of our Leadership Support Programme

We’ve released a new report summarising findings from our My Home Life England Leadership Support Programme! For our new report we undertook a thematic analysis of 45 local end-of-programme reports. These describe...
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Intergenerational Linking Activities

We’re delighted to share a series of intergenerational linking activities, supporting connection between young people and people living in care homes! Community connections are vital for care settings and intergenerational friendships between...
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Supporting shared decision making in care homes: A free guide

This guide on shared decision making was co-created by My Home Life England alongside an Expert Advisory Group of people working in a range of care homes. The guide contains Case studies,...
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