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EVENT: Enhanced Heath and Wellbeing in Care Homes; doing things differently.
Join The King’s Fund on the 19th of September 2019 to explore innovative new ways to improve services and the health and wellbeing of residents in care homes and other forms of housing with care. Sign up today to hear from a line-up of policy and grass-root experts, from both the NHS and care homes, […]
READ MORECycling without age Bristol
Cycling Without Age Bristol is a new, independent non-profit organisation (registered with Charity Commission, number 1182936). Our aim is to harness the pedal power of volunteer cycle-pilots to take local care homes residents out on free ‘Trishaw’ rides to feel the wind in their hair! The trishaw is a specially adapted, three-wheel cycle with a […]
READ MOREQuality of Life: reaching out for support
Bulletin 23 is out now! Download your FREE copy from our Resources page In this issue, we look at ‘Quality of Life: reaching out for support’. We explore the benefits that engaging with communities can bring to your care home. You will see we’ve been busy over the last few months gathering together your best […]
READ MORECelebrating improvements in care homes across North West London
The My Home Life team at City delivered a leadership support programme to care home managers, which led to improvements to leadership and staff morale, and to care and support for residents and their families. Care home managers recently came together at City, University of London to celebrate the improvements that have been made in their […]
READ MOREStories of building community connections from Kepplegate Care Services.
Keeplegate care home has been working hard to connect residents to their local communities. Their story helps us all to think about what’s possible when asking our local communities for support in enhancing quality of life for older people living in care homes. Recently the family residing in Kepplegate Care Home in Preesall, had a wonderful evening when they were […]
READ MOREGoing the extra yard; because the extra yards together make the extra mile
Kinections is a project ran by My Home Life Scotland. Kinections aims to develop and grow sustainable dementia-friendly communities in East Ayrshire with and for older people with dementia living in care homes and those who support them, enabling them to enjoy the best possible quality of life. Recently the Kinection’s team has been spending time in local East […]
READ MOREGood care, mean good communication
We all know that having more meaningful conversations is what many older people long for, especially if they are living with dementia in a care home. We asked Sarah Reed, a specialist in dementia communication and friend of My Home Life to help us understand how we can better connect with older people with cognitive impairment, […]
READ MOREMaking it happen! By Sarah Crockett – Community Coordinator from Bath
When I think about activity provision, I think of everyday meaningful interactions with residents, families, staff and volunteers. An activity can simply be greeting someone when you walk through the door in the morning, or perhaps sharing a cup of tea and a chat with a resident. It doesn’t have to be complicated, but it […]
READ MOREDanuta’s a winner!
My Home Life facilitator and BACP member Danuta Lipinska had cause for celebration after bespoke training she helped to develop was recognised at the National Dementia Care Awards 2018. Danuta, who specialises in ageing and dementia care, won the ‘Outstanding Dementia Care’ Innovation category for developing high-quality services for people living with dementia. It was […]
READ MOREBest Practice in Care Environments: Seeing People in Later Life as Individuals, Not as Conditions
Professor of Nursing at City, University of London and executive director of My Home Life, Julienne Meyer is passionate about best practice in care environments. In this article Julienne speaks about the importance of relationships of all kinds in the care space – and the positive power of involving people in their own care decisions. […]
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