Ladybirds Bridge The Age Gap at Ashbourne Care Home
Residents at Ashbourne Lodge Care Home, part of the Milford Care Group, were left beaming this week after a visit from a local pre-school. Children from St Oswalds Ladybirds Pre-School…
Care Home Staff and Residents Get a Kick Out of Shrovetide
Residents at a care home in Milford had a ball when they took part in an event with a difference. To celebrate Shrovetide, staff and those living at Milford House,…
Christine Celebrates 106th Birthday in Style
Christine Read, a resident at Spencer Grove care home in Belper, turned 106 on January 28.The longer term adverse effects in this age group are unknown. It is the only…
Pamper Days and Trips Down Memory Lane Mark Dignity Day at Care Homes
A group of care homes took part in a scheme aimed at recognising and celebrating the importance of dignity within the industry. Milford Care, which has care homes in Belper,…
Reptiles Prove Popular with Residents at Ashbourne Lodge
Frogs, spiders, snakes and a skunk were just some of the animals that paid a visit to residents at an Ashbourne based care home this week.The Derby based mobile educational…
Flavoured Foams Will Enable Care Home Residents to Taste Again
Flavoured foams are to be used by staff at an East Midlands care home company to give residents who are unable to eat and drink the ability to taste again.Peter…
Care Home Creates a Storm With Its Annual Christmas Fair In The Snow
Staff and residents at an Ashbourne care home, which used to be a hotel, have just celebrated their annual Christmas fair in style, raising an impressive £650.Residents and their relatives…
Care Home Invites People for Lunch to Combat Loneliness This Christmas
A Belper care home is inviting people over 65 to join its residents for a meal over the Christmas period in a bid to combat loneliness.Spencer Grove, in Springwood Gardens,…
Fifth Year for Freda’s Knitted Poppies Fundraiser
Pensioner Freda Walters has been busy with her knitting needles to raise hundreds of pounds for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.Freda, aged 90, a resident at Milford House, Belper…
Why A Derbyshire Care Home Is Encouraging Staff To Come To Work in Their Pyjamas
Most people like wearing their comfy pyjamas and dressing gowns in their home – but surely you wouldn’t get away with wearing them to work…or would you?Well if you’re a…
