Ways to Stay Active When at Home

Keeping fit is not only essential for our physical health, but also for our mental well-being. But with gyms and swimming pools closed...

Feb 19, 20212 min read

How Nature Helps Both Physical and Mental Wellbeing

We’ve all spent a lot of time indoors recently, and it does seem as though the less we leave the house, the less likely we are to feel...

Feb 12, 20212 min read

It’s Time to Talk

With Time to Talk Day 2021 on 4th February, it’s time to talk about talking! One in four of us lives with a mental health problem, yet...

Feb 4, 20212 min read

Loneliness and lockdown

Feelings of loneliness can strike any of us at any time but coping with it during lockdown is a continuing challenge for people across...

Jan 29, 20212 min read

Time Out to a Tee

We live in an incredibly busy, fast-moving and connected world. We carry notifications, communications and our workload in our pockets....

Jan 15, 20212 min read

How Do I Find the Right Therapist?

Making the decision to seek support from a therapist is an extremely positive move, and one that will undoubtedly throw up some...

Jan 8, 20212 min read

The Power of a Quiet Place

Silence is golden, sang The Four Seasons back in the swinging sixties, and how right they were. In a busy and noisy world, our ears and...

Dec 28, 20202 min read

Mindfulness Tips for Busy People

Making a conscious decision to take time out to be more mindful is the first step in pursuing that coveted sense of inner calm, however,...

Dec 21, 20202 min read

You Are What You Eat

“You are what you eat,” they say, as we roll our eyes, having it heard it a million times before. But the research isn’t wrong; nutrition...

Dec 8, 20202 min read

Sleep is for the Strong

We all know how it feels to have too little sleep after a late night or a disturbed slumber of tossing and turning, waking to the...

Dec 2, 20202 min read

Helping a Loved One Live With Depression

Worldwide, more than 264 million people suffer from depression, with support and treatments varying wildly from country to country....

Nov 25, 20202 min read

What is Diabetes?

An estimated 4 million people in the UK are living with diabetes; a figure predicted to rise to 5 million by 2025, but what exactly is...

Nov 18, 20202 min read

Kindness Makes the World a Better Place

It’s a tough world to live in right now, with many people struggling on both professional and personal levels. So, this World Kindness...

Nov 13, 20202 min read

Stroke: Think F.A.S.T

We are supporting National Stroke Awareness Day all week and as part of our awareness-raising activity, we wanted to let you know how to...

Oct 30, 20202 min read

An Activities Roundup!

The support that we provide our residents is so much more than 'just' the physical aspects of care. It includes a lot more, such as...

Oct 21, 20202 min read

All About Osteoporosis

Tomorrow is World Osteoporosis Day and we are proud to be able to support such an important cause. We thought that we would put together...

Oct 19, 20202 min read

Staying Active To Keep Healthy

We all know that keeping active is a key factor in staying healthy, however, in the times when we are generally encouraged to remain at...

Oct 6, 20202 min read

The Benefits Of Games & Activities In Care Homes

We all like to keep occupied and our minds active and this is certainly no different when it comes to life in a care home environment....

Sep 29, 20202 min read

What Is a Physical Disability?

One of our specialisms is supporting adults living with a physical disability and following on from our blog about a learning disability,...

Sep 14, 20202 min read

Supporting World Alzheimer's Month

Alzheimer's disease is most common in people over the age of 65 and affects an estimated 1 in 14 people over the age of 65 in the UK....

Sep 9, 20202 min read