Blood Pressure Awareness Day marked at Blyth care home
STAFF and visitors to a Northumberland care home got their vital signs checked as part of Blood Pressure Awareness Day.…
Elderly feline better after a visit to a cat café
A MEETING with moggies at a cat café in Redcar has been proving therapeutic for elderly care home residents with…
Four-year-old Alisha paints flowers for elderly care home residents
FLOWERS have bloomed on a care home wall after four-year-old Alisha Brown was let loose with a paint brush. The…
Pensioner fundraises for care home almost 300-miles away
A PENSIONER was inspired to fundraise for a care home almost 300-miles away after seeing a video of her cousin…
Children’s books hidden around village to encourage reading
FREE children’s books are being hidden around a village in County Durham by elderly care home residents. Treasury of Wishes,…
MFC Foundation students spend time with elderly and chickens
A HEN-TASTIC time was had at a Thornaby care home by students from the Middlesbrough FC Foundation.
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning at Teesside care homes
OVER £300 has been raised to support those with cancer with coffee morning events across Teesside. Half a dozen homes…
New home manager for Teesside care home
A FORMER care assistant has risen through the ranks at a Teesside care home to be named home manager. Jessica…
Visiting dog inspires care home resident to speak
RALPH the dog turned a care home resident who rarely speaks into a chatterbox during a recent visit. The pet…
Care home staff summit iconic hill for Macmillan
HUNDREDS of pounds have been raised to support those with cancer when care home staff summited an iconic North Yorkshire…
Care home’s hair-raising activities for cancer charity
HAIR-RAISING antics helped care home staff collect almost £2,000 to support those affected by cancer. Waxing, shaving and a sponsored…
Pie making residents take over care home kitchen
A KITCHEN takeover took place at a Teesside care home as residents wanted to create their own pies inspired by…
National Picnic Week for elderly, children and teddy bears
A TEDDY bears picnic took place at a Teesside care home when children and elderly residents marked National Picnic Week.…
Care home’s mini-festival inspired by Glastonbury
A GLASTONBURY inspired mini-festival took place at a Tyneside care home as part of Care Home Open Day. The annual…