Author: Sam Schofield

Care home staff get a taste of life with dementia

Tyneside care home staff have been given a taste of what life is like with dementia after taking...

Community allotment sends care home residents to Beamish

Time travelling care home residents have taken a journey through the history of the North East –...

Pet pooch Ralph provides friendship for elderly

LABRADOR Ralph has been visiting a Stockton-on-Tees care home as part of pet therapy sessions. He...

Blind Shetland pony Smurf brings joy to care home residents

SMURF the blind Shetland has been visiting care home residents in Northumberland. The 29-year-old...

Belly dancing and art helps students engage with elderly

A BELLY dancing display and inspirational messages were used by young volunteers to cheer up...

Pirates take over The Oaks Care Home in Blyth

THE JOLLY Roger flew high at a Northumberland care home during International Talk Like a Pirate...

Home manager Kate braves the shave for Macmillan

CARE home manager Kate Charlton braved the shave to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Kate...

Teenagers help elderly recall their family history

TEENAGE volunteers have been helping elderly care home residents recall their pasts by making...

Cinema trip recreates first date after 60 years

MARRIED couple George and Ann Bullock recreated their first date at a landmark Middlesbrough...

Trip to the seaside brings back memories

A TRIP to the seaside brought back memories for Teesside care home residents – playing on the...

Fundraising for cancer charity at care homes’ coffee mornings

THE WORLD’S Biggest Coffee Morning has seen care homes across Teesside raise hundreds for...

Wellbeing session gets care home residents mobilised

PETERLEE care home residents have been put through their paces by a specialist exercise company...

Ray’s MBE presentation to mark NHS’s 70th anniversary

RAY Allison MBE held a presentation on his award for services to the NHS at the Hartlepool care...

Dainty Dinah lives in the memories of care home residents

MEMORIES of a Chester-le-Street confectionary landmark came flooding back to two care home...

Teesside care home residents’ competition winning cupcakes

ELDERLY residents commandeered their care home kitchen to win a national cupcake competition....

Smile For Life Children’s Charity’s pop-up care home café

A POP-UP café was created at a Tyneside care home by young adults with learning difficulties....

Wheelchair racer Gareth gets care home residents active

A DISABILITY sport organisation has been putting elderly care home residents in Northumberland...

Bum bag brigade helping care home residents

A BUM bag brigade is marching around a Northumberland care home helping residents with dementia...

Golden wedding anniversary for Chester-le-Street couple

CHAMPAGNE corks were flying at a Chester-le-Street care home in celebration of a resident’s golden...

Care home residents befriend Magpies’ NCS teens

YOUNG people have been welcomed by a Tyneside care home – to help them build social skills and...

Hill Care fire colour canons for Teesside Hospice Colour Run

COLOUR canons fired by Hill Care Group staff kicked off the third and final Teesside Hospice...

Care homes scoop award for helping teens become top citizens

A GROUP of Teesside care homes has received a top award from the Middlesbrough FC Foundation. Hill...

Magical BBQ despite downpours at Pelton Grange Care Home

MAGIC turned a Chester-le-Street care home BBQ wash out into an afternoon of entertainment. Pelton...

A blast from the past for former fireman Guy

FORMER fireman Guy Ledgard returned to his station 20 years after hanging up his boots. Guy, aged...

Canine companions bring joy to care home residents

FURRY friends have been helping care home residents with dementia by providing company and...

Bobby and Muriel celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary

GLOBETROTTING Hebburn couple Bobby and Muriel Bruce have celebrated over six decades of marriage...

WW1 museum focus on National Photo Day

SHUTTERS were snapping at a First World War battlefield site as care home residents marked...

Shirly drops her zimmer and dons her dancing shoes

A MOBILITY miracle takes place every time octogenarian care home resident Shirly Naylor is near a...

Summer fayre ends “wonderful week” for Teesside care home

A SUMMER fayre raised hundreds of pounds for Teesside care home residents. A tombola, cake sale,...

Menagerie make unlikely friends with care home residents

A MENAGERIE including exotic reptiles and birds visited elderly care home residents to provide...

Water pistol shootout at Northumberland care home

A WATER pistol shootout took place at a Northumberland care home in celebration of World Water...

VIPs at Ingleby Care Home’s CQC party

VIPs, residents and staff at a Teesside care home all came together to celebrate an “Outstanding”...

Peterlee care home marks Afternoon Tea Week

A PETERLEE care home raised a china cup to Afternoon Tea Week – inviting families and friends to...

Teens talk football and manicures at Teesside care home

STUDENTS have been volunteering at a Teesside care home as part of a summer project with the...

Teesside residents raise a cup for Afternoon Tea Week

AFTERNOON Tea Week was celebrated by Teesside care home residents – who took a trip to the pub to...

Animals bring joy to children and care home residents

FOUR-legged friends were the latest guests at a Stockton-on-Tees care home – with farm animals and...

Allotment tour for green fingered care home residents

GREEN fingered care home residents have been taking a tour of allotments ahead of setting up their...

Fire Brigade attend care home summer fayre

FIRE safety was the talk of the fayre at a Middlesbrough care home. Cleveland Fire Brigade...

Outstanding care at Teesside care home, says CQC

A TEESSIDE care home has been rated “Outstanding” for the care it provides by the Care Quality...

Singing for elderly veterans in wounded soldiers’ show

ELDERLY ex-servicemen and women living in care homes across Teesside were represented at a show to...

Pelton Grange Care home fayre raises hundreds for residents

HUNDREDS of pounds were raised for the elderly at a Chester-le-Street care home summer fayre....

Special celebration for golden couple Guy and Christine

A SURPRISE golden wedding anniversary celebration was thrown by Teesside care home staff for a...

Care home staff pack shopping bags for Stroke Association

CARE home workers have been helping Chester-le-Street supermarket shoppers to raise funds for...

Volunteer helps Teesside elderly in memory of grandad

VOLUNTEER Nathaniel Besterfield has been helping the elderly in Teesside in memory of his late...

Care home given £30,000 to help residents with dementia

A HARTLEPOOL care home has been allocated almost £30,000 to carry out improvements for residents...

Elderly visit Wonderland on World Friendship Day

A MAD Hatters Tea Party was held to celebrate World Friendship Day at a Blyth care home. Residents...

Care home martial arts with armchair karate

ARMCHAIR karate has been getting elderly care home residents testing their punching power – and...

Colourful care home staff help at charity Colour Run

MULTICOLOURED wigs and fluorescent garlands greeted runners taking part in an Alice House Hospice...

Reading group launched to bring young and elderly together

AN INTERGENERATIONAL reading group has been set up between care home residents and primary school...

Teesside Tesco bag pack raises funds for Stroke Association

CARE home staff raised hundreds of pounds for stroke survivors and their families after helping...

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