Young and elderly in Peterlee pen pal exchange
A FAIRY princess carriage is the latest exchange in a pen pal project between care home residents and primary school…
Digital tech brings art sessions back to Blyth care home
DIGITAL technology has ensured care home residents can continue their art classes with a creative ageing charity. Residents at The…
Residents recall hundreds of years of handy highlights
HUNDREDS of years of collective experiences and handy lifetime highlights have been recorded by care home residents in Saltburn. Residents…
Teesside care home gets new home manager
A CAREER carer has taken the helm at a Teesside care home – being appointed home manager following more than…
Care home’s Pride Inside party to support LGBT community
A PRIDE Inside party was held at a Blyth care home as residents and staff showed their support for the…
LGBT Pride Inside party at Middlesbrough care home
RAINBOW decorations, cakes and colourful clothing marked LGBT Pride Month at a Middlesbrough care home. Residents and staff at Briarwood…
Online concert sees care home singalong to Blaydon Races
GEORDIE classic Blaydon Races had Blyth care home residents singing along at the top of their voices as they enjoyed…
30 Days Wild for Saltburn care home residents
30 DAYS of wildlife activities have been taking place at a North Yorkshire care home as part of a nationwide…
Train planter arrives at care home sensory garden station
A TRAIN planter has arrived in the sensory garden station at a Hebburn care home. The dementia friendly train planter…
Care home party celebrates 450 years of birthdays
450 YEARS of birthdays have been celebrated at a Teesside care home as five residents turn 90 within six weeks…
Bags of bear hugs sent out by Saltburn care home residents
BAGS full of bear hugs have been sent out to families of Saltburn care home residents who are missing physical…
“Dancing Ann Gin” created by Blyth care home
“DANCING Ann” raspberry gin has been produced by residents and staff at a Blyth care home. Those at The Oaks…
Hartlepool care home couple celebrate 50 years together
A CARE home couple have celebrated half a century of marriage with homemade cakes and prosecco. Brian and Florence Thompson,…
WW2 Women’s Air Force veteran celebrates her 21st birthday on VE Day – 76 years late
A SECOND World War Women’s Royal Air Force veteran was among those who celebrated the 75th anniversary of VE Day…
Tyneside care home gets “Good” from CQC inspectors
“OUTSTANDING” staff at a Tyneside care home have been praised by industry regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Willowdene Care…