Drag queen performs for elderly
ELDERLY care home residents enjoyed entertainment of an unusual sort when they attended a drag act in Chester Le Street.…
Empathy dolls help Hartlepool’s elderly feel calm
EMPATHY dolls are helping Hartlepool care home residents with dementia gain a sense of meaning and purpose. Queens Meadow Care…
Footballers inspire nun with dementia to play organ from memory
A SPECIAL visit from Middlesbrough FC players inspired a care home resident with vascular dementia to play the organ –…
Elderly make pastries and cakes for National Baking Week
CUPCAKES and sausage rolls were on the menu at a Stockton on Tees care home in celebration of National Baking…
Elderly pedal power raises funds for allotment and charity
ELDERLY care home residents cycled over 14 miles to raise funds for an allotment and the Alzheimer’s Society. Specially adapted…
Newcastle care home celebrates Dementia Carers Day
DEMENTIA Carers Day was celebrated by care home residents and their families in the North East. The national day of…
Macmillan coffee mornings take place across Teesside
COFFEE mornings to raise funds for the fight against cancer are taking place across Teesside this week. The events are…
Jenny’s Well Care Home in West of Scotland is now open for registrations
A new specialist care home for visually impaired, older people has begun to accept registrations in the West of Scotland.…
Hotel to support tourism in Durham
Amended plans have been submitted to convert a disused Stanley care home into a hotel and restaurant to serve local…
Knitting group’s cosy gifts for stray dogs
Warm-hearted residents at one of Darlington’s extra care housing schemes have created a host of cosy gifts for stray dogs…
Teen volunteers entertain elderly for Social Action Project
NINETY teenage volunteers from Hartlepool Football Club’s National Citizenship Service (NCS) spent two weeks at a care home entertaining elderly…
Stockton care home receives support from Barratt Homes North East for garden redevelopment
Local housebuilder, Barratt Homes North East, has donated £2,000 for the renovation of the garden and outdoor space at Piper…
Teens choose Thornaby care home for Social Action Project
THE BORO's teen volunteers are spending the week at a Stockton-on- Tees care home.
Knitters wanted for twiddle muff tutoring
Ingleby and Mandale House care homes, in Stockton on Tees, want to create twiddle muffs and cushions for residents living…
The Boro’s teen volunteers visit Teesside Care Homes
TEENAGERS from Middlesbrough Football Club's National Citizenship Service (NCS) are spending the new few weeks volunteering at care homes across…