Pilot scheme to help people exercise more to ease NHS burden
Plans for a new pilot to help people exercise more and eat better have been laid out, as the government looks for a partner to help run the scheme. As part of what the government is calling a ‘world-leading’ healthy weight strategy, the new scheme will explore the best ways to incentivise adults to make […]
CASE STUDIES: Power Plate teams with Berkley Care Group to get residents moving during lockdown
Power Plate and The Berkley Care Group have shared the outcomes of a bespoke program to improve wellbeing outcomes for residents and staff during lock down through the encouragement of healthy movement. With measurable improvements to functional independence, activities of daily living, and fall prevention achieved in as little as 5 minutes vibration training a […]
Study shines light on care home drinking habits
Nearly a quarter said their elderly care home residents drank once a week, with 21% of care staff saying there is no alcohol permitted in the care home, according to a new study by carehome.co.uk. The research found that while around one in five care workers say that alcohol is banned for residents, around one […]
Pensioners walk twice as far as average Briton when using wellbeing plan
30 residents of a later living village, in Exeter, Devon, have clocked up an average of 8,109 steps a day during the initial pilot period – more than double that of the average Briton, which stands at 3,000-4,000 steps a day, with a combined distance of over 3,500 miles – the equivalent of walking to […]
Care home staff help 72 year old cross finishing line after life-changing stroke
Kind-hearted care home staff helped Elizabeth Barber cross the finishing line of a half marathon – two years after the keen runner was told she would never walk again. Sporty Elizabeth, 72, suffered a life-changing stroke at her home in August 2016, leaving her paralysed and unable to speak. But after extensive treatment at a Bupa […]
