Care home residents reach for the sky in flight simulator
Residents at a care home in Cramlington were able to fly a Boeing 737, Spitfire and F35 Combat Fighter as part of a flight simulator experience at Brunswick-based Flight Sim Centre. The occasion was organised by the wellbeing team at Cramlington House, a residential and dementia care home owned and managed by Craig Healthcare. Three […]
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 […]
CASE STUDY: Care staff wearing pyjamas at night-time
Lime Court Care Home trialled a pilot scheme involving overnight care staff wearing their pyjamas instead of the usual uniform, in an effort to help disorientated residents who struggle to recognise whether it is night or day. This trial would differentiate night staff from day staff at the Excelcare site, acting as a cue to […]
Sleep-in shift pay compliance scheme launched
The government has launched a new compliance scheme for social care providers that may have incorrectly paid workers below legal minimum wage hourly rates for sleep-in shifts. Social care employers will be able to opt into the new Social Care Compliance Scheme (SCCS), giving them up to a year to identify what they owe to […]
Live music ‘benefits the whole care home’
A study by Music Now and the University of Winchester is recommending that live music should be essential in all UK care homes. The authors say they have ground-breaking evidence about how music can benefit people living and working in care, and provide practical guidance about how music can be introduced affordably and sustainably. Live Music […]
Guest Blog, Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg: Enhancing the wellbeing of mental health workers…
Clinical director and consultant psychiatrist Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg, medical director of two Priory Group hospitals and clinical director of the Priory’s high street Wellbeing Centres, provides her top tips on how employers should care for those working in mental health Mental health professionals listen to distressing information on a daily basis. They handle a […]