19/12/2008Up and down the country care homes have been getting into the Christmas spirit by holding a variety of different activities. Robert Mair reports.
19/12/2008For many, Christmas is a time for families. But for the thousands in residential care and unable to spend time with their loved ones, the responsibility for raising some Christmas cheer falls to the activity coordinators. Robert Mair reports.
03/12/2008The downturn in the housing market is causing problems for those who need to sell their house to pay for care. Dan Parton reports.
26/11/2008When a loved one needs residential or nursing care, several factors have to be considered to ensure the right home is found for them. By Dan Parton.
17/11/2008Online care home search engine and magazine Bettercaring.com launched the UK’s first online radio network exclusively for care homes in October.
13/11/2008Juggling family responsibilities and finding care for her mother was a perilous journey for Rosemary Hurtley. Robert Mair reports.
04/11/2008For Ian Maclachlan, moving into a care home has given him a new lease of life. Dan Parton reports.
17/10/2008For 95-year-old Leslie Solomons, moving to a care home has given him a new lease of life. He spoke to Robert Mair about living at Nightingale House, South London.
10/10/2008While some 700,000 people in the UK have some form of dementia, it is still a much-misunderstood condition that has a stigma attached to it. Dan Parton reports.