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Residents and their partners have been treated to a special Valentine’s dining experience at Taunton dementia care home The Rectory, thanks to a loving initiative dreamed up by their care team.
With the staff recruitment drive for Holsworthy’s Deer Park Nursing Home now in full swing ahead of the home’s opening later this year, operators Camelot Care have confirmed its management team is now complete with the appointment of both manager and deputy.
Staff at a dementia care home in Glastonbury have started 2025 on a high with the opening of a new staff lounge where they can relax and socialise during their break periods.
Youngsters from Northgate Primary School in Bridgwater have been working hard to support elderly neighbours at Avalon Nursing Home to create paper lanterns and snakes for Chinese New Year.
Leading distributor in medical imaging, MIS Healthcare acquires Xiel in effort to advance healthcare technology in UK and Ireland
The latest financial services analysis from EY, shows that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity increased considerably in 2024, and the levels are set to rise further in 2025, according to corporate lawyer Ed Foulkes.
Residents at a dementia care home in Wellington, Somerset have been busy preparing fat-balls for the birds who visit their garden ahead of the UK’s largest annual garden-based citizen science project which is due to take place next weekend.
Elvis Presley fans living at Yeovil’s specialist dementia nursing home, Chestnut Lodge marked the 90th anniversary of his birthday on 8 January with a day of Elvis-themed fun and games.
National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP is celebrating its latest accreditation, achieved as part of the firm’s commitment to its ESG strategy.
Delilah the donkey brought smiles and fond memories to the residents of a dementia care home in Yeovil last week.
Residents of a dementia care home in Glastonbury are making the most of their strong community links in the run-up to Christmas with neighbours young and old.
Residents from The Rectory care home in Taunton have been having a great time in the run up to Christmas with some ‘rediscovered’ games and a proper old-fashioned ‘knees-up’ in their local church hall.
A professional motorcycle trainer whose father is living with dementia has organised a mass motorcycle ride around Bridgwater to raise funds for the sensory garden at the home where his dad now lives.
While most of the elderly people who live at Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home in Yeovil are happy when hairdresser Stefanie Skinner arrives to do their hair, for one resident her visits have an extra special meaning.
A woman who trained as a dancer and choreographer is bringing her expertise as a dance music therapist to her new appointment as activities co-ordinator at St Benedict’s Nursing Home in Glastonbury.
West Country coach tour operator Bakers Dolphin has invested £1 million in two new luxury gold coaches, enabling them to offer hundreds of extra holidays in 2026.
Care worker Alice Jacobs is relishing her new role as activities co-ordinator at Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington, after 10 years’ experience as a healthcare assistant.
