The write stuff proves big benefit for home residents
The ‘beauty and value’ of handwritten messages has begun bringing joy to residents of two Dorset dementia care homes. It…
SEN support scheme goes national
by Lorraine Gibson. SAMEE (Support and Mentoring Enabling Entrepreneurship) charity is launching the UK’s first accredited Self-Employment Support Programme for…
Douch boost for charity
Douch Family Funeral Directors presented a cheque of more than £4,500 to its 2022 charity of the year –…
Care homes celebrate Chinese New Year
Care homes in the South celebrated Chinese New Year with festivities, lantern making, food, music, talks and language learning. Residents,…
Pair of hospices join county care record
Two of Dorset’s adult hospices – Lewis-Manning Hospice Care at Poole and Dorchester-based Weldmar Hospicecare have joined the Dorset…
2M vaccines across county
More than two million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Dorset – with more being urged to take…
Long-term unpaid caring on the increase
by Lorraine Gibson. Statistics are all very well, but they can screen the bigger story. Recent Census data shows fewer people…
Haggis, pipes and a glass or two for Burns Night
Residents at Colten Care homes across the region raised a dram, toasted the haggis and even staged their own…
Bake Off winner hugs a panther in Dorset!
by Lorraine Gibson. Great British Bake Off winner, Syabira Yusoff has revealed that she’s a tank fanatic and is visiting…
New ‘Brunch club’ for under-16s
Ferndown Community Support, known for providing community support and the food bank+ and community Larder in Ferndown and beyond,…