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Volunteers’ Week: Thanking our volunteers

ExtraCare is celebrating the contribution our volunteers make this Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) and Chrissie Morris, our Charity Volunteers Lead, explains how volunteering can benefit everyone involved…

Dementia and Bereavement: Busting the Myths

Cruse Bereavement Care and ExtraCare have been working together in partnership since 2017, to improve bereavement support for residents.

Inclusive design for people living with dementia… that works for us all

At ExtraCare our mission is to create sustainable communities that provide homes people want, lifestyles they enjoy and care if it’s needed. The first part, ‘homes people want’ is very much part of our Dementia Strategy objective to assess and improve our built environments.

Dementia Action Week: Support at ExtraCare

In Dementia Action Week, Michael Spellman, ExtraCare’s EOP Lead, explains the Charity’s successful Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP) and how staff support residents living with dementia…

Dementia Action Week: Dementia Support in Action

During Dementia Action Week, ExtraCare is looking at the work of the Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP), which supports residents living with dementia and dementia related illnesses. Trained dementia support workers, known as Locksmiths, offer personalised dementia support to ExtraCare residents.

Dementia Support: Encouraging Relaxation

ExtraCare is talking about the work of ExtraCare’s Dementia and Mental Wellbeing Service, supporting residents living with dementia and related conditions. We talk to one of our dementia support workers, Norma, about how she’s helping residents to relax and improving their well-being.

Making Music is Magical

CBSO Cellist Jackie Tyler explains how they use music to connect with the group: “We encourage the residents each to instigate a rhythm or tune and, using our voices, some percussion and a few tuned instruments, we improvise to create a sound world. The workshop is all about nonverbal communication and human interaction, which we stimulate through music-making in a shared and incredibly supportive environment.”

Mick’s Marathon: Blog Post 5

ExtraCare's CEO, Mick Laverty, ran the London Marathon two days ago- Sunday April 28th. Here he tells us how he got on and what he thought of the whole experience.

Mick’s Marathon: Blog Post 4

ExtraCare’s CEO, Mick Laverty, is running the London Marathon in just two days - Sunday April 28th, and will raise vital funds for our charity’s care, well-being and dementia services.

Mick’s Marathon: Blog Post 3

Mick Laverty, ExtraCare's CEO, is running the London Marathon next month (April 28th) in support of our charity’s vital care, well-being and dementia services. Here he tells us how the training is going with just one month to go.

Integrated homes, care and support: Benefits of retirement villages

Seven years ago, ExtraCare commissioned a team from Aston University, led by Professor Carol Holland, to evaluate whether our charity’s approach gave positive outcomes for healthy ageing. The longitudinal study lasted three years and the findings were published in 2015. The report showed significant continuous improvements in depression, perceived health and memory, and also a cost reduction to the NHS of 38% as a result of reduced hospital stays, and fewer unplanned and routine GP visits.

Mick’s Marathon: Blog Post 2

ExtraCare's CEO, Mick Laverty, is running the London Marathon this year to raise £40,000 for the charity's vital care, well-being and dementia services.