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Family fun day unites Solihull community

It was fun in the sun as ExtraCare's Solihull Village hosted a community fun day at the weekend!

“If it works in Chicago, why not Birmingham?”

This piece is by guest blog author Peter Hay, the former Strategic Director for People at Birmingham City Council. This article first appeared in Inside Housing in March 2015.

How peer support groups have been boosting community spirit at Pannel Croft Village

Dementia and Wellbeing Programme

Michael Spellman, Dementia & Mental Well Being Lead talks to us about the Dementia and Mental Wellbeing programme at The ExtraCare Charitable Trust, which aims to focus individually on how each person experiences their dementia, and provide care that responds to this specific knowledge.

ExtraCare discusses the Building a Safer Future Charter (BSF)

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust are pleased to become a Registered Signatory of the Building a Safer Future Charter. ExtraCare recognises that becoming a Registered Signatory is an important first step towards achieving the culture and behavioural change required in relation to the Charter's objectives around building safety. ExtraCare will now be working to ensure we embed the principles of the Charter into our organisation’s activities

Retirement wellbeing: choosing health and choosing life

It’s 17 years since the Department of Health published its Choosing Health White Paper which set out the case for active ageing in promoting health and well-being and it's 20 years (!!) since our Well-being Programme became an integral part of life at our retirement villages and housing schemes. Were we ahead of the game? Well, we like to think so.

4 ways ExtraCare are building community in retirement

Since 2019, ExtraCare’s Engaged Lives project has been helping older people find greater community. Here are four things we’ve done to provide opportunities for our residents to find meaning, connection, and that crucial feeling of belonging in retirement.

ExtraCare continue to be a frontrunner in end of life care after being the first to achieve bespoke national award

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust became the first set of retirement villages back in 2019 to gain a national award in end of life care, after helping create a bespoke package especially for the industry.

After 30 years with ExtraCare, this week we say goodbye and good luck to our very own Bernie Fairbrother

After 30 years with ExtraCare, this week we say goodbye and good luck to our very own Bernie Fairbrother

The future is intergenerational: impacts and benefits of intergenerational living in retirement

With an increasing amount of evidence pointing to the high levels of loneliness experienced by people of all ages in the UK, building meaningful connections across generations should be seen as vital for the well-being of all of us. (Healing The Generation Divide, APPG on Social Integration 2019)

World Health Day 2022: An inspiring chat with our Lark Hill Retirement Village Gym Instructor (A Powerlifting World Champion!!)

In honour of World Health Day, we recently had a chat with Mo Proctor. A phenomenal Powerlifting World Champion (!!), who also just so happens to be our Gym Instructor at ExtraCare’s Lark Hill retirement village in Nottingham. Keep reading to find out about her 25 years in the fitness industry, and how she uses her expertise to help our residents, particularly in the areas of Falls Prevention and Balance training.

Are you claiming the welfare benefits you are entitled to in your retirement?

Christine, whose parents live at an ExtraCare village, found the assistance invaluable: “Without ExtraCare’s help, we would have had no idea what my parents were entitled to. They helped them work out what they could claim for - it really took some of the financial worries away for them and as a family, offered us peace of mind.”