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Great-grandfather living with dementia teams up with Solihull school

A great-grandfather who is living with dementia has teamed up with local school children in Solihull to create a poetry book that has been officially launched as part of National Story Telling Week.

National Apprenticeship Week: Meet our two wellbeing apprentices

Last year, we recruited two apprentice HealthCare Support Workers, Holly Mannion and Nathan Grant. They are supporting the wellbeing advisors at Hagley Road Village and Bournville Gardens Village respectively.

National Apprenticeship Week: ExtraCare’s IT Apprentice, Paul Humphries

For Paul Humphries, an apprentice in the IT team at The ExtraCare Charitable Trust’s Head Office, working at the charity not only provides him with an income but has completely transformed his life.

Birmingham man who shed nearly six stone in two years is fulfilling dream of running Virgin Money London Marathon for Midlands charity

A man who shed nearly six stone in two years after taking on running is fulfilling his dream of running the Virgin Money London Marathon while raising money for the charity he works for.

Lord-Lieutenant Presents London Marathon Award to Midlands Charity CEO

The Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands has presented a fundraising award to a local chief executive after he raised £57,000 running the London Marathon to support Midlands-based charity, The ExtraCare Charitable Trust.

In your shoes: ExtraCare by night

Head of Marketing and Communications at The ExtraCare Charitable Trust, Richard Tower, stepped outside the comfort of the office to join an overnight shift at the organisation’s Brunswick Gardens Village, in Sheffield.

It’s getting festive in Shirley, as shops prepare for ExtraCare’s Advent Window Trail ahead of town’s Christmas light switch on

With the Shirley Christmas light switch on just around the corner, shops, homes and residents alike are preparing to get in the festive spirit by decorating their windows thanks to ExtraCare’s Advent Window Trail.

Children from Haslucks Green Junior School join Mayor of Solihull to officially open ExtraCare’s Solihull Retirement Village Show Homes

Children from Haslucks Green Junior School joined the Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Stuart Davis, to sing Christmas songs as they opened the brand new show home at Solihull Retirement Village today

Bereavement Support: How it helps

Thanks to a partnership between The ExtraCare Charitable Trust and Cruse Bereavement Care, residents across our villages and schemes are being trained on how to help someone after bereavement.

Dozens of ExtraCare residents feel more comfortable talking about death following bereavement support training across villages

As a five-year-long partnership between The ExtraCare Charitable Trust and national charity, Cruse Bereavement Care reaches its halfway point, the interim results of the project were revealed at an event, which took play at Longbridge Retirement Village today (Friday).

A plaque has been unveiled at a Birmingham ExtraCare Retirement Village in memory of local murdered Police Officer

A plaque was unveiled yesterday at ExtraCare Pannel Croft Retirement Village, in Birmingham, in memory of PC Snipe, the local Police Officer, who was killed on the spot where the village is now built, more than 100 years ago.

Falls prevention and the importance of eye tests

During National Eye Health Week, ExtraCare is highlighting the importance of regular sight tests. Here Mr Akbar Karim, Lead Optician for Specs at Home, explores the role opticians play in preventing falls. Akbar currently provides a home eye test service at several of ExtraCare’s Birmingham retirement villages.