Biggest ever study of Retirement Communities shows huge health, well-being and security benefits for residents
In-depth research by ARCO (Associated Retirement Community Operators) shows older people are healthier and more active in specialist housing-with-care.
June 6, 2019
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…
June 1, 2019
Local children and older people come together to fill time capsule for Solihull Retirement Village
May 24, 2019
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.
May 24, 2019
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.
May 23, 2019
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…
May 22, 2019
Dementia Action Week: Birmingham’s older people benefiting from musical exchange project
Birmingham residents are benefiting from a series of successful workshops to engage older people living with memory issues and dementia through making music across five of the city’s retirement communities.
May 21, 2019
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.
May 21, 2019
Volunteers help transform the gardens at Shenley Wood Village
A team of volunteers have helped transform the gardens at Shenley Wood Retirement Village. Seven volunteers from Santander Technology spent the day with the older residents to prepare the grounds for a new rose garden.
May 20, 2019
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.
May 20, 2019
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.”
May 1, 2019
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.
April 30, 2019