In a care setting, mealtimes create a rhythm and structure to the day. Breakfast, lunch, teatime and supper can be precious moments of connection between...
Category - Wellbeing
During the COVID-19 crisis, we realised that our care workers felt anxious and isolated. They weren’t able to run all their weekly team meetings or carry out...
Each month we feature an inspirational individual or team who overcome barriers to make a real difference in their communities. This month we feature...
Preventing loneliness in people who live in care homes is just as important as providing personal care and support. We know that care homes are usually busy...
Karolina Gerlich, CEO of The Care Workers’ Charity on the crisis of wellbeing in the social care workforce, and how the Charity’s Mental Health &...
Working on the frontline of the pandemic, care workers have found themselves under immense pressure since the onset of COVID-19. An already stressful...
Working in social care is a hugely rewarding career, but it can also be challenging – never more so than this past year. It’s vital that workers look after...
Promoting wellbeing can be challenging even when we’re not in the throes of a global pandemic! Data is beginning to highlight what we all already know:...
Stephen Vause cared for and supported in a Royal Star & Garter care home. Royal Star & Garter is a NCF member that provides loving, compassionate care...
Following one of 2020’s standout television moments – when Paul Harvey, former concert pianist, composer, music teacher and person living with...