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Outstanding care staff recognised by national awards
L-R Debbie Baker, Director of Operations, South.Jane Hall, Winner – Laundry Assistant at Hall HouseJeremy Richardson – CEO at brighterkind A care home worker who averted disaster when a fire broke out...
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Burnley Football Club delivers result as elderly fan enjoys VIP treatment!
Residents in brighterkind homes are having their wishes turned to reality through a wishing well scheme that is fixing it for them to enjoy things they really want to do. The scheme, which is unique...
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Residents praise Bournemouth care home
A Bournemouth care home has been rated as “good” by the Care Quality Commission. In addition to this overall rating, Meyrick Rise care home, in Branksome Wood Road, was also rated as good in all of the...
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Brighterkind celebrate the Best of British
Residents and care teams at the 70 brighterkind care homes throughout the UK are hosting “best of British” themed events for care home open day. The best of British theme was decided after consultation...
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Nursery children and care home residents bridging the generation gap
Children from a pre-school nursery in Bristol and elderly residents of a nearby care home are connecting across the generation gap as they interact together and develop friendships. Residents at...
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brighterkind care homes make residents dreams come true
Britain is a nation of wish-makers with nine in ten adults saying they regularly make wishes even though 60% of them have never had a wish come true. Almost a quarter of us wish they could find love;...
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Care homes create magic moments for residents
brighterkind care homes, are running a scheme called ‘Wishing Well’ throughout their 71 homes, that aims to enrich the lives of their residents, enabling them to feel really valued and special. The...
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Tewkesbury resident turns 108 years old in brighterkind care home
Resident Margaret Wilkin celebrated her 108th birthday, over the bank holiday weekend. Margaret, who resides at the brighterkind, Tewkesbury Fields care home, is the oldest female in Gloucestershire...
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First job in care wins Tamzin ‘Best Activity Coordinator of the Year’!
Tamzin Moloney at Oakfield Care Home in Weston Park, Bath, has achieved the award for ‘Best Activity Coordinator of the Year’ in the prestigious NAPA (National Activities Providers Association) awards...
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Amazing support for care homes in cycle relay challenge for Children in Need
Teams from care homes across the country are coming to the end of a cycle relay challenge from the Scottish Highlands to the South Coast of England and ending in Jersey, to raise money for BBC Children...
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Bletchley girl receives recognition badge more than 70 years after end of WW2
She has waited more than 70 years since World War Two ended, but Joanna Chorley has finally been presented with the Bletchley Park commemorative badge in recognition of her part in helping to shorten...
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Former Chelsea footballer Corky McKnight goes on a trip down memory lane
The team at Hungerford Care Home, in Berkshire, recently fulfilled a wish for resident Phillip McKnight, by arranging for him to be taken on a nostalgic trip back to Stamford Bridge where he used to...
View ArticleUp, up and away as Muriel, 99 takes her first balloon flight
Muriel Scott, at 99, is on cloud nine having just been up, up and away on her first beautiful balloon flight. For Muriel it was a long-held wish come true. She said: “I used to look up at hot air...
View ArticleCare home residents enjoy magic moments and rekindle fond memories
Sylvia Heys, who lives at the Granby Care Home in Harrogate, enjoyed a magic moment shortly after her new great grandson was born and she was able to see pictures of him through a new App that is...
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