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Christmas as a Family

Jill Hyland, activities manager at Walmer Care Centre, explains some of the different ways her care home is celebrating Christmas,...

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Why Less Is Often More

Your Questions Answered: "Can you help me explain to my manager why 'the more the merrier' isn't always true when...

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Simplifying Reminiscence

Your Questions Answered: "I'm struggling to encourage my colleagues to engage with residents in a way that fits around their...

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Managing Communication Barriers

Communication is an important thing - it is how we express what we want and what we need. It must...

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The Montessori Method

Created with meaningful tasks and purposeful activity at its heart, the Montessori approach is one of the most innovative ways...

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Using a Validating Approach

Your Questions Answered: "Sometimes the people I work with will become unsettled and anxious when we are in the middle...

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