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Why Stanfield Did Not Host a Macmillan Coffee Morning This Year
This year Stanfield Nursing Home was unfortunately unable to host our usual Macmillan Coffee Morning on the 25th of September. This year Covid-19 has drastically changed the way we provide care. Since the beginning of this pandemic we have received regular PPE...
Top 5 Health Benefits of Crossword Puzzles | Specialist Dementia Care
Recent studies have identified a number of health benefits daily crossword puzzles can have on an individual. Many show the same findings: solving crosswords later in life was associated with delayed onset of memory decline in those who develop dementia. These...
Person Centred Activities | Outstanding Care at Stanfield Nursing Home
What is person centred care? Put simply, person centred care is about focusing on the needs of the person rather than the needs of the service. It ensures that people's preferences, needs and values guide decisions to provide care that is respectful and responsive to...
5 Tips for Positive Ageing | Keeping a Healthy Life and Mind
What is positive ageing? It is a term used to describe a process of maintaining a positive attitude towards ageing. This encompasses feeling good about yourself, keeping fit and healthy, and engaging fully in life. Ageing can often be seen as something negative during...
Brain training as a useful tool for Alzheimer’s
What is Brain Training? Experiencing poor learning, reading, memory, and attention are correlated with weak cognitive skills. Brain training is a way of strengthening these skills using fun mental workout sessions to target and strengthen neural connections in the...
Quality Care at Stanfield | What Makes a Good Carer?
Stanfield Nursing Home Staff Not everyone is cut out to be a nurse, carer or support worker. In order to provide quality care, a good care worker requires certain skills and training. Sometimes these traits must be learned and sometimes they can just come naturally....
Covid-19 Resources | Managing our Care Home
Caring for people This pandemic raises a particular challenge for care homes across the globe. There is a necessity to adapt to the changing circumstances to better care for people. Thanks to the many Covid-19 resources available online and with Government guidance...
#GladToCare Awareness Week | Sharing Extraordinary Care Stories
#GladToCare Awareness Week Person Centred Software and Autumna have teamed up to create an awareness week dedicated to celebrating those who work in the care sector. Person Centred Software provides Mobile Care Monitoring. This is an intelligent mobile solution to...
Good News and Health Updates at Stanfield Nursing Care Home
Good News in Testing Updates As per Government regulations Stanfield Nursing Care Home were able to receive Covid-19 testing kits for the whole home - residents and staff alike. As we care for vulnerable people this was essential to all. There are different types of...
Stanfield Nursing Home’s Coronavirus Activities
Speaking to family members With these unprecedented circumstances, life in the UK has changed dramatically. During these times Stanfield Nursing Home, and many others across the country, have had to adapt using Government advice to ensure the safety of our residents....