Blog
Good Care Month 2021 with Stanfield Nursing Home
Good Care Campaign With both an ageing population and individuals of all ages with more complex needs that require additional social care support, there is an increasing requirement to recruit and retain staff in the adult social care sector. Good Care Month is about...
US Approves First New Dementia Treatment Drug in 20 Years
Regulators in the United States have approved a new dementia treatment for the first time in 20 years, paving the way for its use in the UK. The drug, ‘Aducanumab’ targets the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s. This is different to most other treatments which only...
Rising air pollution increases risk of cognitive decline
At Stanfield Nursing Home, we have been providing dementia care services for many years within the Worcester area. As a result, we’ve noticed there are many factors throughout life that can contribute to cognitive decline. One emerging risk of developing dementia could be an increase in air pollution.
Stanfield Nursing Home Visiting Guidelines During COVID-19
The objective of our care home visiting guidance during the pandemic is to minimise the risk wherever possible for people, their families and friends, members of staff or other visitors to the home, from becoming infected with COVID-19.
Oscar Winning “The Father” Provides Insight into Living with Dementia
The award-winning movie With more and more people living with dementia, with just over 850,000 people living with Alzheimer’s in the UK (the most common form) these movies show how reckonings with the disease in art are evolving. “The Father” is Florian Zeller’s film...
Easter Weekend Activities at Stanfield Nursing Home
Easter Weekend Activities at Stanfield We always tailor our decorations and activities at Stanfield Nursing Home to national holidays. Be it Valentine’s Day, Christmas or Easter our home is always decorated with style. In our Oak Lounge we also have a Memory Tree...
Mother’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day 2021
Mother’s Day This year was a little different in our Worcester nursing care. We celebrated this year by many busy days decorating the home with flowers to give it a lovely spring-feel. We also created a special menu for the day which involved an afternoon tea in the...
International Day of Happiness 2021 with Stanfield Nursing Home
March 20th is this year’s International Day of Happiness. As we face a global crisis together, let’s find positive ways to look after ourselves and each other. The Day of Happiness website has some great tips on staying positive! They have also released a ‘Coping...
Staff and Activity Updates at Our Residential Care Home in Worcester
Throughout the pandemic Stanfield Nursing Home has continued to provide our regular schedule of activities for our residents, whilst remaining a safe distance.
Remembering Margaret 4 Years On
Today marks four years since the passing of one of the people we cared for, Margaret Sykes. Her daughter, Lenni Sykes, found herself reminiscing and, thinking of Stanfield Nursing Home, wrote lovely words which we would like to share below. Lenni Sykes, daughter of...