Raising the Bar
In January 2020, less than two months before Coronavirus turned our living habits upside down, Statista found that 52% of Britons visited pubs at least once a fortnight in the... Read more
World Alzheimer’s Month: Snowdon Climb Fundraiser
The central support team for Frome Nursing Home, Somerset have raised £1500 climbing the tallest peak in England and Wales in aid of Alzheimer’s awareness. The team who are a... Read more
Frome Nursing Home’s Adorning Beauty Model
Modelling is more than just beauty and a smile, it’s being bold, adventurous and confident. Someone who would attest to this is Isabelle Tilney, whose daring style and character complimented... Read more
A Day of Remembrance
On the 6th August 1945, the world was changed forever. Thousands of lives were lost within an instant. A city wiped out in the blink of an eye. However, the... Read more
National Poetry Day at Frome Nursing Home
Karen Tidy - Carer of People, Rhymer of Words October 3rd was the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Day and the theme of this year’s literacy celebration was ‘Truth.’ Karen... Read more
A Bard’s View on Dementia
April is Poetry Month, at least in the USA. Over here we tend to join in but maintain our British feeling of literary superiority because our lists of poems and... Read more
The 5 pillars of Comfort in Dementia Care
Comfort is defined as A state of physical ease, free from pain or constraint. Comfort is also one of the six emotional and psychological needs highlighted by Professor Tom Kitwood,... Read more
Undressing the Uniform Debate
In a Nursing Times survey in 2014, almost 60% of staff consulted, indicated that they thought uniforms were an important part of the job. It is, like the uniforms, a... Read more
BBC Somerset Music and Dementia with Karen Tidy
A Dementia expert from Frome is promoting the use of music to assist those living with the condition. Karen Tidy is a Senior Nurse at Frome Care Village, the 60... Read more