Lifestyle

Words Matter A good choice of words, especially from someone we look up to, can make a marked difference to our mindset, enthusiasm, and how we react towards them in ...

Developing Healthy Work-life Habits In any walk of life, regular actions convert into habits if repeated consistently over time. Seeing marked improvements in your working life in terms of things ...

Few of us ever really consider our noses, but the nasal cavities work like our very own personal air conditioning system, controlling temperature and blood pressure, feeding our brain with chemicals ...

In this episode we get an opportunity to speak to Alex O’Toole and hear about the importance of using creativity in care settings and how it helps people to feel ...

Engaging in any kind of creative behaviour is known to improve our brain function, and in some cases our overall health. These sorts of absorbing activities that we enjoy doing ...

‘If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most cost-effective drugs ever invented.’ There are a few motivations to get us moving more and taking up exercise; ...

Eating a nutritious diet is making a positive choice to enrich your health. Each time you put nourishing food in your mouth is an opportunity to invest in yourself – ...

The new episode of our podcast is now live. We chat with Professor John J Oliver, OBE – ex Chief Exec of Leyland Trucks and an expert on radical employee ...

Over the last few months, more than ever, we’ve been connecting with many of our customers on a different kind of level in an attempt to pass on some cheer, ...

In your role as a care provider, your focus is on other people’s health and well-being. From making sure residents are cared for, to supporting your workforce to managing sickness ...

In this Podcast – our first ever episode – we chat with Louise Mattinson, director of Lancashire-based Hillcroft Care Home Group about resilience, self-care and how effective communication has helped ...

We love this poem about life. Although it was written many years ago, it is relevant now. Desiderata is Latin for ‘things desired’. It can be read often to remind ...

Effective processes and policies are crucial to the smooth running of a care home. Procedures like infection control, housekeeping, incontinence, and the like are fundamental to every care organisation. Standardised ...

Ageing societies are becoming a global phenomenon. According to data collected by the United Nations, by 2050 the number of persons aged 80 and above is projected to treble to ...