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08 November 2023
You could, like Beth provide moments of joy and connection for an older person. The beauty of telephone befriending is that you can be anywhere in the country, you just need some phone signal to connect.
View Blog26 October 2023
A Caldicot Guardian is defined as ‘a senior person responsible for protecting the confidentiality of people’s health and care information and making sure it’s used properly.’ To put it more into plain language, their role is to make sure that the personal
View Blog16 October 2023
At its heart, MHA is about enabling people to live later life well. This means trying to improve what’s possible for older people and the brilliant professionals who work with them - and using our voice to influence policymakers on their behalf.
View Blog09 October 2023
The next phase of our Fix Care For All campaign has MHA colleagues’ voices at its heart. Our aim is to raise the voice of our colleagues and demand that the Government truly values the 1.5 million people working in care.
View Blog20 September 2023
There’s plenty of research that shows intergenerational relationships promote improved health, cognition function and a sense of purpose and motivation whilst reducing feelings of depression and anxiety (Future Care Group, 2023).
View Blog13 September 2023
Love to Move is an age and dementia-friendly seated gymnastics programme designed to transform the lives of people living with dementia. The programme integrates the use of gymnastic foundation skills, cognitive stimulation therapy and social interactio
View Blog08 September 2023
At MHA we are always looking to innovate wherever we can to make continuous improvements to the care and support we provide for older people.
View Blog29 August 2023
2023 is a milestone year for MHA as we mark our 80th year anniversary. Inevitably, a lot has happened in the last 80 years. From our humble beginnings, opening our first care home in 1945, retirement living in 1977 and our first community group in 1988, w
View Blog18 August 2023
A few months ago, I wrote about the changes MHA is making to ensure it remains on the right track to deliver on our mission to enable older people to live later life well. Since then, quite a bit has happened, so I wanted to provide an update.
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