MHA Blogs

26 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

16 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.

09 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.

20 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).

13 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

08 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.

29 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

18 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.

16 August 2023

Loneliness is not just an emotional state; it also has profound implications for mental health and recent studies show the affect loneliness has on the brain.