Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
I’m not good enough. Why did I do that? I’m wasting your time. What I’ve done is rubbish. I’ve done it wrong. They don’t believe me. Why did I say... Read more
Ilfracombe Mayor visits Edenmore Nursing Home
The festive period at Edenmore was filled with wonderful surprises for the family members and the team. The day before Santa’s much anticipated arrival at the home, everyone at Edenmore... Read more
For the Love of Art
Care writer, Jerry Short visited the 45-bed Devon Nursing Home in Ilfracombe, to visit Jenny Melland who lives with early-stage Parkinson’s, to find out how her life had changed since... Read more
It’s Good to Read
Gerald Bailey, a sage 91-year-old retiree, is sitting in a comfortable armchair in a lounge at our Devon Nursing Home, reading about trains. More specifically, he is reading about steam... Read more
85 years of Valentines Days
Our Devon Care Home, Edenmore welcomed local singing legend Terry Charles in to the home for a Valentine’s Day spectacular, a particularly special day for married family members Margaret and... Read more
Nursing Home gains 5 Star Rating
Head Chef Matt Prideaux & Darren Knight Our Devon Nursing Home, Edenmore, in Ilfracombe, was awarded the maximum five stars again, in the latest food hygiene rating by the... 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