Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rarer type of dementia that affects the front and side lobes (frontal and temporal) in the brain. Unlike other types of dementia that typically, affects people aged over 65, many cases of FTD are diagnosed in people aged 45-64.
International Nurses Day is celebrated throughout the world on 12th May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. It is held annually to mark the significant contributions that nurses make to society.
At brighterkind we are thankful to all of our nurses that help us deliver high quality care and help our residents enjoy every single day.
To help mark International Nurses Day, we want to shine the spotlight on some of the incredible work that just a few of our wonderful nurses do on a daily basis and why they love working in a brighterkind home:
In celebration of National Tea Day 2021, we decided to bring some extra TLC into brighterkind care homes by launching our Tea Lovers Club as part of our Magic Moments Club activities programme.
Our first Tea Lovers Club event saw residents in all brighterkind’s UK and Jersey care homes taking part in the UK’s biggest known tea tasting in a bid to find a new tea blend by residents’ popular vote.
As a nation, we love a good cuppa but did you know drinking tea can benefit your mental and physical wellbeing?
We recently carried out a survey of over 2,000 tea drinkers across the UK and the humble brew was credited with helping people to find comfort during the pandemic. Nearly two thirds (63%) turned to a good cup of tea to help them through three national lockdowns while more than a third (38%) found themselves making a cup more often to help them through the tough times.
Residents at brighterkind care homes are having an eggcellent time celebrating Easter with an array of exciting Magic Moments activities.
Residents at brighterkind care homes celebrated St Patrick’s Day by singing along to Irish folk music, dancing a little jig and drinking a refreshing glass of Guinness.
Joy and laughter filled our brighterkind care homes as residents celebrated Mother’s Day.
Residents at brighterkind Care Homes welcomed the Year of the Ox by celebrating the Chinese New Year with an array of exciting Magic Moments Club activities.
By unleashing our creative flair through making Chinese lanterns and brushing up on our chopstick skills, we were transported to the heart of China.
Resident June from Westbury Court Care Home said: "I can remember making Chinese lanterns from newspapers when I was younger, but we didn’t get to decorate them with such pretty things!"
Life is all about relationships and they remain just as important in our later years, helping to enrich each day and make it more sociable and rewarding.
