Comfort Keepers Memory Walk Join us along the stunning Brighton seafront for the Brighton Memory Walk this October. You will help change the lives of people affected by dementia who suffer from it now and who will suffer from it in the future. Register yourself or a team, and start fundraising today! Both our routes (2km [...]
WHO International Day of Older Persons On October 1st, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises the ‘International Day of Older Persons’. This important day has been recognised since its designation in 1990, with 2016 being its 26th anniversary. But what exactly is the International Day of Older Persons, and how might you want to recognise [...]
Patient First STAR Awards 2016 Sponsored by Comfort Keepers On June 23rd Comfort Keepers were proud headline sponsors of the STAR Awards alongside the Love Your Hospital charity; this is an evening celebrating and recognising the hard working local carers and hospital staff members and their commitment to their patients. The awards night for the [...]
National Carers Week: An opportunity to appreciate amazing carers Carers do an amazing job, and here at Comfort Keepers we know that more than most! We also know that they often do not get the appreciation they deserve for doing such challenging work. So today we'd like to highlight the annual National Carers Week that [...]
National Allergy Awareness Week: A Good Opportunity to Increase Awareness Did you know that this month is National Allergy Awareness Week? It's being run by Allergy UK as one of its annual awareness weeks (find out about them all right here). You may not think much about allergies if you have never suffered from one [...]
Get Involved in Dementia Awareness Week May 2016 Dementia is a condition that affects millions of people across the world, and 800,000 here in the UK. If you know someone who has dementia, perhaps an elderly relative, this will be an issue close to your heart. You may be pleased to hear that this year's [...]
We’re delighted to announce that at Prestige Nursing + Care we are holding a month of fundraising events in aid of Independent Age, where we hope to raise £20,000. Throughout September, in the lead up to Older People’s Day, our staff at branches throughout the country will be taking part in events from sponsored walks and car boot [...]
Prestige Nursing + Care Carers Week celebrations Over the week of 9th-15th June Prestige Nursing + Care celebrated Carers Week by recognising the great contribution of informal carers to our local community. We treated a number of clients, and their informal carers, to two hours of free respite services. One in eight adults in the [...]
Stay steady with National Falls Awareness Week Falls and fractures in over-65s account for over four million hospital bed days in England each year. Falls Awareness Week (16th-22nd June) promote the services and interventions that can help reduce the risk of a fall. Around a third of over-65s and half of those over 80 will [...]
Could you lend a hand during Carers Week? One in eight adults in the UK are carers. Carers Week (9th-15th June) celebrates and recognises the contribution of the UK’s 6.5 million unpaid carers who, through providing unpaid care, save the Government £119 billion a year. Carers Week aims to improve the lives of carers and [...]
