Heather Blackwell and her husband Ken are long time supporters of our work. Here’s a story she sent us (it’ll be in our next Pilgrims’
Ethnic minorities are better at ‘social care’, and we should learn from them, said Jackie Doyle-Price, the care minister at the Conservative Party Conference recently.
If you are interested in the practical and spiritual aspects of dementia, and are able to come to Garstang on 7th October, do book through
There’s a story in today’s Times about a son who discovered in the nick of time that his 82-year-old parents were about to hand
People who live to very old age are generally the fittest, it’s understood. And according to a study in the Lancet [i] 20 percent of those
This footage from Channel 4’s programme, ‘24 hours in A & E’, is touching and heartwarming. It captures the the story of John and Iris.
It’s such a sad question. ‘How can I communicate with my father, who doesn’t know who I am any more and just sits there, in his
Every year it’s the same: New Wine, in Shepton Mallet is a little touch of Heaven. The crowds, the companionship, the Christian fellowship and
A report by the Institute of Health Equity at University College London showed that although we can expect to live longer, the line on the graph isn’t
I just had to post this photograph. It’s of Beth, the manager of our care home in Framland. I know she’s wonderful because someone who’s
Day Two and a safe arrival at the Leonora Home in Chippenham, Wiltshire, after pedalling every inch of the 85 miles from Taunton! They were
Sunday at the Bethany home in Plymouth saw Stephen and Philip Hammersley set off on their sponsored cycling marathon to clapping and cheers from staff and
CQC has issued a report this morning saying that one in three nursing homes in England ‘fails safety.’ They put it down to drug errors,
Last year I went to a 90th birthday party. Bob had sent invitations to nearly everyone in the family, and people came from far and
Last Saturday, I sat near Prince Charles. About 20 yards away, actually, at the Welsh National Opera (WNO) , together with other members of the
This is a true story but the writer wants to stay anonymous, because he says that everyone in his church’s Tuesday cafe team deserve praise, not
Some months back I wrote about the three men who came into the store where I was waiting for my new phone contract to print
When I watched the news about the terrorist attack on London Bridge I was shocked to see part of the footage covered the street I
Going through the items for the Pilgrims’ Magazine I’m working on, I came across this lovely story, but can’t trace the person who sent it
The adult social care system has begun to collapse, said the chair of the UK Homecare Association. Last year It follows a warning from the
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