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Residents and staff at a Lymington care home created an immersive garden trail with thousands of candles so they could ‘shine a light’ on dementia for dozens of visitors.
Colten Care’s dedicated dementia care home Linden House was the venue for three evenings of conversation, reflection and learning coupled with fundraising for Oakhaven Hospice....

Skills for Care has launched a new collection of allyship resources designed to help leaders and managers strengthen inclusion, fairness and belonging across adult social care.
The resources provide practical guidance to support organisations in embedding allyship into everyday practice, enabling staff to recognise and challenge bias, lead open and respectful conversations, and respond appropriately to discrimination or exclusion...

Residents and staff wore their jeans and made fabric gifts by hand as care homes marked Denim for Dementia Day with a host of activities.
The national Alzheimer’s Society campaign, designed to raise money and awareness to help those living with dementia, was supported across Colten Care’s homes in the south....

Children and other community visitors helped care home residents mark the World Book Day annual celebration of reading.
Literary characters leapt off the page at events and activities held by Colten Care homes in Dorset and Hampshire.
Taking an Alice in Wonderland theme, residents at Canford Chase in Poole were joined by members of Poole Disabled Club for a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, complete with costumes....