John Fordrey with daughter, Jacqueline Crisp, wife, Rose Fordrey and son-in-law, Tony Crisp On Saturday 1st June, Jacqueline Johnson married her partner of 11 years, Tony Crisp, at the Guildhall,... Read more
Promoting wellbeing and happiness in our home has always been at the heart of Heanton. This Mental Health Awareness Week we are highlighting the importance of focusing on the wellbeing... Read more
Karen Tidy - A Carer of People, Rhymer of Words October 3rd was the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Day and the theme of this year’s literacy celebration was ‘Truth.’... Read more
Sunday lunch has been taken to a whole new level at a group of South West nursing homes, who are now offering waiter service, complete with wine and fine dining.... Read more
Joe Gourlay – as you might be able to tell from his traditional name - was born in Glasgow in 1929. Now, 88 years later, he lives at Heanton Nursing... Read more
The Power of Music in Dementia Care There is power in music. Revolutionaries have used music as a platform to convey messages of change, during periods of civil and societal... Read more
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
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
Two of the marketing team from our Devon Nursing Home, Heanton, have just raised around £1000 for the Alzheimer’s Society in two sponsored parachute jumps. 90% of those being cared... Read more