The Concept of Identity
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and today we’re honoring it by looking at the concept of identity and what this means to people living with a Dementia. Developmental psychologist, Erik... Read more
Paralympic Champion Margaret Price, MBE, Joins the Family at Hatherleigh Nursing Home
Neurologist, Sir Ludwig Guttman believed that engaging in sport was critical to the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord damage. On 29th July 1948, the same day as the Opening... Read more
Hatherleigh’s Gardens in Bloom
The Warmer Months at Hatherleigh Spring and Summer at Hatherleigh Nursing Home is when the outside of the home comes alive. As the warmer months reveal Hatherleigh in all its... Read more
Phillis Kirton: Floral Designs at the Chelsea Flower Show
A Master of Floral Design The art of horticulture is supporting the journey of life, growing from seed or sprout, nurturing with water, weeding, and pruning through to full blossom,... Read more
Supported & Guided: Whoever, Wherever and Whenever
National Mentoring Month The past ten months have seen us challenged in ways that we never could have ever imagined. Along with the rest of the country, we have been... Read more
Always a Choice at Hatherleigh Nursing Home
What is life without choice? We all make choices every day that enrich our lives. What shall I watch on the TV? What shoes shall I wear? What colour shall... Read more
Britain’s Got Talent star Sirine Jahangir sends special thank you message to Hatherleigh Nursing Home
Sirine Jahangir, the fourteen-year-old singing sensation has sent her well wishes to everyone at Hatherleigh Nursing Home near Okehampton. The vocalist, who was a semi-finalist on the show ‘Britain’s Got... Read more
World Alzheimer’s Month: Snowdon Climb Fundraiser
The central support team for Hatherleigh Nursing Home, Devon have raised £1500 climbing the tallest peak in England and Wales in aid of Alzheimer’s awareness. The team who are a... Read more
World Alzheimer’s Day: Let’s talk about Loneliness
The 21st of September is World Alzheimer’s Day, and the 2020 theme is, ‘Let’s talk about Dementia.’ Research has shown that people who live with a dementia are at a... Read more