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
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
Colston celebrates his 90th Birthday and 72 years in the Holsworthy Brass Band
William Issac, known as Colston, recently celebrated his 90th birthday at our Devon Nursing Home, and was joined for a performance by the Holsworthy Brass band, whom Colston was a... Read more
International Women’s Day: Rosemary Henderson, Hatherleigh’s Resident Engineer: The Journey from Sewing Machines to Naval Helicopters
Sunday, 8th March is International Women’s Day; a day to celebrate women’s achievement, raise awareness against bias and promote gender equality. Rosemary Henderson, a member of the Hatherleigh family is... Read more
Being a Volunteer – Jim Brereton one of the last serving members of the National Service
Jim Brereton has been volunteering at our Devon Nursing Home, Hatherleigh for just over 3 years now. He started volunteering when his wonderful wife Ann came to live at the... Read more
National Poetry Day at Hatherleigh Nursing Home
Karen Tidy - 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.’ Karen... Read more
A Bard’s View on Dementia
April is Poetry Month, at least in the USA. Over here we tend to join in but maintain our British feeling of literary superiority because our lists of poems and... Read more