The owner of Chapel House Care has fond memories of award-winning cartoonist Tony Husband who died recently.Tony, a Private Eye cartoonist who famously drew sixty cartoons a week, and chronicled dementia, died last month at the age of 73.Admiral Nurse Cathrina Moore, who is also the owner of Chapel House Care, had known Tony for …

Chapel House Care is in the running for two prestigious national awards. We have shortlisted in the sixth annual Caring UK Awards, which recognise excellence and achievement within the care sector across the UK. The award categories include ‘Excellence and Innovation in Dementia’ and ‘Best Commitment to Training and Development’. Both of our care

A Dementia Resource Community (DRC) Admiral Nurse has shared her top strategies for families coping with dementia-related hallucinations. Working alongside Cheshire and Merseyside Partnership NHS Trust Community Mental Health Team and the Jocelyn Solly Resource Centre in Macclesfield, Laura Birch is dedicated to supporting families affected by dementia.

A welcome from Keith, our Registered Manager Keith Ley is Registered Manager of Plessington Court Care Home and Chapel House Care Home. Here he talks about why the home is special and what he finds rewarding about his role. When did you join Chapel House?  I became Registered Manager of Chapel House and Plessington Court

We are taking part in the RITA (Reminiscence Interactive Therapies Activities) Pilot Project for Care Homes. The new ‘virtual’ staff member called RITA, which stands for Reminiscence Interactive Therapy Activities, is an innovative evidence-based digital therapy system which allows our residents to use a variety of games, apps and other leisure

Geraldine Button is Activities Coordinator at Plessington Court Residential Home. Here we chat to her about role, what she loves about it and how it makes a difference to the lives of our residents. How did you join the home?My first experience of care was looking after my mother-in-law full time for four years. She …