Dementia: is there a cure?

Dementia: is there a cure?

Current status Since dementia does not have one individual cause, it follows suit that there would not be one individual ‘cure’. As it stands, although research is progressing every day, there is no cure for dementia; rather there are medications that alleviate...
Lavender Fields Care Home celebrates ‘Good’ CQC rating

Lavender Fields Care Home celebrates ‘Good’ CQC rating

Lavender Fields, a Greensleeves Care home in Sevenoaks, has been rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in its inspection at the end of April. The inspection focused on five key areas integral to the running of the home, including whether the home is safe,...
De Lucy House donates scarves to local school

De Lucy House donates scarves to local school

The children of Roydon Primary School in Diss will be decked out in the finest scarves this autumn, thanks to the knitting club at De Lucy House care home. During the COVID-19 lockdown periods, many people took up new hobbies to fill their newfound time, as did the...
Greensleeves Care holds Festival of Thanks for Care Home Staff

Greensleeves Care holds Festival of Thanks for Care Home Staff

Greensleeves Care held a virtual ‘Festival of Thanks’ on Monday 26th April to recognise and celebrate team members and residents across all 24 care homes. What is usually an annual awards ceremony was this year re-imagined as the Festival of Thanks, whereby instead of...
What to do after dementia diagnosis

What to do after dementia diagnosis

Following any medical diagnosis, you will have a myriad of thoughts running through your head.  These will range from feelings such as shock, anger and worry for the future, to more practical considerations such as sorting out your money and letting people know what...