Pet Therapy Dog Spreads Joy at Catherine House Care Home in Somerset

Meet Milo, Catherine House Care Home’s new, adorable pet therapy dog! Milo is from Therapy Dogs Nationwide, a national pet therapy charity where volunteers take their own dogs into establishments... Read more

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The Power Of Volunteering with Sheena Picken

Volunteering: The feeling of being disconnected from the world around us is becoming somewhat familiar. As we spend more of our time interacting through online platforms and mobile phones, we... Read more

Reflecting on LGBT+ History Month: Creating Inclusive Spaces

2022 marks half a century since the first Pride march in 1972 that took place in London. In the time that has passed since, activists have protested their rights to... Read more

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Supported & Guided: Whoever, Wherever and Whenever

National Mentoring Month: Supported & Guided: The past ten months have seen us challenged in ways that we never could have ever imagined. Along with the rest of the country,... Read more

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World Alzheimer’s Month: Snowdon Climb Fundraiser

The central support team for Catherine House Care Home, Cwmbran have raised £1500 climbing the tallest peak in England and Wales in aid of Alzheimer’s awareness. The team who are... 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

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: An Anxious Perspective

I’m not good enough. Why did I do that? I’m wasting your time. What I’ve done is rubbish. I’ve done it wrong. They don’t believe me. Why did I say... Read more

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: Wellbeing at Catherine House Care Home

Promoting wellbeing and happiness in our home has always been at the heart of Catherine House. This Mental Health Awareness Week we are highlighting the importance of focusing on the... Read more

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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 Tidy, a Senior Governance Nurse who supports Catherine House... Read more

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Jumping for Dementia

Two of the marketing team from Evolve Care Group have just raised around £1000 for the Alzheimer’s Society in two sponsored parachute jumps. Some of those being cared for at... Read more