124 PLANNING FOR LATER LIFE SPECIAL


Live life to the full!


Care home celebrates as national open day arrives, what helps to keep you feeling young, older Brits’ biggest worry, plus local news and diary date


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rtistic residents at Barnes Lodge Residential Care Home in Tonbridge rang in the Chinese New Year with a morning of


oriental-themed crafting.


Cheering Kung Hei Fat Choy – or Happy Chinese New Year – the group of imaginative residents gathered together at the Tudeley Lane care home to welcome the year of the dog and enjoy some Chinese-inspired innovative activities crafting their very own handmade Chinese lanterns, complete with an abundance of decorative jewels, whilst discussing the


traditions of the Chinese New Year. Katie Samuels, Social Activities Facilitator at Barnes Lodge, said: “The residents had great fun making their own lanterns and in particular, decorating them to their taste and making them sparkle. We really enjoy artistic activities here at Barnes Lodge, as it not only enables the residents to be creative, but it also encourages the use of their hands and coordination, promoting positive minds and wellbeing.” • Visit www.rapporthousingandcare.co.uk


National Care Home Open Day


Now in its sixth year, Care Home Open Day 2018 takes place on 21st April and will coincide with the Queen’s birthday and International Care Home Open Day.


The aim of the annual event is to encourage care homes to open their doors to celebrate a different theme each year, with a few key values at its heart – friendship, making connections and celebrating older and vulnerable people. This year’s


theme is Linking Communities and hopes to create lasting links between care homes and their communities.


Held for the first


time on a weekend, it’s hoped this will allow more people to step through the threshold of their local care home and discover the warmth and laughter waiting within. Care Home Open Day is about connecting people – enriching the lives of the nation’s care home residents by reminding people that care homes in every community are filled with unique, intelligent and charming


characters and run by special people that really do care. • For more


information, or to find a care home near you, visit, www. carehomeopenday. org.uk


Dementia is older Brits’ biggest worry


Dementia Awareness Week runs next month from 14th-20th May. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting an estimated 850,000 people in the UK so it’s little surprise then that a recent report by marketing company Mintel claims the fear of developing dementia is the number one age-related concern for people in this country aged 55 and older. “The onset of dementia proves the headline health concern for the over-55s,” says Jack Duckett, a Mintel senior analyst. “The sense of fear which enshrouds dementia arguably poses a very real risk for consumer health, as it threatens to prevent people from becoming more informed about the condition. “It could also mean that people delay seeking a diagnosis should they be concerned that they are experiencing potential symptoms.”


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