Nurse calls on people to treat each other kindly ahead of event to raise awareness of dementia A SPEAKER at a Derbyshire event aimed at raising awareness of dementia has called for greater understanding and patience among the public. Tim Benson, a retired community psychiatric nurse and now a community engagement volunteer […]
A Derbyshire company is seeking the views of thousands of people as part of a pioneering initiative to improve services in the care industry. Chesterfield-based CRT Care Services, which has been providing home care services to much of North Derbyshire since 1985, is “on a mission” to find out more about how local people perceive […]
We are seeking to have real impact into our Community we have taken the commitment to really improve the domiciliary care provided to the people in Derbyshire. But we can’t do this alone, we need your help. In order to gather all your ideas and feedback on how we could keep improving, we have launched […]
Asthma is a long-term condition that affects your airways – the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. You could say that someone with asthma has ‘sensitive’ airways that are inflamed and ready to react when they come into contact with something they don’t like. Asthma tends to run in families, especially […]
If your mother or grandmother has dementia, here are a few ways to celebrate Mother’s Day with a bittersweet experience, from movies and baking to reminiscing over photos from the past. Whatever you choose to do, we wish you a lovely day.For whilst you can remember all the lovely things she’s done for you over the years, […]
It’s true that our bones tend to lose strength as we get older. But even in later years there is plenty we can do to slow down bone loss and avoid the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis. In general our activity levels tend to drop as we get older. You may feel you don’t have the energy […]