Relationship building is conscious not accidental – Susan Langford, Magic Me

Last week, Jo, Morwenna and Becky along with Fiona Campbell from the University of Sheffield were in Falmouth for the ‘Only Connect!’ symposium. ‘Only Connect!’ – an international community symposium organised by The Photobook Project, Ellie Robinson Carter and Peter...

Making sense of care homes

One of the most exciting projects we’re working on at the moment is ExCHANGE – an 18 month collaborative project, supported by a grant from the Alzheimer’s Society and the Dunhill Medical Trust, which seeks to develop and test a...

Tri yn mynd ar antur yn y gwanwyn

Last week Jo, Michael and Vicki travelled to the beautiful city of Cardiff for the British Geriatric Society Spring Meeting armed with posters and a desire to share and learn. We had a fabulous time, hugely aided by the friendly...

Better together… the future of care home research?

Last week, a group from PenCLAHRC travelled to London for a cross-CLAHRC care homes research event (#CLAHRCCare17) organised by Claire Goodman and team from NIHR CLAHRC East of England. The meeting aimed to provide an overview of CLAHRC supported care...

Communication, communication, communication…

This week Morwenna, Alison, Jo, Kath Maguire and Ruth Garside descended on the Knowledge Spa in Truro along with 13 people who work in, manage, own or provide services to care homes in Cornwall to explore how to identify, understand...