Book Reviews
We continue to add books to this section on an irregular basis. If there is a particular book you would like to see included, let us know at feedback@carechartsuk.co.uk. Dear…
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Book Reviews
How difficult can it be to draw a star?
I was introduced to this little exercise at a recent regional Dementia Action Alliance meeting, and thought others might also find it useful; care home managers may like to do…
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How difficult can it be to draw a star?
Please Tell Me… a new Life Story book
We are often told that nothing can beat our Care Charts for getting information in front of everyone interacting with a person, but that's not to say the learning should stop…
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Please Tell Me… a new Life Story book
Oreo, spreading happiness and joy
How Therapy Cats Can Bring Countless Joys to Older Adults. St Augustine Health Ministries, a nursing home in Cleveland, Ohio, has a very unusual 4-legged occupant, Oreo the cat. Previously…
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Oreo, spreading happiness and joy
Mycarematters Display Options Now Available
There's now an alternative way to collect and share a person's needs and preferences, using a simple online tool. Mycarematters has primarily been designed to ensure that a person's needs and…
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Mycarematters Display Options Now Available
The Mental Capacity Act explained
We were delighted to be invited by SITRA to collaborate, together with Carers Trust, on a new Guide to the Mental Capacity Act, funded by the Department of Health. It…
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The Mental Capacity Act explained
Introducing Mycarematters…
It's already been an exciting year for Care Charts UK, seeing the adoption of our Remember-I'm-Me Care Charts by hundreds more care homes and hospitals, and receiving lots of positive feedback about the beneficial impact achieved…
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Introducing Mycarematters…
Sight is precious
Jim took a lot of falls in 2012. His eyesight, dementia and arthritis were all conspiring against him. He’d wake up in the morning, forget he could not walk and…
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Sight is precious
Pets as Therapy
The idea that pets can play a therapeutic role is not new: the charity Pets as Therapy was founded over 30 years ago and 4,500 dogs and 108 cats now…
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Pets as Therapy
The power of music
Updated January 2020. Why does music have so much power? In a fascinating article the physician, neurologist and author Oliver Sacks, suggested this is a question that goes to the…
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The power of music