Helen maintains Jane Austen link
Helen celebrates her family’s connection to Jane Austen
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Woodland walk extends golden era
Braemar Lodge wins garden award for fourth year in a row
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20 Questions
This girl is not 'lion' around when it comes to organising training sessions
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focus feature Gold rush at the Macmillan coffee morning!
Our chefs put a Willy Wonka-style twist on the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, helping to take our overall fundraising on the day to more than £4,000. Cakes and pastries served to visitors included one ‘golden’ cupcake at each of our homes, looking the same as any other on the... read article...
Linden House, our dedicated dementia care home in Lymington, has become the second Colten Care home to be rated Outstanding by our regulator the Care Quality Commission. This nationwide recognition is a fabulous achievement for a specialist care setting. It follows our New Milton home Kingfishers, who gained the same... read article...
Joining forces to help beat the winter blues
Court Lodge in Lymington has teamed up with a nearby day centre to help people in the community banish the winter blues and celebrate healthy living. The partnership with the Coates Centre is designed to offer help on all aspects of winter wellbeing. Free-of-charge activities and events – some at... read article...
TV’s Dr Hilary to honour our Colten Champions
TV doctor Hilary Jones is to present 12 outstanding winners with their Colten Champions awards at a glittering, black-tie, all-expenses-paid ceremony in spring 2018. Colten Champions is our inaugural in-house awards competition with categories reflecting all the ways we support our residents. The aim is to celebrate the amazing work... read article...
Pedal power reunites Peter with German friend
A big-hearted German businessman cycled 1,400 km in a week to arrive at Fernhill in Longham, Dorset, and thank the mentor who inspired him as a young student. Nicolas Guenther, who was 19 when he first met Peter Matchan, raised more than £2,000 for Parkinson’s UK by completing the journey... read article...
Seaside fun miles from the coast!
Even though Winchester is miles from a beach, residents at St Catherines View enjoyed the sand between their toes, ice cream, a slap-up fish and chip lunch and even a Punch and Judy show – all without leaving the comfort of the home. The fun took place during the specialist... read article...
Croquet trip gets Court Lodge in the swing
Croquet on the lawn helped Court Lodge residents prove it’s never too late to try a new sport. A dozen-strong party enjoyed a gentle afternoon at the town’s Woodside Gardens park receiving tips from members of Lymington Croquet Club. Among those swinging the mallet for the first time was 87-year-old... read article...
Chit aims to bridge ‘generation gap’
Giving residents the run of the home and the chance to meet more young people are among the priorities for Chit Herman, the new Home Manager at Whitecliffe House in Blandford. Born in the Philippines, Chit did all her nurse training, degree and Masters in Health Management here in the... read article...
Joining Wellington Grange feels a bit like coming home, says Clare Hall, the Chichester Home’s new Manager. She is returning to her home town as the latest stage of a career involving nursing and care management posts, both in the UK and the Middle East. Her nursing experience includes ward... read article...
