Lorraine received a 40 Years Long Service Award at a celebration event held at Marden Court, Calne.

Visiting update ahead of potential changes on 12 April.

Update on changes to care home visiting guidance.

Mandy tells us all about her new role at Goodson Lodge and her plans for the future

Laila-Mai and Charlie zoomed into the home to entertain residents during Intergenerational Week in March

The study looked at data from more than 10,000 care home residents in England with an average age of 86 between December and mid-March.

A group of young people from the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Oxford decided to give something back to their local communities on Annual Global Youth Day (20 March) by donating food and books to employees at Spencer Court Care Home in Woodstock and Isis House Care Centre in Oxford, both operated by The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT).

For volunteer Janet Lawrence, the first lockdown last March meant her regular weekly befriending visits to Larkrise Care Centre in Banbury had to cease temporarily. Knowing how much Janet’s visits mean to residents and to Janet herself, Larkrise Home Manager Lyndsay Sard asked if she would like to continue speaking to residents over Skype instead, which she has been doing ever since.

Lockdown is easing across the UK and OSJCT is pleased that testing is progressing well.