Tag Archives: social care

Residents at a care home in Edinburgh have been horsing around thanks to an in-house visit from Therapy Ponies Scotland. Bupa’s Braid Hills care home, on Liberton Drive, welcomed the Shetland ponies into the home, giving the residents the chance to hold and touch the animals and learn about their new miniature friends. Residents were encouraged to interact with the ... Read More »

Residents at a Glasgow care home have been among some of the first to try out and provide invaluable feedback on a unique and innovative invention for wheelchair users. Blackwood’s Belses Gardens care home, which provides integrated accommodation for people with physical disabilities, hosted a focus group with designer Corien Staels, in which residents were invited to test her temperature-cooling ... Read More »

Bield, one of Scotland’s leading providers of housing and care services, has raised more than £160,000 over the past year thanks to the efforts of the tenants, carers, family, friends and staff. In the latest Annual Fundraising Report, Kevin Rowe, Fundraiser for Bield praised the efforts of everyone involved in ensuring those using their services can enjoy the brightest possible ... Read More »

The often confusing myriad of home support services that help vulnerable people live more independently via a key government grant should be combined to create a one-stop shop, according to a new report. Some 40,000 people a year receive Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) to pay for home adaptations such as stairlifts, level access showers and ramps. This is set to ... Read More »

Bield, one of Scotland’s leading providers of housing and care, is highlighting the important role that volunteers can play in assisting older people to enjoy happy and fulfilled lives in Perth. Bield’s Quayside Court Very Sheltered Housing Development is looking for a Social Activity Assistant to help organise weekly bingo sessions (Monday afternoon) at the development and assist with tidying ... Read More »

Bield, one of Scotland’s leading providers of housing and care, is looking for several volunteers to support tenants by increasing their community involvement and helping to reduce isolation. Mansewood Court Retirement Housing Development in Whitburn is looking to recruit a Befriender to get to know and socialise with tenants, helping to broaden their horizons, as well as two Social Activity ... Read More »

One of Scotland’s largest housing and care providers for older people marked their continued commitment to invest in new affordable homes by celebrating the start of construction works on their new site in Edinburgh with a formal sod cutting ceremony. Bield’s development at Fleming Place, located on the site of the former Eastern General Hospital, will create 40 apartments for ... Read More »

A Retirement Housing Development in Haddington is looking for a volunteer to provide valuable computing support for its tenants. Bield’s The Butts development is looking for a volunteer who will be involved in the popular ‘Silver Surfer’ project which helps tenants get to grips with modern technology, enabling them to become more confident with laptops, smartphones and general computing skills. ... Read More »

Four daring staff members from an Uddingston care home have taken a huge leap to raise a whopping £810 for charity. Home Manager, Michelle Ferrey, Administrator Shell Edgar, Maintenance Manager Alex Stark and Activity Coordinator Janine Boyle from Bupa’s Highgate Care Home on Old Edinburgh Road completed a 165ft abseil down Scotland’s iconic Forth Rail Bridge, and smashed their fundraising ... Read More »

Moorfoot Court Retirement Housing Development in Bonnyrigg is looking for enthusiastic and friendly volunteer befrienders to help reduce isolation and increase the community involvement of their tenants. Bield, one of Scotland’s leading providers of housing and care, recognises the important role that companionship can have on improving the lives of residents by enabling them to participate in local events and become ... Read More »

By Yvette Burgess, Unit Director at the Housing Support Enabling Unit Housing support services have changed and continue to change the lives of thousands of Scots, playing a vital role in helping the most vulnerable members of our society to live independently in a stable environment. Without housing support services, some people risk becoming homeless; having to deal with unsafe ... Read More »

Two brothers who have not been in the same room for 14 years have been reunited by the charity that has supported both of them since losing their sight. 88-year-old Dennis Peel, from Worthing, and his brother Arnold Peel, 86, from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, were reunited at Blind Veterans UK’s training and rehabilitation centre in Brighton this month. Both brothers are ... Read More »