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My own perfect day in a care home
Inspired by a blog by Sara Livadeas of her experience of spending three days living in a care home we recorded our own ‘perfect day in a care home.’
read moreEmbedding Community Circles in Support for Older People Living in Residential Care Homes or Extra Care | A practical resource
With support from Skills for Care we have pulled together our learning via various forms of data, stories, reviews and a interviews with many of those involved. We have shaped this into a practical resource for others interested to help care homes and extra care become more person and community centred.
read moreCommunity Circles, making a difference for people living with dementia
Arthur lives in a care home, the purpose of his Circle is to keep him involved in gardening and DIY.
read moreCommunity Circles in Residential and Extra Care Workshop
This is a development workshop designed to introduce people to the role of Community Circles in residential and extra care. It will also launch a new e-resource and explore how organisations and localities can use the learning
read moreCommunity Circles Training Day To Take Place in Manchester
Community Circles is due to host a training day in Manchester to introduce people to the approach. This training and development day is for people, groups and organisations wanting to explore the potential of Community Circles in supporting people to be happier, healthier and more connected.
read moreCelebrating Community Circles as I move on to new opportunities by Helen Smith
After six years of being part of developing and growing Community Circles, my path now takes me on to new opportunities with Boo Coaching and Consulting . So, I thought I would share with you some of my key reflections from the last six years from the initial meeting...
read moreCommunity Circles in Extra Care Settings
Community Circles are working with Wigan Council to support care homes and Extracare settings across the whole Wigan Borough. Circles make a positive difference in individuals lives and help build local community connections. As a Community Circle Connector in Wigan...
read moreCommunity Circles – Building a Community of Support
Webinar recording April 11th As part of the launch of our new membership for those wanting to develop Community Circles, myself and Cath Barton enjoyed presenting an introductory webinar this morning. You can see the recording here. We have made this first webinar and...
read moreThe Essence of a Circle
Essence – the basic, real and invariable nature of a thing or its significant features At Community Circles we set out with the aim of developing circles of support at scale so that everyone can benefit. We knew circles of support had been around for a long time and...
read moreHow can Community Circles contribute towards achieving outstanding?
In November 2017 Andrea Sutcliffe spoke at the Towards Outstanding conference in Wigan and shared some key thoughts about the things that she considers to be the elements that enable a care home to be considered as outstanding. It made me think about how Community...
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