![All you need to know about Type 2 diabetes](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/diabetes-optimized.jpeg)
All you need to know about Type 2 diabetes
Diabetes is a common condition causing too much sugar in the blood stream and around 90% of people in the UK with Diabetes have Type 2 Diabetes with a further 12.3 million people expected to be at risk of developing it.
June 13, 2019
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Helping our corporate partners to make a real impact by volunteering
Volunteering is at the heart of what we do; we rely on the support of 2,000+ volunteers who give their time regularly to undertake all sorts of roles. In addition to this, we build links with corporate partners who are often looking for opportunities for their employees to get involved in activities that really make a difference and who want to see the impact they make in person.
June 10, 2019
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Diabetes Week: Preventative Healthcare
This Diabetes Week, ExtraCare Well-being Advisor Kate Gokova, who works at Pannel Croft Retirement Village in Newtown, Birmingham, explains how the Charity’s Well-being Service is supporting residents with diabetes…
June 10, 2019
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Volunteers’ Week: Thanking our volunteers
ExtraCare is celebrating the contribution our volunteers make this Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) and Chrissie Morris, our Charity Volunteers Lead, explains how volunteering can benefit everyone involved…
June 1, 2019
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Dementia and Bereavement: Busting the Myths
Cruse Bereavement Care and ExtraCare have been working together in partnership since 2017, to improve bereavement support for residents.
May 24, 2019
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Inclusive design for people living with dementia… that works for us all
At ExtraCare our mission is to create sustainable communities that provide homes people want, lifestyles they enjoy and care if it’s needed. The first part, ‘homes people want’ is very much part of our Dementia Strategy objective to assess and improve our built environments.
May 23, 2019
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Dementia Action Week: Support at ExtraCare
In Dementia Action Week, Michael Spellman, ExtraCare’s EOP Lead, explains the Charity’s successful Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP) and how staff support residents living with dementia…
May 22, 2019
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Dementia Action Week: Dementia Support in Action
During Dementia Action Week, ExtraCare is looking at the work of the Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP), which supports residents living with dementia and dementia related illnesses. Trained dementia support workers, known as Locksmiths, offer personalised dementia support to ExtraCare residents.
May 21, 2019
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Dementia Support: Encouraging Relaxation
ExtraCare is talking about the work of ExtraCare’s Dementia and Mental Wellbeing Service, supporting residents living with dementia and related conditions. We talk to one of our dementia support workers, Norma, about how she’s helping residents to relax and improving their well-being.
May 20, 2019
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Making Music is Magical
CBSO Cellist Jackie Tyler explains how they use music to connect with the group: “We encourage the residents each to instigate a rhythm or tune and, using our voices, some percussion and a few tuned instruments, we improvise to create a sound world. The workshop is all about nonverbal communication and human interaction, which we stimulate through music-making in a shared and incredibly supportive environment.”
May 1, 2019
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Mick’s Marathon: Blog Post 5
ExtraCare's CEO, Mick Laverty, ran the London Marathon two days ago- Sunday April 28th. Here he tells us how he got on and what he thought of the whole experience.
April 30, 2019
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Mick’s Marathon: Blog Post 4
ExtraCare’s CEO, Mick Laverty, is running the London Marathon in just two days - Sunday April 28th, and will raise vital funds for our charity’s care, well-being and dementia services.
April 26, 2019