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Mick’s Marathon: Blog Post 3
Mick Laverty, ExtraCare's CEO, is running the London Marathon next month (April 28th) in support of our charity’s vital care, well-being and dementia services. Here he tells us how the training is going with just one month to go.
March 28, 2019
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Integrated Homes, Care and Support: A proven model to achieve better lives for older people
Seven years ago, ExtraCare commissioned a team from Aston University, led by Professor Carol Holland, to evaluate whether our charity’s approach gave positive outcomes for healthy ageing. The longitudinal study lasted three years and the findings were published in 2015. The report showed significant continuous improvements in depression, perceived health and memory, and also a cost reduction to the NHS of 38% as a result of reduced hospital stays, and fewer unplanned and routine GP visits.
March 20, 2019
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Mick’s Marathon: Blog Post 2
ExtraCare's CEO, Mick Laverty, is running the London Marathon this year to raise £40,000 for the charity's vital care, well-being and dementia services.
March 5, 2019
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Mick’s Marathon: Blog Post 1
In April I will attempt my first ever marathon, the London Marathon. But why am I doing this? Quite simply to raise money for the ExtraCare Charitable Trust to support older people to have better lives
January 28, 2019
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Old People’s Home for 4 Year-Olds: Behind the Scenes
Lark Hill resident and star of Channel 4’s Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, Pauleen Davies, 92, tells us what it was really like to take part in the show and why it was so important for ExtraCare to get involved:
December 7, 2018
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Intergenerational practice creates ageless communities
Michael Spellman leads on intergenerational projects for The ExtraCare Charitable Trust.
October 3, 2018
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‘Here you know there is someone who will help you out’
‘I need to keep my health as good as it can be,’ she says. ‘I’m on the go all the time. I’m not one to sit and put my feet up and have a cup of tea.’
March 23, 2018
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Housing and Older People – What We Really Want
Moving out of a home you’ve lived in for 31 years is a big thing to do. My husband Graham and I didn’t think we’d ever move out of our lovely two-bed detached property in Longbridge, Birmingham. We never imagined we’d move into a flat, either. But in July last year, that’s exactly what we did.
March 12, 2018
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“Bereavement is part of life”
Eve Wilson from Cruse Bereavement Care describes a valuable partnership to improve bereavement support for ExtraCare’s residents…
January 18, 2018
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The Importance of Partnership
Our partnership with the Coventry Building Society initially began in the summer of 2016, and since then we have not only achieved significant funding for the Trust but our residents have also benefitted from hands-on help from the Society with their gardens, decorating and events.
June 28, 2017
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Why should I get involved with the Village so early?
The community around an ExtraCare Village starts to form around two years before the first residents move in. It can seem very early, and sometimes people ask us why they should be interested so far in advance.
April 20, 2017
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What is frailty?
As part of a long-term research project, ExtraCare is working with Aston University to develop a Resilience Tool. ExtraCare’s Well-being and Community Manager Shirley Hall and Shenley Wood Village resident Jack Piggott explain more.
March 15, 2017