ExtraCare achieves two ‘outstanding’ ratings by CQC
Residents and staff at The ExtraCare Charitable Trust’s Brunswick Gardens Village in Sheffield and Reeve Court Village in St Helens are celebrating an ‘outstanding’ rating for the quality of their care service following recent inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
June 19, 2019
Older people to benefit from National Lottery funded loneliness project
Older people will be given the chance to confront loneliness thanks to £98k awarded to The ExtraCare Charitable Trust by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, to deliver the Confronting Loneliness Project.
June 17, 2019
Volunteers help Pannel Croft village to bloom
The rooftop garden at ExtraCare’s Pannel Croft Village in Birmingham has been given a gold-medal makeover thanks to law firm, Shakespeare Martineau and Midlands garden designer, Victoria Philpott.
June 14, 2019
Lord Mayor of Birmingham thanks volunteers at Longbridge Village
June 10, 2019
Biggest ever study of Retirement Communities shows huge health, well-being and security benefits for residents
In-depth research by ARCO (Associated Retirement Community Operators) shows older people are healthier and more active in specialist housing-with-care.
June 6, 2019
Local children and older people come together to fill time capsule for Solihull Retirement Village
May 24, 2019
Dementia Action Week: Birmingham’s older people benefiting from musical exchange project
Birmingham residents are benefiting from a series of successful workshops to engage older people living with memory issues and dementia through making music across five of the city’s retirement communities.
May 21, 2019
Volunteers help transform the gardens at Shenley Wood Village
A team of volunteers have helped transform the gardens at Shenley Wood Retirement Village. Seven volunteers from Santander Technology spent the day with the older residents to prepare the grounds for a new rose garden.
May 20, 2019
Communications team shortlisted for Housing Heroes Award
ExtraCare’s communications team has been shortlisted for the ‘Communication team of the year’ category in this year’s Housing Heroes Awards. The category recognises those teams who have delivered exceptional work to raise the profile of its organisation.
April 29, 2019
Stunning CGI video showcases new £47 million retirement village in Solihull
A stunning two-minute flyover showcasing an upcoming 261-home, state-of-the-art retirement village in Shirley, Solihull has been released.
April 9, 2019
Charity Opens Doors to Innovation Apartment for Stoke Gifford’s Older People
Residents from Frenchay, Stoke Gifford and surrounding areas are being invited to visit a new innovation apartment which has opened at Stoke Gifford Retirement Village.
April 5, 2019
Research finds older people less anxious, more active and less likely to fall in retirement communities
A new report shows older people benefit from improved physical and mental health in retirement communities, resulting in cost savings to the NHS.
March 20, 2019