Pauline lives at Mundy House Care Home in Essex. She is often visited by her great-grandson Tommy – aka “Mr Tommy” – who brings Pauline a lot of joy! Josi, Manager of Mundy House and a graduate of a My Home Life programme in Essex, realised that talking about Mr Tommy’s visits was having a positive impact on Pauline, who is living with dementia. So the two started regular storytelling sessions, giving Pauline the opportunity to express her thoughts and feelings and reflect on her dementia. It also allows former-journalist Josi to “decompress”, “reconnect” and rediscover his passion for writing ..read more

We were delighted to have our intergenerational research profiled recently at the Australian Institute of Intergenerational Practice’s (AIIP) annual symposium! The World Health Organisation’s Global Report on Ageism recognises intergenerational interventions as a way of combatting ageism in our communities. The prevalence of ageism has widespread consequences for society and for people’s health and wellbeing. Amongst older people, ageism is associated with poorer physical and mental health, increased social isolation and loneliness, and decreased quality of life. As such, working to develop an ..read more

We recently held a fantastic Celebration Day at Governor’s Hall, St Thomas’ Hospital, to celebrate our latest cohort of Care Home Pioneers! Our South London Care Home Pioneer Programme, with Health Innovation Network South London (HIN), has now been running for five years; supporting, empowering and enabling care leaders from all different types of care homes across South London. The 9-month programme consists of workshops, action learning sets, mentor support and service improvement projects, with a goal of developing the South London social care workforce and supporting improvements in qual ..read more

“You can eat your drink!” – that was one of the messages behind an inventive Alice in Wonderland themed nutrition and hydration day, held recently at Weald Hall Care Home in Epping. Manager Danielle and her lifestyle team came up with an ingenious way to support people to improve their nutrition and hydration, with a goal of lowering the risk of water infections and dehydration. They had identified that some members of the home were not keen on drinking fluids. Thinking creatively, they wanted to demonstrate to staff members, families and people living in the home that it’s not all about flui ..read more

At My Home Life England we’re delighted to have teamed up with ARC England, the membership association for learning disability support providers, to develop a unique Leadership Support and Development Programme that is specifically tailored for staff in the learning disability and autism sector. This bespoke programme is an exciting opportunity to bring together different leaders and managers working in learning disability and autism services, many of whom are facing similar pressures unique to their area of adult social care. The 6-month programme is designed for busy leaders, providing the o ..read more

Calling social care leaders in North Central London! Would you like to take part in a unique development programme and play a role in shaping and influencing the issues affecting health and social care in your area? In 2023, My Home Life England worked with care providers and stakeholders from the wider health and social care system in London to consider how we can support care leaders to play a more active strategic role in helping address the issues facing the health and social care system. Now in 2024, we’ve received funding to pilot a bespoke leadership programme! The programme is for up ..read more

Join our team as Programme Manager! The Programme Manager (South) role is an exciting post with a focus on co-ordinating and delivering our professional support and development programmes for care sector leaders. Part of the role will be working with our associates and facilitator team, supporting the development of positive practice, innovation and quality of life within care homes and other care settings. The postholder will be working with key stakeholders across health and social care in the South of England. The post holder will have excellent knowledge of health and social care and its r ..read more

We are proud to share our annual impact report for August 2022-July 2023! Some of our highlights include: Over 160 care leaders completed My Home Life England programmes. Working across England delivering more than 30 programmes and bespoke support offers. 98% of surveyed care leaders from our programmes said the quality of their management and leadership had increased. Delivering other strands of work including Bitesize, RISE and our Quality Development and Commissioner Support Programme The outcomes of Care Home Fans: Intergenerational Linking – England’s biggest intergenerational project w ..read more

As the Enhanced Health in Care Homes framework is published, Emma Self from NHS England shares with us what it means for people living in care homes and those who support them: “The Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) framework is not new – the initial framework was published in 2016 as best practice guidance following pilot projects which aimed to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in care homes. A key commitment in the NHS Long Term Plan to roll out EHCH to all care homes in England by 2024, meant that version 2 of the framework came with key contractual requirements for both ..read more

We are delighted to have been awarded funding from The Hallmark Foundation to conduct a UK-wide research project on the experiences of living in residential care, from the perspectives of older people and those who care for them. 15 care homes across England, Scotland and Wales are taking part in the research. We will be conducting research interviews with each care home from October-December 2023, speaking with four different groups – older people living in residential care homes, relatives, care teams, and care home managers. Through the project we hope to: Understand the resistances to an ..read more