An abstract from a recent report about care farm provision for those with dementia says, “There is growing recognition that traditional dementia care models fall short for people with dementia and their family caregivers. This has led to a call for new dementia care approaches. In response to this call, innovations in long-term dementia care […]
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People sometimes ask why Countrymen Clubs are for men only. Here are some quotes from research that were part of a study carried out on behalf of Independent Age and the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK) by Beach B, Bamford S-M. Isolation: the emerging crisis for older men: A report exploring experiences of social isolation
Countrymen UK is looking for experts in a range of subjects who can act as Guest Bloggers for our website. Blog topics should be relevant to our growing network of care farms and gardens in the UK and could cover some of the following: · Isolation and loneliness · Parkinson’s · Dementia · Stroke recovery
It’s been listed as one of the top ten high-impact strategies and the Secretary of State said that social prescribing would become an indispensable part of a GP’s work. But, as more of us become aware of its implications for health and well-being, the more the discussions on social prescribing look set to escalate. For
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Countrymen UK pick up two Awards The Sustainable Health & Care Awards 2018 The Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards In our previous newsletter (Nov.2018), we proudly announced that we had reached the finals for these two awards but when the winners were announced, all those ‘Good Luck’ messages definitely worked for us. We were declared the
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Can you believe it? Countrymen UK and Future Roots have just scooped a national award for our approach to health care.
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Would you like to join the Countrymen Conversation by writing for our website? What are we looking for? We’re looking for informative, engaging and highly relevant articles and blog posts that will be of interest to Countrymen, their Carers and anyone else who shares an interest in the topics surrounding Countrymen UK, whether it’s about
We’ve been asked why we chose “Getting back to being you” as the strapline for our logo, so here’s the inside story. It’s a simple one. The men who become members of a Countrymen UK Group may be facing the challenges of isolation and deteriorating health or social conditions, but we don’t believe that these
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It’s not a difficult question. The benefits of being more active should be easily recognised, especially in older people and more especially in men who have probably spent the best part of their lives in physical occupations such as farming, horticulture, construction work or the military… and who enjoyed outdoor physical exercise and practical activities.
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