National Poetry Day at Frome Nursing Home
Karen Tidy - Carer of People, Rhymer of Words October 3rd was the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Day and the theme of this year’s literacy celebration was ‘Truth.’ Karen... Read more
5 star rating for 10th Time at Frome Nursing Home
Frome Nursing Home was awarded the maximum five stars again, in the latest food hygiene rating by the Food Standards Agency, for the tenth year in a row. Head Chef... Read more
A Bard’s View on Dementia
April is Poetry Month, at least in the USA. Over here we tend to join in but maintain our British feeling of literary superiority because our lists of poems and... Read more
Art Class Brings Joy
Frome Nursing Home ran art sessions for their family members who enjoy putting brush to paper. The home always refers to their sixty residents as family members, which is part... Read more
Why Doesn’t the UK Have a Women’s Equality Day?
60 Years Ago, The RAF Told Wendy Mills, No Female Pilots, Now living in Frome Nursing Home, I asked her if things had changed The 26th of August was Women’s... Read more
The 5 pillars of Comfort in Dementia Care
Comfort is also one of the six emotional and psychological needs highlighted by Professor Tom Kitwood, to maintain a sense of well-being for anyone living with dementia here at Frome... Read more
Undressing the Uniform Debate
In a Nursing Times survey in 2014, almost 60% of staff consulted, indicated that they thought uniforms were an important part of the job. It is, like the uniforms, a... Read more
BBC Somerset Music and Dementia with Karen Tidy
A Dementia expert from Frome Nursing Home is promoting the use of music to assist those living with the condition. Karen Tidy is a Senior Nurse at Frome Nursing Home,... Read more
Music at Frome Nursing Home
Ever get chills listening to a particularly moving piece of music? You can thank the salience network of your brain for that wave of emotion. Surprisingly, the part of our... Read more