They call him Mr Sunshine ☀️ because Ken "Bob" Storer, 90, lights up the children's ward at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre.

Congratulations to Perry Manor for achieving an ‘outstanding’ rating from the CQC. A home which is full of love, warmth and compassionate staff, who have enabled a resident, who is a former nurse, to administer her own medicines goo.gl/sF3cp8 Care UK CQC Press Office

What an absolute star Sylvia is! 102 and still able to shoot hoops. Something she might not have realised she was capable of, had it not been for the children #slamdunk #OldPeoplesHome4YO #betterlives

Dementia writer Wendy Mitchell warns care homes nostalgic murals are 'confusing and disturbing' bit.ly/2P029Ox Anna Park DrDr (😊)Wendy Mitchell Dementia Centre

Here with Sir Martyn Lewis BRACE Dementia Research #Together4Dementia - almost ready to get going....

Prof Clive Ballard exploring whether mental health issues can put people at risk of dementia #Together4Dementia

87-year-old Icolyn Smith MBE receives Pride of Britain award after feeding 60,000 homeless people - goo.gl/5H37RP

Twins Celebrate Turning 102 — and Becoming Britain's Oldest — with Perfectly Pink Party peoplem.ag/Ay8XR9f

Butterfly Care Homes are bringing humanity to those living with dementia goo.gl/2dwTtC SE_DC_Matters David Sheard #ButterflyHome

While many of us look forward to Christmas & all it brings, it can be a very challenging time for people who are living with dementia. Read these handy tips on making sure your Christmas is dementia friendly: homecare.co.uk/news/article.c… (homecare.co.uk Melissa McAlees Alzheimer's Society)

BBC's 'Care' shows how the 'real-life Jenny's have been forgotten by our government' goo.gl/V8b3Yq Alzheimer's Society Dementia UK BBC Health News

Fantastic! This 99 year old grandmother proves you're never too old to try something new and she scales a climbing wall for the very first time 💪🏼💥 #WednesdayWisdom bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng…

It’s always fantastic to see people going the extra mile for those they care for. William Boyle is a care assistant in Hamilton and loves entertain the residents with his music. What do you think about William’s approach?

Care home builds salon for resident who misses trips to hairdressers carehome.co.uk/news/article.c…

Lovely to see Oliver Hellowell Photographer still photographing since speaking to him in 2015 homecare.co.uk/news/article.c… BBC The One Show

New cafe employs people with Down's syndrome to give them work experience homecare.co.uk/news/article.c… … @sun_smilesleeds homecare.co.uk

New #socialcare recruitment drive is welcome, but the campaign sugar-coats the sometimes brutal reality of the role gu.com/p/ap259/stw

This is fascinating: the first care home to share its site with a pre-school nursery found that early years teachers who are skilled at working with toddlers are able to stimulate older people with dementia thetimes.co.uk/article/playti…

A fifth of all care home residents have been sent out of their own area to receive care - with some residents being sent up to 450 miles away from friends and family, according to new Freedom of Information data - bit.ly/2YDeIzK #SocialCare

Alice may be 95, but that hasn't stopped her clocking up half a century of voluntary service with her local hospital! vols.ga/1EA0p0U #VolunteersWeek #hospital