Last month, the patients at Newton House enjoyed a spot of fishing at the beautiful Whitmore Fisheries in Preston. The weather was perfect, everyone relaxed in the sunshine and enjoyed a picnic for lunch – they even managed to catch a fish at the end of the day! The gentleman at Newton House are already looking […]
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A resident who has resided at Glyn Rhosyn for 18 months has successfully transitioned to a step down service within MHC recently. His care team at Glyn Rhosyn provided structure, routine and care plans to support him in developing therapeutic relationships and increased inclusion into the community. During his stay at Glyn Rhosyn, he achieved
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A gentleman who lives at one of MHC’s Satellite homes in Denbigh has kindly shared some of his wonderful artwork with us. His talent never goes unnoticed and anyone who has the pleasure of looking at his drawings is captured! He took some time to give us an insight into when and what inspired him
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Memo from Niall Kelly, CEO: Dear All, It is with great sadness that I inform you that Steven Rawlins will be leaving MHC today (19th February) after 13 and a half years. Ste spent the majority of his time with us working at Rockfield, the last few years as Deputy Manager. Since last year, Ste
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It is estimated that humans swallow up to 1,000 times per day and 50 times per night. It is one of the most complex behaviours we perform. Swallowing requires at least six cranial nerves and 26 muscles of the mouth, pharynx and esophagus. These include: 11 facial muscles – lip control and cheeks 5 muscles
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Ysgol Friars Secondary School in Bangor recently reached out to MHC in need of spare laptops to aid their students distant/virtual learning during the pandemic. The IT Team at MHC were able to donate 10 old laptops to the school to help pupils and teachers whilst they are home learning. Richard Rooke, IT Manager of
The third Monday of January has been awarded the ‘gloomy title’ due to a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and the arrival of unpaid credit card bills. Now, the Samaritans charity are hoping a simple cup of tea can help connect people for a campaign they are calling ‘Brew Monday’. Life can be
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As part of a resident’s birthday and Christmas present, the team at Rose House upgraded his hobby shed during September though to December. This included clearing the old shed and ground works, assembly of new shed and fitting it with flooring. A work space for a train set was created and an electrical supply was
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St David’s has said a fond goodbye to Malcolm Woodhead, Occupational Therapy Assistant, who has retired. Malcolm has worked at MHC for over 21 years at New Hall and St David’s and he will be sadly missed by all. Malcolm’s experience, warmth and calm manner was always present and patients valued the times spent having
In partnership with the National Open College Network (NOCN), we are now able to offer the Using Employability Skills qualification to our portfolio of accredited courses for our residents and patients! This is ideal for those using their skills in our kitchens, gardens, looking after animals and cleaning. It is also great for those wanting
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