Malnutrition Awareness Week

Oct 4, 2018

Commencing 1st October How can you support Malnutrition Awareness week? One in ten people over the age of 65 are malnourished, or at risk of malnutrition. Despite these statistics, the majority of healthy eating messages focus on weight loss and obesity. The British...

HCPA’s StopFalls Campaign Update

Aug 7, 2018

Fantastic results so far! With 1 out 3 people aged 65 years or over falling each year, HCPA decided to launch the StopFalls Campaign with the aim of reducing falls across Hertfordshire. We are now half-way through our year-long StopFalls Campaign and we are thrilled...

End PJ Paralysis – 70 day challenge

Apr 25, 2018

Care providers can play a part – find out how The #EndPJparalysis Challenge 17th April -26th June 2018 If you had only 1,000 days left to live, would you want to spend them in your pyjamas, or in a hospital? The End PJ Paralysis Challenge highlights the...

Never Too Late To Be Active

Apr 11, 2018

Source: Hertfordshire County Council This year is Hertfordshire’s Year of Physical Activity and Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) is working organisations across the county to encourage older people to become more active. If your service users are able, why not...