Life Inside Our Homes

What Is Respite Care: A Guide for Families and Carers

September 12, 2025

Caring for someone you love can be incredibly fulfilling, yet it can also be demanding and emotionally draining. Many family carers find they need time to rest and recharge, but worry about leaving their loved one without support. Respite care provides a practical and caring solution, offering short-term care that allows carers to take a…

Understanding The Different Dementia Types

September 5, 2025

If you or someone you care about is worried that dementia might be developing, it can feel overwhelming. You may be asking a range of questions such as what kind of dementia is it? What can we expect? Are there tailored dementia care services available that can assist in day-to-day life?  In this article, we…

Early Signs of Dementia: When Dementia Care Services Are Needed and What to Do Next

August 3, 2025

Dementia is a progressive condition that affects memory, thinking and behaviour. Recognising the early signs is important as it allows you or your loved one to access support sooner and make informed choices about care.  In July 2025, there were 744,045 people aged 65 and over estimated to have dementia in England. Of these, 491,445…

Celebrating Eva

September 29, 2022

A very happy birthday to our Eva… Eva celebrated her 98th birthday by having a party with lots of dancing, cake & treats. We hope you enjoyed your special day Eva! 

We will never forget you

September 19, 2022

Yesterday here at Willow Bank residents and staff together paid our respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II. There’s wasn’t a dry eye watching the funeral. We held our own wake here, this allowed us all together, staff and residents to come to terms with the loss of our beloved Queen, pay our respects and…

Getting loose

September 7, 2022

Residents across our homes have enjoyed a very active Wednesday: Our residents sure know how to have fun

A little update …

August 17, 2022

We have had so much happening in the Silverline Care Family over the last few months that we thought it would be a great idea to share with you all the latest changes! Our home “Shakespeare Court” located in Bradford changed its name to “Chestnut Lodge”. We had an event within the home for residents, friends and…

Mother’s Day at Springhill

March 27, 2022

Across our homes, we had various Mother’s Day activities and events to celebrate our ladies and important women in our lives. Springhill made a beautiful poster and had some lovely words they wanted to share: “To all the Mothers, Grans, Aunties, Sisters and other women in our lives that care for us and love us-…

Its a….. GIRL!

March 23, 2022

Our senior carer Louise who has worked at Springhill for 13 years was so excited she wanted to share her beautiful moment with her extended family. Residents had fun guessing the gender, chatting about old wives tales about if it’s a girl or a boy and giving mum advice about when the baby arrives Congratulations…

Pen pal post has arrived at Springhill

March 21, 2022

We had such a great response to our Pen Pal Appeal that residents now made some lovely new friendships. If you would like to be a Pen Pal, please send us a message on one of our social accounts and we will supply you with all the details you need to get started!