Tuesday 27th August was a big day for both the Ostrich team and the Torbay Dementia Action Alliance (TDAA). The Ostrich Team, with Laurence at its head, went down to Torbay to meet Norman McNamara, his wife Elaine and their fellow alliance member Lisa to launch this new initiative, the
On 27th August Norman McNamara and Ostrich are inaugurating in Torbay the Purple Angel window stickers, given to dementia-friendly shops; a “Purple Angel Accreditation” to recognise their efforts in learning to deal with customers with dementia. Read the whole story now.It all started with a blog. At Ostrich we take
Being vegetarian or vegan in care can be a tricky issue, as vegetarian meals are not always provided. But needing care shouldn’t mean that you need to change your habits and especially your beliefs. This is why at Ostrich we have invited Tina Fox, Director of Vegetarian for Life to
We at Ostrich would like to offer our thanks to Poppy from Active Minds for writing this guest blog on how reminiscing about historical events can have a positive impact on the lives of people suffering from dementia. Poppy also explores the history of the Notting Hill Carnival and why
Tony Watts, Chair of the South West Forum on Ageing and a long time writer and commentator on later life issues, says the country is not facing up to the challenges – and opportunities - of an ageing society. Your name would have to be Rip Van Winkle not to
For many football fans across the country the last three months have been torture, for non-football fans they've been sweet relief. However, all that is about to change as this Saturday, the Barclays Premier League returns for its 22nd season. The likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal
Ostrich would like to thank Recogneyes for accepting to tell us more about their work and how they help to improve the lives of people with dementia.Dementia. It is a subject we hear about in the news almost every day. Memory, communication, choice, comfort and independence; these are all things
Here at Ostrich we are proud sponsors of Older People’s Day. We are doing our best to promote the event as we believe in what it is trying to achieve. That’s why we’re extremely happy that John Baker from the Department for Work & Pensions agreed to write a blog
At Ostrich we would like to thank Training 2 Care for presenting today the Virtual Dementia Tour®.Experiencing dementia for non dementia sufferersThe Virtual Dementia Tour® was invented by PK Beville CEO of American company Second Wind Dreams® in 2001. Since its inception, the Dementia Experience has become the only scientifically