Meeting U3A Kingston SingersOstrich recently visited the U3A Choir - Kingston Singers, at their weekly choir practice. We were there to talk about Older People's Day on the 1st October 2013, in our capacity as official partners.There are approximately 60 members of the choir, who meet at Malden Manor each
Here at Ostrich, we’d like to extend our thanks to Laurel from 360 Forward for writing this guest blog about their new video: Conversations that Matter: Breaking through dementia. The video is a powerful film showing how to have empathetic conversational skills to understand unmet needs and build trusting relationships
Why appointing Ostrich Purple Angel Ambassadors?50 Ostrich Purple Angel Ambassadors are being appointed by Ostrich worldwide to support and spread the word of Norman McNamara and his global campaign to increase awareness of Dementia through the Purple Angel logo and other means.What will Ostrich Purple Angel Ambassadors do?This is a
In July Norman McNamara told what it was like to live with dementia. Today Norrms' life partner and carer, the amazing Elaine, has agreed to share what a typical day caring for Norman involves. Both Norrms and Elaine are part of the Ostrich Purple Angel campaign for dementia awareness on
Norman McNamara (Norrms) tells Ostrich more about Dementia Awareness Day, which will take place this year on 21st September 2013.Origins of the Dementia Awareness DayWe first came up with the idea of holding a Dementia Awareness Day, or DAD day as we love to call it, back in 2011 and
Recently, we received a message from Modern Law Magazine telling us we had been shortlisted for an Award. We are extremely proud to have been nominated, but it was a great surprise since we hadn't even known our name had been entered!Ostrich Law, which, as you know, is the legal
Here at Ostrich we like to invite guest writers to discuss issues and topics relating to elderly care. This week, Lachlan Faulkner of Stiltz Lifts talks about the history of lifts, how they evolved from commercial to domestic use, and why home lifts are now the perfect solution for elderly
We at Ostrich would like to offer our thanks to Margit Physant from The Malnutrition Task Force for writing this blog about how malnutrition can seriously damage an older person’s health. She also explores how care services should tackle the growing problem.The Duchess of Windsor once said that “you can