Excited to see the research Mark Rendell and I did into understanding why care home gardens were not more actively used, particularly for dementia, published in the Journal for Dementia Care. This has since also been republished in their sister magazine in Australia too. http://www.stepchange-design.co.uk/image/data/JDC-garden-article-march2015%20.pdf
Royal visit – Prospect Park Hospital
The Duchess of Gloucester opened the refurbished Oakwood Unit, Prospect Park Hospital, including the main wards and its garden. It was lovely to meet her and then to see Patients, families and Staff all gathered in the main garden where she chatted with nearly everyone before cutting a cake and presented the plaque to put on display. The gardens are … Read More