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Dementia care home opens its own pub
A care home in Bristol has opened its own pub where residents can sit and have a chat over a pint of beer.
Humphry Repton House, which is run by the charity Milestones Trust, has become one of the first dementia care homes in the country to have a fully-working nostalgic pub.
Mike Jessup, activities coordinator, said: “It blurs the line between nursing home and normal life.”
Mr Jessup and his colleague Nicola Taylor came up with the idea after seeing how much residents enjoyed the ‘pub afternoons’ they regularly held at the home.
“We’ve opened three times so far,” says Ms Taylor, “and each time it has been relatives, staff and residents socialising together, there were no lines. Arthur spent all afternoon here with his daughters, and they said he was like a new man!”
Launch of The Big Tea in aid of Independent Age
Big Tea week 1 – 7 October 2013
If you want to make a difference to the lives of older vulnerable people, sign up now to get involved with this year’s Big Tea. You can hold a tea at home, at your work place or at school. Let’s make this year’s Big Tea bigger and better than ever! You’ll find everything you need in your Big Tea Pack. Check out last year’s photo gallery to get you inspired.Police: A&E 'better' than cells for mentally unwell
Detention in cells is intended to be used only in exceptional circumstances
Ch Supt Irene Curtis says A&E would be a “better place” when mental health units are unable to take them.
Care minister Norman Lamb has described the standard of some crisis care as a “national scandal.”
The Association of Chief Police Officers says dealing with mentally ill people takes up a fifth of police time.
Police can detain people where no crime has been committed but they suspect the person is mentally unwell. The temporary police power is called a section 136.
