Dementia symptoms reversed and personality restored in Japanese trial
A team of Japanese scientists have published research showing that dementia is caused by inflammation in neurones, not protein deposits.
All the latest news and updates from across our homes and schemes, plus expert views on issues facing older people.
Life stories: Dr Burton, Finborough Court Housing
Dr Burton, 91, lives at our housing scheme in Great Finborough, Suffolk. Pursuing a career in medicine when few women did, she specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology and surgery
Social Care Funding: a choice that defines the lives of millions
Since 2019, two million requests from disabled adults and the elderly (including those with dementia) have been turned down for social care, due to lack of funding. So, it’s good news that Boris Johnson is expected to reveal his plans to solve the social care crisis this week.
What does the Bible say about The Way We Care?
Alexandra Davis, Director of Marketing and Communications, takes a look at the biblical principles which underpin Pilgrims’ Friend Society’s bespoke approach to looking after older people, The Way We Care
Pulling together
Operations Manager and Coronavirus Lead Vic Stone shares how our care home managers have stepped up to the challenges of the pandemic
What's next for our Renewal Programme
Following the opening of Middlefields House, our thoughts, prayers and planning turn to Worthing, the second of our Renewal Programme locations. Matt Kisler, our Homes Review Property Manager, explains
Answered Prayers
Those living in our housing schemes have been looking back on prayers they have seen answered over the years
Middlefields House is now open!
Our brand new home in Chippenham has opened its doors
Making sense of life in Death Cafes
People have been meeting in Death Cafes all over the world since 2011 to do nothing more than talk about death over coffee and cakes.
First study to show that using your brain in older age delays Alzheimer’s by up to five years
A recent study by Dr Rob Wilson and his team at Rush University, Chicago shows that reading and processing information in old age may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by as much as five years.
Get The Pilgrims' Magazine
The magazine is our in-house magazine, published quarterly with news and stories from around our homes and schemes, plus thought-provoking features and a pull-out Prayer Guide.
Our magazine is free and can be delivered anywhere within the UK.
