“It’s really beneficial to mum to keep busy and motivated – and Edensor provides the space for her to enjoy the activities she loves.” Jo Cooper’s mum Susan lives at Edensor, and has vascular dementia. She has kindly given us some of her time to talk about Susan’s background, her life in residential care, and how Jo connects with residents through a mutual love of music! Read more...

James and Simon are united not only by their friendship, and both being residents of Duckyls Farm, but also their diagnosis of Fragile X Syndrome in childhood. Whilst the genetic condition affects boys and girls, boys are often more severely affected. It can cause a range of issues with language, emotions, attention behaviour and social interaction. Common behavioural features of Fragile X include short attention span, distractibility, impulsiveness, restlessness, over activity and sensory problems. Read more...

Residents from Duckyls Farm, who play in the Sussex Disability Football League were delighted to meet the organisation’s chair Steve Atkins and share motivational messages during his 100-mile walk to raise awareness and vital funds to safeguard the league’s future. Read more...

Diagrama and regional and voluntary adoption agencies across the country have come together this June to launch a new ‘You Can Adopt’ campaign highlighting the importance of peer to peer support to adopters. The campaign comes as new research reveals that over a third (39%) of parents found support from other parents invaluable when raising their child. A permanent home is transformational for children. Read more...