7 ways to tempt your elderly or frail relatives outdoors
Lesley Tart, care manager at Bupa’s St Mary’s Nursing Home near Middlesbrough, who is also a carer for her 90-year-old dad, has some inspiring ideas to encourage your relatives to get out and about.
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