Meaningful Care Matters

25/11/2025

‘The people who make the greatest difference are not the ones with the most recognition or status, but the ones who take the time to listen, to encourage, and to love without condition…’
Peter Bewert explains the difference between the ‘leaf people’, ‘branch people’ and ‘roots people’ in our lives, and what is needed to make a reality.
https://ow.ly/jLZu50XmSa7

25/11/2025

Our MCM Managing Director, Peter, has been on the move in — meeting new partners, reconnecting with longtime partners and friends, whilst making unforgettable moments along the way. One standout? This warm welcome from Edna at the O'Neill Center in .

24/11/2025

Lots of people associate our culture change work in care homes, but we are very proud to partner with Region of Peel who have rolled out the in all their Adult Day Services

Congratulations to all five services for achieving accreditation and being the first services in to demonstrate this emotion-focused model in action.

The core features of in this context is a relaxed and fun environment full of opportunities to be creative, purposeful and to make new friendships. Activities are integrated throughout all parts of the day not just in structured group programs.

22/11/2025

A sustainable culture of excellence in Long-term Care requires emotionally intelligent and dedicated leaders to nurture a whole team approach. Learn how the is supporting homes to bring out the best in everyone living and working in in this recorded webinar from Family Councils Ontario and CARP
Please get in touch if you’d like to learn more about getting involved!

A sustainable culture of excellence in Long-term Care requires emotionally intelligent and dedicated leaders to nurture a whole-team approach. Learn how The ...

20/11/2025

Lots of people ask us where to start with making meaningful changes in
In response to this interest, we have created a new three-module, six-day course called Free to Be Me which offers leaders a chance to meet others with a similar passion for approaches to & to begin their transformation.
Dates are being scheduled in in 2026 so please get in touch to indicate your interest. https://ow.ly/BUML50XmSVN

19/11/2025

Sally Knocker in our team can rarely talk for just 3 minutes! But here she is summarising the importance of breaking down ‘us and them’ in care

19/11/2025

A warm welcome and congratulations to Temiskaming Lodge Devil’s Rock and Pete’s Dam home areas who have achieved Accreditation

These photographs tell the story of a home full of fun, friendship and transformed environments.

18/11/2025

As part of the ButterflyApproach transformation, our Home Action Teams work hard to transform boring hallways with relevant themes which relate to people’s life stories and local interests.
Admiral Jellicoe House The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust have created some fantastic walls linked to Portsmouth Football Club
These provide brilliant talking points and a fantastic alternative to bland hotel-style pictures.

18/11/2025

Great to see the ‘Household Model’ recognised as an innovation by Vic Rayner in her presentation at
Dementia Community
The Butterfly Approach has always focused on creating small home areas to create more of a relaxed family feel. “Who wants to eat in large, noisy dining rooms with 30+ people?”

17/11/2025

Sally Knocker is at the in sharing a short presentation on the importance of reducing ‘us and them’ features in care homes.
The removal of uniforms remains a hot topic in
We ask why do we still want to look like we are at ‘work’ when we are in people’s home?

14/11/2025

‘We all agree that as people who work in health and social care settings our interactions are for a reason and a season, they also provide structure and stability in times of uncertainty…’ In this thought-provoking blog, Peter Bewert explores how the ‘tree of life’ is a useful metaphor to consider how we can nurture people living and working in

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