Aubrey Lavis lives in a nursing home surrounded by chicks and it is making him clucky. The resident of the Whiddon Group's aged care home in Casino has adopted a hen and named her Priscilla, or, as he ...

Dubbed HenPower, the scheme was dreamed up by creative ageing charity Equal Arts to tackle social isolation Lonely elderly people are being given hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Aubrey Lavis has a new lady in his life and the relationship has proven transformative for the elderly man. Until recently, he would ...

Though some nursing homes allow outside volunteers to bring in chickens for brief visits, a few have started keeping hens full-time. Many nursing homes allow visits by therapy animals – often cats or ...

A unique project combatting loneliness has delighted “henthusiastic” care home residents. HenPower, run by charity Equal Arts, aims to tackle the social isolation of older people in communities by ...

THERE was a flurry of feathers at Whiddon Groups’ aged care home in Kelso on Friday as the HenPower program was kicked off.

Elderly people with dementia had a visit from some chickens to prevent them feeling lonely. Older people were treated to something of a hen party when they were given the chance to interact with the ...

As we age, it seems we become more risk averse. The great outdoors – including our own gardens, can turn into no-go areas, and we can become isolated. In an effort to counteract the devastating ...

Hensioners are hoping their henthusiasm for all things fowl will see them scoop a national prize. The HenPower project, run by North East charity Equal Arts, is calling for the region’s support after ...

Wood Green is a sheltered housing scheme in Gateshead that’s home to two very different types of resident – older people and hens. Caring for hens is a big part of people’s lives at Wood Green, and it ...

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has praised the North East’s HenPower project as it spreads its wings and heads for the capital. The award-winning £1m scheme uses the farmyard animals to tackle social ...

The HenPower, run by charity Equal Arts, aims to tackle the social isolation of older people in communities A unique project combatting loneliness has delighted “henthusiastic” care home residents.