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Intergenerational practice is when different generations mix together and take part in shared activities and experiences. Thousands of care homes and older people’s housing schemes across the UK are now engaging in some kind of regular weekly or fortnightly activity with nurseries, childminders, schools and parents and toddler groups, according to research undertaken by consultancy United for All Ages (UfAA).
Some nurseries are located adjacent to care homes, such as Busy Bees nursery in Chichester, where children regularly visit Anchor care homes for planned weekly activities. Others are co-located on the same site, such as Little Wrens Nursery in Nottinghamshire and London-based Apples and Honey Nightingale, the UK’s first care home nursery.
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