Meaningful Care Matters

22/10/2026

What does it really mean to be ?
It means feeling safe to be yourself, knowing that who you are will be accepted, valued and respected.
Creating that sense of belonging takes more than policies and good intentions. It needs to be seen, heard and felt in the everyday culture of a service, for the people we support and the diverse teams who work alongside them.
How do you help people feel safe to be themselves?

21/10/2026

Great to see our valued partners sharing their story of their Butterfly Approach transformation! Thank you.

21/10/2026

Many congratulations to you all from the MCM team - very well deserved!

21/10/2026

In this blog, Charlie H***e, Managing Director at the Huntington & Langham Estate Huntington & Langham Estate in , beautifully captures some of the fundamental elements of the and Approaches to care.
A simple picture of two women sharing time together at Huntington House says so much about what it really means to create a sense of home, belonging and connection.
As Charlie writes:
“Home isn’t really a collection of objects. It’s a feeling. It’s knowing that you belong.”

They say a picture speaks a thousand words. This photo that I captured in our care home does exactly that for me. It shows Zena, our receptionist, sitting alongside Anne, one of our residents, working on a crossword together. At first glance, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about it. Two p...

20/10/2026

For our partners in the Northern Hemisphere, Autumn/Fall can be a perfect opportunity to support people to go outside more, or to bring in elements of the outside to share memories of harvest time, conker fights and the beautiful canopy of colours at this time of year.
At the same time, our partners in the Southern Hemisphere are getting ready for a hot summer. Working for Meaningful Care Matters, we don’t only have to navigate huge time differences when we try to meet as a team, but lots of different wardrobes and weather conditions when we travel!

15/10/2026

NationalBakingWeek is an invitation to ask people to share & demonstrate their favourite bakes.
Will it be a Victoria sponge, a Welsh cake, an Australian Lamingtons sponge cake or a delicious Canadian butter tart? In our international work, we are lucky to test out lots of different local favourites!

15/10/2026

The theme for this year’s is ‘Values and Volunteering’.
Across many of the services we support, the kindness and commitment of volunteers can make a huge difference to people’s quality of life. Perhaps the most valuable gift volunteers bring is time. Time to sit and chat, help someone spend more time outdoors, or share a talent or interest such as music, reading or gardening.
A strong, shared sense of values is at the heart of the culture change we support. We frequently invite team members to reflect on why this work matters so much. Often, this takes us back to our own stories and the personal values that have shaped who we are and why we do the work we do.
So, what are the values we want to see reflected in the future of , , and ?
Ultimately, this is about all our futures.
What are the values that drive you, both at home and at work?

14/10/2026

What makes a really great care service and a home?
“We sit alongside rather than standing over.”
“We have conversations rather than simply asking questions.”
“We share experiences rather than simply providing activities.”
Charlie H***e, Managing Director at Huntington & Langham Estate in , captures perfectly some of the subtle but important distinctions that make truly so special.
It’s about being with people, not simply doing things for them.

They say a picture speaks a thousand words. This photo that I captured in our care home does exactly that for me. It shows Zena, our receptionist, sitting alongside Anne, one of our residents, working on a crossword together. At first glance, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about it. Two p...

11/10/2026

We are delighted to welcome Suheir Abdurahman to Meaningful Care Matters as an Associate Consultant.

Suheir brings more than 20 years of nursing experience across long-term care, retirement living, hospital and community settings. At the heart of her practice has always been a desire to see the person behind the care, taking time to understand their story, what matters to them and the experiences that have shaped who they are.

Her love of listening to people’s stories began long before nursing, growing up in a home where her father was a natural storyteller. That ability to listen, connect and make people feel heard has remained central throughout her career.

Suheir describes one experience with a person living with dementia who greeted her every few minutes as though they were meeting for the first time. However many times it happened, Suheir responded as though it were their first hello too. A simple example of being in someone else’s reality and making that moment matter.

As Suheir says:

“The setting may change, but for me, the heart of nursing does not: seeing the person, not just the patient.”

It is this shared philosophy that drew Suheir to Meaningful Care Matters, and we are excited to have her joining our international team as an Associate and sharing her experience, warmth and passion for truly person-centred care.

Welcome to MCM, Suheir!

11/10/2026

Butterfly Essential Four is at the heart of our Meaningful Care Matters strapline :
“We want to create a space where everyone feels safe to be themselves.”
Being accepted and respected for who we are is fundamental to wellbeing.
Our culture, faith, sexuality, gender identity, learning and communication style are just some of the things that make each of us who we are.
Creating psychological safety needs to go beyond policies and positive intentions. It should be something that people we support and team members can see, hear and feel in everyday life.
What does look and feel like in your service?