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Physically disabled residents of Summerhaven claim that they are being put at risk because of a broken telephone and alarm system which leaves them unable to call for help. Sources spoke to The Royal Gazette over fears of residents being left unatten...

A couple devoted to helping people beat mental health problems celebrated the achievement of their dream as they cut the ribbon on Bermuda’s first private residential treatment centre. Nicholas Darceuil and Kimberley Ball-Darceuil opened Dignity Hous...

When people hear the word “stroke”, most picture it happening to someone in their later years rather a baby. But Jill Davidson, a paediatric occupational therapist and owner of Function Junction, said she had looked after an infant who suffered a br...

The public was yesterday asked to mark World Braille Day by “bridging the gap” between themselves and people with sight problems. Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said today marked the fourth annual commemoration by the ...

A team of health professionals working with the intellectually disabled has moved to new offices. The Community Intellectual Disability Team – which provides a range of services for intellectual disability clients and their families at home – was pr...

A team of medics has been formed to support those with intellectual disabilities and their families at home. The Community Intellectual Disabilities Team consists of nurses and therapists who work together to meet the needs of the clients and their f...

Residents on BHB’s Gordon Ward have access to an electric scooter, thanks to a donation from Bermuda Red Cross. The donated scooter will be used by various residents who have mobility issues, to help them within and outside the hospital building. ...

Dementia patients in Bermuda have benefited from an international therapy course to improve memory and mood. Four of the seven participants showed better thought processes, four saw an improvement in their mood and three said they had a better qualit...

Disabled people will need more protection in the workplace in the wake of a Budget sweetener to boost their employment prospects, a leading campaigner warned yesterday. LaKiesha Wolffe welcomed the Budget announcement that the employer portion of pa...

More supervised community treatment could provide much needed aftercare for patients with mental health problems, a support group founder said yesterday. Mental health advocate Chelsea Nicholson said community treatment orders would help patients who...