By: Shrien Dewani    This week, one of my absolute highlights has been working with ADG Architects and John Bell as we continue the design journey for our new build projects.    I always enjoy working with John. He is a seasoned architect with decades of experience in the care sector, but more importantly, he is someone who genuinely cares about creating communities that work for the people who live in them. That matters, because buildings shape lives. In social care, they s

By: Shrien Dewani    For nearly three decades in social care, one truth has become increasingly clear to me: a care home community is a living organism, constantly reshaping itself around the needs, vulnerabilities, and relationships of the people within it. Unlike most places we call “community,” ours are defined by continual change. People arrive at the most fragile moments of their lives. They often stay for a shorter time than ever before, reflecting how and when people n

By: Shrien Dewani  In every care community I’ve ever been part of, one truth continues to surface: the quality of a person’s experience is shaped not by systems or job roles, but by the emotional availability of the people supporting them.   At Evolve Care Group , we describe our colleagues as attached professionals. Attached not in the sense of boundary-crossing or over-identification, but in the deeper sense of being emotionally present, human, attuned. They practice empath