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Health & wellbeing

Enjoy a happy retirement with our wellbeing tips on things like keeping fit, promoting positive mental health and sleeping well.

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10 tiresome tasks we hate about wintert

It’s turning cold and you want your home to be warm and cosy. But that involves some tiresome maintenance tasks – unless you live in a McCarthy & Stone Retirement apartment of course

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Everybody Finds Good Neighbours

Expectations are revisited at two of our properties in Yorkshire, where you can findfriendship, fine food and plenty of humour.

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We Make A Difference To People's Lives

Chief executive Clive Fenton speaks about his pride in McCarthy & Stone’s philosophy, and how our developments change people's lives.

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Keeping Active: Volunteering At The NCI

See how McCarthy & Stone homeowner Roland is keeping active during retirement by volunteering at the NCI!

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Walking

Let’s get walking! A daily walk can bring multiple health benefits, and prevent life-suffering disease too! Get your boots on today and step outdoors!

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Bringing Assisted Living To Scotland & Wales

Check out McCarthy & Stone's new assisted living property announcement for Scotland and Wales! This is an exciting one for all our residents!

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An Interview with Irene Estry

Getting older doesn’t mean we should give up the ‘desire to be eternally healthy’.

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