MattJarram published Care home needs help with chickens which benefit dementia...

A care home in Hucknall urgently needs a volunteer to help look after its pet chickens - which are helping patients with dementia.Hazelgrove, managed by Milford Care, off Farleys Lane, introduced chickens in 2011 after research suggested they comforted patients with dementia. Since then residents have enjoyed feeding the chickens and collecting eggs.Manager for the home, Lorraine Poundall, said: "People from that era had chickens in their back garden so it is a way of bringing memories...