Introducing… 2017

Happy New Year and welcome to 2017. We hope you had a wonderful Christmas break and New Year. This year we have lots of exciting changes happening and numerous new products to launch which have been in development and testing. Read more...

Christmas Closure 2016

Season's Greetings from Active Bathing and the Astor-Bannerman Group! We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support throughout 2016 which has seen some interesting and exciting installations in hundreds of private homes, care homes and public venues including Manchester City, Welcome Break, the National Trust and Asda as well as working with the BBC on numerous DIYSOS projects to name just a few! Please note we will be closed on the following dates, Friday 16th December 2016 - from 11:00am Monday 26th December 2016 to Monday 2nd January 2017 Read more...

Personal Care in a Dementia Bathing Environment

Bathing plays a vital part in the daily care of people with Dementia and residents of Buckingham Lodge Care Home, in Aylesbury are benefitting from the latest bathing innovation, the Active Bathing Compact bath from the Astor-Bannerman group of companies. Read more...

Enhancing the bathing experience for someone with dementia in a care home or domestic environment

Personal care activities, including washing and bathing, are extremely private and a common source of anxiety for people with dementia and can be difficult for carers also. This article explores some considerations for enhancing the dementia bathing experience in a care home or domestic environment using examples from a HC One care home in Leeds.

Care Home Bath - Buckingham Lodge in Aylesbury

Buckingham Lodge in Aylesbury is one of the latest care homes in the UK where residents and staff are benefitting from the Compact bath from Active Bathing. Read more and download the Case Study here...

Introducing… 2016

Happy New Year and welcome to 2016. We hope you had a wonderful Christmas break and New Year. As we enter 2016 we all start to think of a new year bringing new hope and in the words of Albert Einstein - "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."

Experts in Dementia and Long Term Care Bathing Equipment

When speaking with our clients, we are often told that the number of people requiring the specialist services of a Care Home due to the progression of their Dementia is increasing day by day. Widely, our clients... read more...

Safe and Efficient Bathing

Offering the ONLY bath specifically designed for Dementia care, Active Bathing are the preferred assisted bathing supplier for a number of Care Home providers nationwide, supplying a wide range of bathing, hoisting and showering solutions for their Dementia care & LTC environments.

Press Release: New National Care Home Sales Manager for Active Bathing

Active Bathing are delighted to announce that Clare Long has joined the growing company, taking up the role of National Care Home Sales Manager. Read more...

Meeting Key Care Home Decision Makers

Last week Active Bathing, part of the Astor-Bannerman (Medical) Ltd group of companies attended the 2 day Care Forum event in Northamptonshire. The Care Forum is the longest established Care event in the UK and plays host to a range of industry professionals and market leading care providers such as Active Bathing. The event gives senior care managers a chance to build quality contacts and relationships in the industry.