CHESTNUT View Care Home, in Haslemere, is one of the first care homes in south west Surrey to participate in a new project carried out by the Guildford and Waverley locality team.

The project – ‘Hydrate in Care Homes’ – will focus on optimum hydration levels in older people and aims to reduce the risk of accidental falls and acute hospital admissions through improving hydration awareness and practices among staff. The pilot project is being trialled in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.