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A Toast to Tradition: Celebrating Afternoon Tea Week in Care Homes Across the UK
From 10th to 16th August 2026, care homes up and down the country will once again be reaching for their finest china, plumping up their scones, and polishing their teapots in celebration of Afternoon Tea Week — one of the most delightfully British traditions in the residential and nursing care calendar.
Sector Gives Cautious Welcome to Prime Ministers Speech on Social Care
The care sector has today given a cautious welcome to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s landmark speech on adult social care, in which he vowed to fix England’s “broken” system and pledged that his government would succeed where “successive administrations have ducked the issue for too long.”
PM Pledges to End “Decades of Political Drift” on Social Care
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to fix England’s broken social care system, announcing an accelerated timetable for the National Care Service commission and a new cross-party push…
NIHR Invests £1.65m in Quantum Health Technology
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £1.65 million to 17 projects to support the early-stage development of quantum technologies.
Carluke Care Home and Street Level Partnership Blossoms as Generations Come Together
A new partnership between Milton Grange Care Home in Carluke and local youth charity Street Level is helping transform the home’s gardens while uniting different generations through shared community projects.
Care Workers’ Charity Helps CQC Launch New Guide
The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has welcomed the publication of the Care Workers’ guide to CQC, a new resource on the Care Quality Commission’s website co-produced with care workers from CWC’s Care Worker Advisory Board and Champions Project.
Loveday and Co Appoints Petra Ionescu as Director of Operations
Later living and clinical care provider Loveday & Co has announced the appointment of Petra Ionescu as its Director of Operations.
Social Care- Time for Problem-Solving, Not Point-Scoring says Burnham
Visiting a care home today [Wednesday 29th July], the Prime Minister will say he is making the choice to fix the broken social care system by finding common ground across party lines to tackle the big issues.
Romford Care Home Raises Record £500 for Havering Dementia Action Alliance at Annual Charity Car Wash
Residents, team members, families and volunteers at Romford Care Home came together once again for the home’s much-loved annual Charity Car Wash, raising a record-breaking…
90-Year-Old Woking Ballerina Pliés Once Again
A Woking care home resident and former ballerina has had her wish of a special day celebrating her love of the dance granted thanks to a local ballet school.
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Pairly partners with The Access Group giving UK home care providers free access to real-time care enquiry technology
Pairly, the UK’s first real-time care marketplace, has announced a partnership with Access Care, part of The Access Group, to give all Access Care Rostering…
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A Toast to Tradition: Celebrating Afternoon Tea Week in Care Homes Across the UK
From 10th to 16th August 2026, care homes up and down the country will once again be reaching for their finest china, plumping up their scones, and polishing their teapots in celebration of Afternoon Tea Week — one of the most delightfully British traditions in the residential and nursing care calendar.
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The Role of Colour and Finish in Creating Calmer Care Home Interiors
Care home design is about more than how a space looks. Interiors need to feel familiar for residents, reassuring for families and practical for the staff using them every day.
