Comedy Genius Terry Jones Unites With 3,500 People At Memory Walk
Monty Python legend Terry Jones joined more than 3,500 people to unite against dementia at the London Memory Walk. The 75-year-old, who is living with a rare form…
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Month: September 2017
Canford Healthcare Celebrates British Food Fortnight
British Food Fortnight starts on Saturday 23rd September and up and down the country organisations, supermarkets and businesses will celebrate, putting British produce at the…
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The Activities Team At Hamble Heights Care Home In Fareham Has Won The Ladder To The Moon Award For Evidence Of Outstanding Activities
For the second year in a row, Hamble Heights has been Highly Commended by Ladder to the Moon, the organisation that provides workforce and service…
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Call To Make Mental Health Workforce Fit For The Future As Pressure On Services Rises
A “radical reform” of mental health services is needed to develop a workforce to meet people’s needs in the future, according to a new report…
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CQC To Rate More Providers Following Inspection
The Department of Health has confirmed that it will grant CQC the power to be able to rate independent healthcare providers for the first time…
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Care Workers’ Pyjama Walk Raises Over £450 For Cheshire Care Home
Three staff members from Gleavewood, the Minster Care-run residential home in Cheshire, pulled on their pyjamas and laced up their walking boots to take part…
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Epidemic Of Elder Abuse Across The Uk
Older people across the UK are being abused on a significant scale, according to new research released by the charity Action on Elder Abuse. The…
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Deaths From Alzheimer’s Disease In Scotland Increase By 33.4% In One Year
Deaths from Alzheimer’s in Scotland have soared by 33.4% in a year, according to new statistics released by the National Records of Scotland today. Provisional…
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Hallmark Care Home Celebrates 25 Years
Hallmark Care Home, Cherry Tree in Caldicot, South Wales celebrated 25 years since it first opened its doors with a vintage tea party for residents,…
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Care Home Resident Who Helped Decipher Nazi Transmissions Celebrates 100th Birthday
A woman who contributed to solving the Enigma code has celebrated her 100th birthday. Ann Bayley who served as a Women’s Royal Air Force (WRAF)…
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Doreen Celebrates 30 Years At Walstead Place
Caring Homes Senior Care Assistant Doreen Knight has spent a lifetime caring for others at Walstead Place in Haywards Heath and is celebrating 30 years…
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Newcastle Care Home Celebrates Dementia Carers Day
DEMENTIA Carers Day was celebrated by care home residents and their families in the North East. The national day of appreciation and support for dementia…
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Caring For Older Relatives: Brits Underestimate Costs And Are Unprepared
Brits underestimate costs of residential care by 62 per cent Six in ten have not put in place any preparations for caring for a loved…
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New Approach To Risk Could Improve The Quality Of Life For Vulnerable People
The fear of making a wrong decision is putting care workers under unfair pressure and is placing strain on their relationship with those in their…
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Care Home Residents’ Memory Walk Raises Funds For Charity
ELDERLY care home residents have been raising funds for the fight against dementia with a sponsored walk. The Gables Care Home, in Middlesbrough, held a…
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