Sponsored Walk Success For Nuneaton Care Home Manager
The manager of a Nuneaton care home is celebrating raising more than £1,240 for charity through a series of sponsored walks. Theresa Ingram-Gettins, who managers…
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Month: September 2017
Local Care Provider Honours Green-Fingered Talent With A Blooming Great Day!
The Fremantle Trust held a special 25th anniversary final of Fremantle in Bloom – an annual horticultural competition open to its older people and learning…
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Karaoke And Gardening For Teen Volunteers At Care Home
A COURTYARD has been transformed at The Laurels and The Limes Care Home by volunteers from the Sheffield Wednesday FC National Citizenship Service (NCS). The…
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NHS Pay Rise Must Be Matched In The Independent Sector – Warning
A leading social care group has warned that any predicted increases in NHS pay must be matched by better funding for the independent care sector…
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People Should Have More Control Of Social Care Services
NICE is urging councils in England to help adults have more control over day-to-day tasks like cooking and cleaning. In a new guideline, out for…
Read more...New Resource In The Campaign To Tackle Over-Medication
VODG (Voluntary Organisations Disability Group) has launched a new resource to improve support to people with a learning disability or autism to participate in medication…
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Landmark ‘Dementia Village’ On The Cards For Canterbury As Part Of New Mountfield Park Development
Developers behind plans for the Mountfield Park project have announced that Canterbury could become the first location in the UK to have a village designed…
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Aberdare Care Home Manager Braves The Shave For Macmillan
Caroline Price, Home Manager at HC-One’s Meadowlands Care Home in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, has shaved her head to raise awareness and over £1200 for…
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Cruel And Heart-Breaking’- TV Actress Jo Joyner Describes Her Experience Of Dementia
Jo Joyner unites against dementia, sharing her experience of her nanna Dorris’ battle with dementia. Jo Joyner (Ackley Bridge, Mount Pleasant and Marley’s Ghosts), is…
Read more...NHS Providers Calling For Immediate Cash Boost To Avoid Winter Crisis
Time is running out for local health services to be given the extra funding and capacity to fully protect patients this winter. As the NHS…
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Herald Lodge Care Home Rated ‘Good’ By Care Quality Commission For A Second Time
Herald Lodge resident Mrs Beryl Smith and Senior Care Assistant, Gemma Pearcey, enjoyed a recent canal boat trip Herald Lodge care home in Canley, Coventry…
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Life At The Island-Care Trip To Leeds Castle
Residents at the Island residential care home recently made the most of the sun with a trip out to Leeds Castle in Kent. Leeds Castle,…
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Herb Planting Boosts Sheffield Care Home Residents’ Wellbeing
PLANTING herbs has helped Sheffield care home residents get outside and rekindle their passion for gardening. Horticultural therapy sessions have been taking place at The…
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Nearly 3 Million Over 65s Struggling Financially
Age UK research has revealed that nearly 3 million – that’s 1 in 4 – older people are in financial difficulty, showing that pensioner poverty…
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Groundbreaking Ceremony For New £1.6m Supported Living Scheme
A groundbreaking ceremony, has taken place to mark the start of work on a £1.6million supported living development in Colne, Lancashire. Due for completion in…
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