Call For Urgent Action To Combat Social Care Staffing Crisis In Wales
Mary Wimbury, chief executive of Care Forum Wales A social care champion has called for urgent action to combat the staffing crisis affecting care homes…
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Month: February 2024
Maternal Memories Sparked By Pop-Up Museum At Ripon Care Home
A MOTHER’S meeting group gathered spontaneously among elderly residents at a Ripon care home when a pop-up museum sparked maternal memories. An old-fashioned perambulator caught…
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Brendoncare Releases Single To Mark 40th Anniversary
Hampshire-based charity The Brendoncare Foundation is releasing a single of an all-time favourite song to mark its 40th anniversary (14th February). To tie in with…
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Flippin’ Marvellous As New Forest Care Home Cooks Up Pancake Day ‘Record’
Chefs at a New Forest care home flipped hundreds of pancakes so residents could attempt an audacious bid at a Guinness World Record for stacking….
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Barchester’s Charitable Foundation Donates £225k To Good Causes
Barchester’s Charitable Foundation had an exceptional year in 2023, achieving a donation milestone of £225,000 which enabled the charity to provide vital help to a…
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Prime Minister Urged “ Show More Love For Social Care” In Upcoming Budget
The National Care Association (NCA) has sent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak it’s “very own love letter”, highlighting the plight of the social care sector and…
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Nightingale Hammerson Win Team Award For Outstanding Services to Social Care
Nightingale Hammerson has been awarded the Chief Nursing Officer for Adult Social Care Team Award for ‘Outstanding Services to Social Care.’ This award highlights the importance…
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Son Of Famous Resident At Falmouth Home “Rocks” Residents With Musical Performance
The son of a resident at a Falmouth home rocked residents with a powerful musical performance. Amongst the residents at MHA Langholme, they have Simon…
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Love Themed Art Sales Success For Autistic Artist, Sam
KENT BASED artist, Sam Latter, has seen his art career take off with his collection being exhibited at The Walrus and Oyster Emporium in Canterbury….
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Care Home Residents & Staff Have A Fun Flippin’ Pancake Day
The staff and residents at Elm Bank care home in Kettering have been mixing up batter and flipping pancakes all morning in preparation for their…
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Administrators Strike Deal With Bank To Cover Staff Pay After Closure Of Care Homes
Three care homes in the south of England which went into Administration last month have now closed following the successful relocation of all remaining residents….
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Call For Radical Refocusing Of Health And Care System To Put Primary And Community Services At Its Core
· ‘Answer to over-crowded hospitals is not more hospitals.’ · 30 years of policy and implementation failure in moving ‘care closer to home’ · Need…
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ChatGPT and the Adult Care System – We Need To Be Aware Of The Limitations
Nourish Care’s Chief Product Officer Jeremy Baldwin on why the care sector should be careful in rushing to adopt AI There are many great examples…
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Blood Tests May Predict Dementia 15 Year Before Diagnosis
A blood test that looks for changes in certain proteins could predict dementia up to 15 years before diagnosis, research suggests. Scientists have identified 11…
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Grand Opening Of New Nursing Home In Leicester
Exemplar Health Care has marked the official opening of Greenacre Park, located on Elmdon Drive. Cutting the ribbon was The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor…
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