Unsung Hero Award for Basildon Care Home Employee
A kitchen assistant from a Basildon care home is celebrating after being named the Unsung Hero in the Prosper Essex Care Awards, recognising the hard…
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Care Home Helps Children And Young People With Special Educational Needs
Money raised by the residents of a West Moors care home will help young people with special educational needs to gain valuable life skills. Colten…
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Voucher Scheme Initiative Proposed to Tackle Care Crisis
The County Councils Network has warned that social care funding will face a £2.5bn gap by 2019-20. This problem should not surprise anybody, as forecasts…
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Hawaiian Cocktail Party Hosted by Blyth Elderly
A TASTE of Hawaii came to a Northumberland care home as residents threw a themed cocktail party. Inflatable palm trees and exotic animal decorations were…
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Major Care Home Group Drops ‘After Death’ Fees Following CMA Action
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has welcomed Maria Mallaband Care Group’s decision to stop using a contract term requiring the payment of one month’s…
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Sunrise Senior Living Team Member Wins Prestigious Award for Dementia Care
Sunrise Senior Living’s Memory Care and Area Coordinator, Francis Bosompim, has been awarded the prestigious Dr Trevor Jarvis Award by the University of Bradford for…
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Happy New Year from The Carer!
We would like to wish all our readers a very happy and prosperous New Year for 2018!
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The Carer’s ‘Unsung Hero of Care’ Announced!
We are absolutely delighted (and proud) to announce the winner of our “Unsung Hero of Care”! Picking a winner has been possibly the most difficult…
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Balhousie Care Home Raises Funds To Take Its Residents ‘Virtually’ Anywhere As ‘Flying Sam’ Skydives To Success
Staff at a Fife care home have raised money to buy state-of-the-art virtual reality and other hi-tech equipment to enhance the lives of their residents…
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LGA Responds to CMA Care Home Market Study
Responding to the publication of the Competition and Markets Authority’s final findings following an extensive review of the UK care home sector, Cllr Izzi Seccombe,…
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Former WW2 SAS Serviceman Recalls His Experiences
A former SAS serviceman residing at a Caerphilly care home has been reminiscing about his time stationed in Malaya and Korea during the Second World…
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High BMI Linked To Increased Risk Of Dementia Later In Life
A new study led by researchers at University College London shows that people with a higher body mass index (BMI) in midlife are more likely…
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Bucks Fizz Celebration To Open Care Home’s New Bistro
A NEW bistro has been officially opened by the Mayor of Stockton-on-Tees at The Beeches Care Home. Mayor Councillor Maurice Perry and Mayoress Laraine Perry…
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Award Win For Local Learning Disability Nurse
A local registered learning disability nurse has been recognised for his hard work, dedication and passion with an award – thanks in part to a…
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A Dorset care home staged a special day trip so a resident could receive an honorary membership of the beloved golf club he played at…
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