Health and Social Care Secretary Sets Out Social Care Strategy
Speaking to the Local Government Association at its annual conference in Bournemouth earlier this week, Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock set out the
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Virtual Choir Releases Song to Power Dementia Research
A global virtual choir has released an emotional fundraising song to raise funds for pioneering dementia research, inspired by a Huddersfield family’s experience of the
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Duo of Topping Out Ceremonies Bring Two New Care Homes Closer to Completion
Two of the eight new Care UK homes due to open in the next 12 months reached important milestones in their construction calendars last week.
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Armed Forces Day round-up: Celebrations at Military Charity’s Homes
Residents at The Royal Star & Garter Homes have been awarded HM Armed Forces Veterans Badges in recognition of their military service. The badges are
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Make Care a Priority, Leadership Candidates Urged
As the Conservative leadership hustings headed to Yorkshire, the two candidates were urged to make the growing crisis in social care more of a priority
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Care Home Staff Rewarded £500 Bonus for Dedication
Encore Care Home’s specialist nursing and dementia home in Fareham, Hamble Heights, recognised and rewarded three members of its team for their commitment to the
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‘Social Care Funding: Time to End a National Scandal’ Lords Report Published
£8 billion should be spent immediately by the Government to restore the quality of and access to adult social care in England to acceptable levels.
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Family Fun Galore at Charity’s Surbiton Summer Fete
Hundreds of visitors enjoyed music, food and shopping at The Royal Star & Garter Homes’ Summer Fete in Surbiton on Saturday 29 June. The community
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Government Must Get a Grip on Monumental Social Care Challenge, says NHS Confederation
Responding to the publication of the Local Government Association’s One Year On: the LGA green paper for adult social care and wellbeing report, Niall Dickson,
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National Care Home Open Day Celebrated in Camberley
Kings Lodge care home in Camberley joined forces with the towns Alzheimer’s Café to celebrate National Care Home Open Day. Care Home Open Day is
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DHSC Agrees to Reconsider Funded Nursing Care Rate
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has agreed to reconsider the 2019/20 funded nursing care rate in response to a legal challenge brought
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Accolades for Cornwall Care Home Provider
Cornish care home company Swallowcourt was honoured with not one but two accolades last Friday night at the Outstanding Care Awards for Devon and Cornwall.
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LGA Sets Ten-Week Deadline to Publish Social Care Green Paper
The LGA, which represents councils in England and Wales, is making the call at its Annual Conference in Bournemouth today as it launches a publication
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Dementia UK Publishes New Information Resource on Pain
Dementia UK’s new information leaflet aims to tackle one of the more challenging aspects of dementia. People with dementia experience pain but they may not
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Art Builds Bridges Across the Generations at Sheffield Care Home
Wales High School, in Kiveton Park, Sheffield, has been creating amazing art projects with residents of a nearby care home, Ladyfield House. Inspired by the
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