‘Adopt a Grandparent’ Secures Co-operative Support for Fundraising Push
‘Adopt a Grandparent’ has been nominated to benefit from Co-op’s Local Community Fund – being named as one of its charities of the year and…
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Why Are We Stuck in Hospital? Research Reveals Barriers When Leaving Long-Stay Hospital Care
Care England has welcomed the new research from the University of Birmingham and the rights-based organisation Changing Our Lives, ‘Why are we stuck in hospital?’,…
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Oldest Resident in Essex Celebrated 108th Birthday at Runwood Homes Care Home
Elizabeth House care home in Benfleet, Essex, celebrated Violet Shipp’s 108th birthday on Friday the 3rd of March, making her the oldest resident in Essex….
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Tool Launched to Help Patients and Carers Improve Safety Across Health and Care
A first-of-its-kind free guide that helps patients and carers to take greater control of their healthcare and improve their safety has been launched, today (7…
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St David’s Day: Dragons, Daffodils and Lamb as Veterans Celebrate the Patron Saint of Wales
St David’s Day has been celebrated by residents at Royal Star & Garter. Staff filled the Homes with daffodils and put up red dragon flags…
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Older People Waiting Far Too Long for the Social Care Says Age UK
Age UK is handing in a letter to the Chancellor this week, signed by more than 30,000 people, urging him to use the Spring Budget…
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Laundry Assistant at Lincoln Care Home Get Long Service Award
A laundry assistant at a Lincoln care home was given a long service award for her work anniversary and says the job “gave her purpose”….
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Guide Dog Visits Wellington Dementia Care Home
Residents of a dementia care home in Wellington responded with lively interest to a recent visit by a local guide dog user, accompanied with her…
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Best Selling Author Frederick Forsyth CBE Gives Exclusive Reading to Care Home Residents’ New Book Club
Care home residents who are part of its newly launched book club were treated to an audience with a best-selling author. Famed for penning…
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Wetherspoon Donates Over £200,000 to Fund Frontline Healthcare Apprenticeships
Pub chain Wetherspoons has invested in the health and care sector through a significant donation to pioneering home healthcare provider Cera, as part of the…
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Ed Balls Joins Line Up of First National Care Careers Conference for School Students
Ed Balls joins a line-up of experts, younger people already working in care and interactive performers at ‘Who Cares?’, the first national care careers conference…
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Sunday Times Best Selling Author, Wendy Mitchell Joins Excelcare Webinar
Wendy Mitchell is a blogger, activist, and Sunday Times Best Selling author, who rose to prominence with her debut novel ‘Somebody I Used to Know’,…
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Suffolk Care Centre Celebrates ‘My World’ Accreditation and Opening of Newly Refurbed Dementia Suite
A Woodbridge care centre has been awarded the ‘Michelin star’ of dementia training during an event which also celebrated the opening of its newly refurbished…
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‘Happy Endorphins’ as Care Home Residents Stage Random Acts of Kindness
Kindhearted residents and staff of Colten Care homes have been spreading a little happiness in and around their communities. Their activities were part of Random…
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Junior Doctors in England Vote Overwhelmingly for Strike Action
Junior doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in their fight for pay restoration. Almost every junior doctor who cast a vote, voted…
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