Thursfields Highlights End of ‘Double Recovery’ Care Costs Dispute
Local councils should no longer take personal injury settlements into account when deciding whether to pay for the care of severely disabled people, according to
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Dementia Care Improved by Just One Hour of Social Interaction Each Week
Increasing the amount of social interaction for people with dementia living in care homes to just one hour a week improves quality of life when
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Gloucestershire Care Home Welcomes Families to Celebrate Dignity Action Day
Wickwar care home welcomes friends and family of residents to celebrate Dignity Action Day, with a tea party and dignity pledge event. The home, based
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Adult Social Care Workforce Statistics Released by NHS Digital Today
NHS Digital has today published the latest information on the number of adult social care staff who work for local authorities in England. This report
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Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo: Grow Your Care Home, Deliver Better Care Outcomes and Improve Your CQC Rating
Much has been made of the ‘care home timebomb’ in recent months. The analogy refers to the growing demand for care home beds. The care
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The Carer Issue #39 – Winter 2018
Click to read issue #39 of The Carer – Published Winter (January) 2018.
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Rhona, 86, on ‘Last Lap’ of Memoirs with Support from Hastings Care Staff
A former teacher is close to completing her memoirs despite being registered blind, thanks to special technology and staff at a Hastings care home. Rhona
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Longest Serving Mothers’ Union Member Audrey Awarded
CHRISTIAN charity Mothers’ Union has recognised a Barnsley care home resident for more than six decades of membership. Deangate Care Home resident Audrey Kirk is
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Care Group Backs Call for Greater Dignity as People Get Older
A social care providers’ group has called on the country to give people the dignity they deserve as they get older. To coincide with Dignity
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Suffolk Care Home Achieves Outstanding Rating
A canine relations manager, a pub and a twilight club for residents who can’t sleep are just some of the ingredients that have led to
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Heritage Researchers Praise Maxims Makeover
Postgraduate researchers from the University of Birmingham have hailed a major Staffordshire heritage project as a shining example of the reuse of a historical site,
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English Housing Survey Figures Confirm Rise of Older People Renting
Private landlords, local authorities and housing associations need to ensure their properties meet the needs of older people as figures released this week confirm a
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Care Home Residents Celebrate Burns Night with Haggis and Irn Bru
A Fort William care home celebrated all things Scottish during an afternoon of Burns Night activities. HC-One’s Moss Park invited residents, their families and members
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LGA Responds To Report On Lack Of High Quality Care Homes
Responding to a report by Independent Age revealing that two-thirds of MPs in England believe there is a lack of high-quality care homes for older
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Alzheimer’s Research UK Calls For Post-Brexit Plan To Protect Dementia Research
Brexit must not delay the development and delivery of the first life-changing treatment for people living with dementia. That was the message Alzheimer’s Research UK
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