The Carer Issue #43 – Winter 2019
Click to read issue #43 of The Carer – Published Winter (January) 2019.
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The Carer’s Christmas Unsung Hero is Announced!
We are delighted to announce The Carer Unsung Hero for Christmas 2018! And the winner is… Wayne Phillips of Select Lifestyles, who provide care for
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Nominate Your Christmas Unsung Hero of Care!
Every year tens of thousands of hard-working and dedicated care sector workers find themselves working over the festive period and away from their loved ones.
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Pioneering Training Programme Provides Job Opportunities in North East Care Sector
A pioneering new training programme is helping people to secure work within the North East’s adult social care sector. Dementia support charity and residential care
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Nominate Your Next Unsung Hero of Care!
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the care industry’s leading publication The Carer, we put up a “Unsung Hero of the Decade“ competition, and asked
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Anti-Diabetic Medication Linked To Fewer Abnormal Brain Changes In Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers in the US have found that people with Alzheimer’s disease who had also been treated with antidiabetic medication, have fewer signs of abnormal gene
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Teesside Care Homes Hold Halloween Celebrations
Ghouls and ghosts walked the corridors of The Beeches Care Home, in Stockton-on-Tees, as staff dressed for the occasion. Bats and pumpkin decorations hung from
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Abbotswood Court & Jane Scarth House Colaborate to Provide Support for People with Cancer Diagnosis
Jane Scarth House, a local cancer support centre, based in Romsey, has been working with Abbotswood Court Care Home which has made it possible to
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Care Home Workshops to Tackle Taboo Around Sex and Dementia
Alzheimer’s Society has developed a workshop to help care homes break the taboo around the sex and intimacy needs of people with dementia, launching at
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Octopus Healthcare Raises £187m from Institutional Investors
Octopus Healthcare, a leading specialist UK healthcare real estate investor, today announced that it had successfully raised £187m into its UK care home fund on
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Demand For Government Action On Sleep In Crisis Ahead Of First Anniversary Of Controversial Compliance Scheme
It is one year to the day since social care employers were encouraged to identify back pay for essential overnight support staff. But 12 months
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UK’s Only Virtual Dementia Tour Arrives at Abbotswood Court in Romsey
Abbotswood Court Care Home in Romsey has welcomed the Mobile Virtual Dementia Tour, an innovative dementia training programme which gives people the opportunity to experience
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The Carer Issue #42 – October 2018
Click to read issue #42 of The Carer – Published Autumn (October) 2018.
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Gracewell of Ascot Celebrates Grand Opening
The red carpet was rolled out for the grand opening of new care home, Gracewell of Ascot, on Thursday 4th October. The care home, on
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The Homecare Deficit 2018
Councils in Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Trusts are continuing to exploit their dominant purchasing power, according to a new report
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