Nonagenarian Ice Skaters: Senior Care Home Residents Treated to an ‘Ice’ Day out at Hampton Court Palace
A group of senior care home residents – including one in her 90s – and staff from CHD Living’s White Gates Nursing Home wrapped up…
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Hallmark Care Homes Awarded Second ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating
Kew House Care Home in Wimbledon has become the second Hallmark care home to receive an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission. The health…
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Sunrise of Guildford Resident Wins Sunrise and Gracewell Christmas Card Competition
Care home providers Sunrise Senior Living UK and Gracewell Healthcare recently organised a very exciting competition for residents to enter. Residents across Sunrise communities and…
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Aberdeenshire Volunteers Lead the Way with Dementia Friendly Walking
Westhill Walking to Health group have received Dementia Friendly Walking status for their Wednesday morning one-hour Health Walk. This award from walking charity Paths for…
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‘Just Dance Memories’ Campaign Raises £60,000 for Dementia Research
Ubisoft, creator and publisher of the video game, Just Dance®, has donated £60,000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK – doubling the initial fundraising target for their…
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Maidstone Care Home Opens Innovative Resident Facilities
Ashley Gardens Care Centre in Maidstone has proudly opened a range of new facilities for residents, specifically designed to support people living with dementia. The…
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Flu Costs £30bn in Sick Days Every Year, Finds New Report
A new report published by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) today finds that the flu cost better off countries £30bn in lost working days…
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LGA Responds to the Queen’s Speech
Responding to the Queen’s Speech announced today, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “The Local Government Association has long called for…
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Social Care Sector Reacts to Election Result
With Boris Johnson’s Conservative Government leading the polls with a comfortable majority, ending the uncertainty on Brexit that has dominated the news for many months,…
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The Benefits Of Practising Mindfulness In Care
In recent years mindfulness has become a hot topic, becoming increasingly popular as mental health awareness grows. The reported benefits of practicing mindfulness range from…
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Carers at Colten Take Next Career Step
South coast care home operator Colten Care has seen its latest cohort of care staff pass an in-house training course to take up new clinical…
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Care Home Provider Brighterkind Wins at Personnel Today Awards 2019
Care home provider brighterkind has won Employee Engagement of the Year award at Personnel Today Awards. The award recognises brighterkind’s efforts in employee engagement and implementing positive change…
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Care Home Residents Make Music with Revolutionary Device
A group of care home residents are helping to test a revolutionary new high tech instrument that helps disabled people make music. The device has…
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Sweyne Court Care Home Wins at National Awards
Staff members of Sweyne Court Care Home, in Rayleigh, are celebrating after winning a prestigious award at the Caring UK Awards last week. The annual…
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Care Home Residents Need their General Practitioners
Care England has criticised a GPs vote to remove home visits from their core work. The recent proposal from the Kent GP Local Medical Committee…
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