Belong Scoops National Care Award
Not-for-profit care village operator, Belong, has won the Best Residential Care Accolade at the prestigious LaingBuisson Awards 2019, which recognise the industry’s finest examples of…
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Scientists Discover Secret of “Supercentenarians”
People that live to be 100 or even older – supercentenarians – may have a specific quirk of their immune systems to thank. That’s according…
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Hospice Dementia Service Named ‘Best Team’ In National Awards
St Cuthbert’s Hospice, Durham, has been honoured with a national award at the prestigious Dementia Care Awards at a high-profile Gala Night held earlier this…
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Norwich Doctor Raises Awareness of Dementia in Powerful Charity Campaign
Norwich-based clinician and researcher, Prof Michael Hornberger, takes the spotlight in a hard-hitting new charity film, exploring the impact vascular dementia has on the brain….
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Barchester Healthcare Acquires 24 brighterkind Care Homes from Private Equity Firm Terra Firma
Barchester Healthcare has purchased 24 brighterkind care homes from Terra Firma, for an undisclosed sum. Barchester has more than 12,000 beds and looks after 11,000…
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Brunelcare Lead the Way with Mindfulness
Brunelcare, a Bristol based charity providing housing, care and support for older people in the South West for over 75 years, is set to open…
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Anchor Hanover Wins Large Residential Care Provider of the Year at LaingBuisson Awards
Anchor Hanover scooped the Large Residential Care Provider of the Year Award at the LaingBuisson Awards earlier this month. The not for profit company was…
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Nearly Half of UK Adults Can’t Name a Single Type of Dementia
A new UK-wide poll commissioned by Alzheimer’s Research UK has revealed that nearly half (46%) of UK adults are unable to name a single type…
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Through Unity There is Strength- Care England Hold Health & Social Care Conference
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, held another very successful conference focusing on the health and social care…
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Hull Care Home Scoops Home of The Year Award
Specialised care home Elm Tree Court, part of the HICA Group, has beaten off the competition to win the coveted Care Home of the Year…
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University of Hertfordshire Leads Research to Enhance Care Home Residents’ Quality of Life
The University of Hertfordshire is leading a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded four-year study to improve how researchers, health and social care…
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Two Avery Winners at the Vegetarians for Life Awards
Avery Healthcare is delighted to announce that three of its chefs have recently been recognised for their skills in the 2019 Finals of the Excellence…
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‘Aura Care Living’ Launches Campaign to End Loneliness this Christmas
Aura Care Living, has announced the nomination of ‘Re-Engage’ (formerly ‘Contact the Elderly’) as its chosen national Charity of the Year, launching this November. …
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Sunrise of Bagshot Residents Visit Sebastian’s Action Trust’s Centre for Seriously-ill Children
A group of residents from Sunrise of Bagshot care home spent time at Sebastian’s Action Trust’s family outreach centre – The Woodlands – filling sweet…
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New Tool Launched To Help Employers Measure Their ‘Digital Readiness’
The Care Provider Alliance’s Digital Social Care programme commissioned Skills for Care to develop an online self-assessment tool, so adult social care employers can…
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