Dorset Mayor Helps Open Care UK’s Newest Care Home
Care UK has just opened the doors on its first care home in Dorset – Ferndown Manor. Councillor Mike Parkes, Mayor of Ferndown, cut the
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Magnificent Seven As Coffee Mornings Brew £13,800 for Charity
A retirement housing development in Airdrie has held its seventh annual coffee morning raising an incredible combined total of £13,800 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Bield’s
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Coronation Street Loving World War II Nurse Turns 100
A care home resident from Glasgow has revealed her simple top tips for reaching her milestone 100th birthday – taking everything in moderation. Ina Robertson,
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The National Event Dedicated To Securing The Future Of Care Returns On 28-29 June 2017 To Excel London
Award winning Health+Care will see over 4,000 care business owners, directors and managers gather on Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th June 2017 for another year
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Better Care Fund ‘Little More Than Ruse’ to Paper Over Funding Pressures
The Better Care Fund is ‘little more than a ruse’ to paper over funding pressures, according to a new report from the Public Accounts Committee.
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New Age UK Analysis Shows Older People In Employment Are Facing Cuts To Working Hours
New Age UK analysis finds that while employment rates for older workers have increased in this country since the 2008 recession, as has been widely
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Lancashire Home Engages With Local Community
A home at the heart of the community, Haslingden Hall & Lodge in Lancashire, continues to create strong links with local groups with two new
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Exercise Boosts Memory And Thinking Skills In Over 50s
A comprehensive review of research into the effect of exercise on memory and thinking skills, suggests that programmes of physical exercise can help to improve
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Thrill of Ferrari Makes Paul’s Dream Come True
This year Stocks Hall, St Helen’s Care Home set themselves a goal of making dreams come true for the people living there. Car fanatic, Paul
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Hospices and The Challenges They Face In Relation To Medicines Management
By Martin England, Pharmacy Services Director, Ashtons Hospital Pharmacy Services It is now 26 years since the then Health Secretary, Virginia Bottomley, successfully argued in
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Mayor of Kirklees Enjoys a Trip Down Memory Lane at Ashworth Grange Care Home
The Mayor of Kirklees and his wife took a trip down Memory Lane last week when they visited Ashworth Grange residential and dementia care home
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Dream Come True: Sunrise of Eastbourne Resident Visits Iconic Steam Train Once Again
Janice Patterson, an 89 year-old resident at Sunrise of Eastbourne care home, last week fulfilled her dream by visiting the record-breaking Flying Scotsman steam train
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Care Crisis: Two Thirds of Near-Retirees are Not Factoring Cost of Long-term Care into Their Retirement Years
Two thirds (71%) of over-45s are not factoring the cost of long-term care into their retirement planning, according to financial planner Tilney. Despite the UK’s
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Ping Pong Playing Pensioners Bat for Table Tennis Success
A 94 year old from East Lothian has reignited her childhood love of table tennis thanks to a generous grant awarded to Haddington Table Tennis
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The Simple Solution Transforming the Care Industry
Hannah Williams, National Account Manager at Sky, discusses the transformative impact that digital advances, such as telehealth technology, are having on care outcomes. The social
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