Staff Member at Penarth Based Care Home Braves the Shave and Raises More Than £1000
A staff member at a Penarth based care home decided to get rid of her long locks and raised more than £1,000 in the process….
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Call for Public to Stand Up for Social Care
A CAMPAIGNER is urging the public to mount a last-ditch plea to the Government to stop vital extra funding from being denied to social care….
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Complaints About Social Care Increasingly Due to Funding Constraints says Review
The cost of providing care has become an increasingly common theme in the complaints made to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman over the…
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Knight Frank’s Annual Care Home Awards, Recognises Four Winners and Raises £65,000 for Healthcare Charities
Knight Frank, the independent global property consultancy, hosted its annual Care Home Awards last week, recognising excellence in the sector while raising over £60,000 for…
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Full of Smiles: Hastings Care Residents Treated to an Afternoon Tea Experience at Luxury Spa Hotel
Residents at a Hastings care home were recently treated to an afternoon tea experience at a luxury spa hotel to bolster overall wellbeing — with…
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NCF Calls on Government to Tackle Deepening Workforce Crisis
The National Care Forum (NCF) is calling for urgent government intervention to tackle the deepening workforce crisis that engulfs adult social care. The call comes…
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Funding for Social Care to Solve Crisis ‘Won’t Scratch the Surface’, Warns Dementia Charity
Dementia charity Alzheimer’s Society says the size and the scale of the problem in social care is ‘immense’ and people with dementia are being let…
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Growing old Disgracefully: Scotland’s Strongest Pensioners Celebrated for Zest for Life
‘Scotland’s Strongest Pensioners’ have been awarded for ‘growing old disgracefully’ through a resident-led April Fools’ campaign that saw them prank the nation. Earlier this year,…
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Pandemic’s Devastating Impact on Mental Health of Health and Care Workers
A new report by the Qatar Foundation, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that at least…
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Fears Over Dire Shortage of Care Staff
CAMPAIGNERS today warned of a dramatic rise in people not being able to get the care they need because of dire staff shortages in social…
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The Carer is Exhibiting at This Week’s Care Show
This week sees the UK’s main social care event in the calendar, making an even bigger and better return on 12-13 October at NEC Birmingham….
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Man with Autism and Trisomy 18 Champions Sailing Certificate
A man with Trisomy 18 and autism from Peterborough has achieved his entry level certificate in sailing after eight years’ experience. Matthew Robinson, 46, was…
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Husband of Resident at Care Home Complete Skydive as Part of Birthday Celebrations
The husband of a resident at a Harrogate care home completed a skydive and raised more than £2200 in the process. Frank Ward decided to…
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Blackpool Care Home Wins Award at National Dementia Care Awards
A Blackpool care home has been awarded best dementia care home in the UK 2022. MHA Pennystone Court won the award following the 12th National…
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Former Neighbours Tie the Knot After Reconnecting at a Surrey Care Home
Church bells are ringing out for a pair of former neighbours after tying the knot at a Surrey care home – where they reconnected years later…
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