Much has been made of the ‘care home timebomb’ in recent months. The analogy refers to the growing demand for care home beds. The care…
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Click to read issue #39 of The Carer – Published Winter (January) 2018.
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A former teacher is close to completing her memoirs despite being registered blind, thanks to special technology and staff at a Hastings care home. Rhona…
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CHRISTIAN charity Mothers’ Union has recognised a Barnsley care home resident for more than six decades of membership. Deangate Care Home resident Audrey Kirk is…
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A social care providers’ group has called on the country to give people the dignity they deserve as they get older. To coincide with Dignity…
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A canine relations manager, a pub and a twilight club for residents who can’t sleep are just some of the ingredients that have led to…
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Postgraduate researchers from the University of Birmingham have hailed a major Staffordshire heritage project as a shining example of the reuse of a historical site,…
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Private landlords, local authorities and housing associations need to ensure their properties meet the needs of older people as figures released this week confirm a…
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A Fort William care home celebrated all things Scottish during an afternoon of Burns Night activities. HC-One’s Moss Park invited residents, their families and members…
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Responding to a report by Independent Age revealing that two-thirds of MPs in England believe there is a lack of high-quality care homes for older…
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Brexit must not delay the development and delivery of the first life-changing treatment for people living with dementia. That was the message Alzheimer’s Research UK…
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Brand new Duston care home, Timken Grange, recently enlisted the help of local school, Millway Primary, and Friends of Timken to bury a time capsule…
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Two-thirds (66%) of MPs in England, including just over half (53%) of Conservative MPs in England and four in five (82%) Labour MPs in England,…
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A kitchen assistant from a Basildon care home is celebrating after being named the Unsung Hero in the Prosper Essex Care Awards, recognising the hard…
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Money raised by the residents of a West Moors care home will help young people with special educational needs to gain valuable life skills. Colten…
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