Heritage Researchers Praise Maxims Makeover
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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English Housing Survey Figures Confirm Rise of Older People Renting
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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Care Home Residents Celebrate Burns Night with Haggis and Irn Bru
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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LGA Responds To Report On Lack Of High Quality Care Homes
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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Alzheimer’s Research UK Calls For Post-Brexit Plan To Protect Dementia Research
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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New Duston Care Home and Local School Pay Tribute to British Timken with Time Capsule Burial
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 of MPs in England Believe Older People Do Not Have Enough High-Quality Care Homes To Choose From
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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Unsung Hero Award for Basildon Care Home Employee
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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Care Home Helps Children And Young People With Special Educational Needs
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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Voucher Scheme Initiative Proposed to Tackle Care Crisis
The County Councils Network has warned that social care funding will face a £2.5bn gap by 2019-20. This problem should not surprise anybody, as forecasts…
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Hawaiian Cocktail Party Hosted by Blyth Elderly
A TASTE of Hawaii came to a Northumberland care home as residents threw a themed cocktail party. Inflatable palm trees and exotic animal decorations were…
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Major Care Home Group Drops ‘After Death’ Fees Following CMA Action
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has welcomed Maria Mallaband Care Group’s decision to stop using a contract term requiring the payment of one month’s…
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Sunrise Senior Living Team Member Wins Prestigious Award for Dementia Care
Sunrise Senior Living’s Memory Care and Area Coordinator, Francis Bosompim, has been awarded the prestigious Dr Trevor Jarvis Award by the University of Bradford for…
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Happy New Year from The Carer!
We would like to wish all our readers a very happy and prosperous New Year for 2018!
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The Carer’s ‘Unsung Hero of Care’ Announced!
We are absolutely delighted (and proud) to announce the winner of our “Unsung Hero of Care”! Picking a winner has been possibly the most difficult…
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