Care Village Chef Crowned Winner Of Prestigious Care Award
A specialist chef from the Belong care village on Kennedy Avenue in Macclesfield, has been crowned winner of the ‘Care Home Cook’ Great North West…
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Autumn Budget 2017: Deloitte Public Sector And Economics Predictions
Ahead of the Autumn Budget on 22 November, Deloitte’s public sector and economics teams set out their thoughts on the outlook for public services, the…
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Do You Know An Unsung Hero of Care?
The clock’s ticking down to December 18th! We here at your favourite care publication The Carer fully appreciate the dedication and hard work everybody involved…
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Dare Devil Heights for Dementia
An East Sussex lady, whose husband Derek resides at Clifden House dementia care centre, completed a dare devil wing walk to raise awareness and help…
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Larchwood Care Helps Raise More Than £2200 for Macmillan
Larchwood Care is celebrating after raising more than £2200 for Macmillan as part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning campaign. The homes held a number…
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Lack Of Choice Leaves Families Settling For Unsatisfactory Care Homes
Families face a critical lack of choice in arranging care, new Which? research shows. It’s survey found that nearly half (48%) of people who had…
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Study Shows Alzheimer’s Protein Passing from Blood to Brain in Mice
Scientists in China collaborating with the University of British Columbia, have found for the first time that amyloid present in a brain can trigger features…
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The Carer Issue #38 – Autumn 2017
Click to read issue #38 of The Carer – Published Autumn (October) 2017.
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12 Care Village Staff Members Set for Success in Prestigious Awards
12 staff members from specialist care village operator, Belong, have been shortlisted in the prestigious Great North West Care Awards, which aim to pay tribute…
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Social Care Spending Up £556m as Costs Also Rise
Annual spending by local authorities on social care rose by £556 million in 2016/17 to £17.5 billion, new figures show. That constitutes a 3.3 per cent…
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Charity Adds to Dementia Offer with New Memory Cafes
Trafford Housing Trust’s independent living service, TrustCare, has launched its first Memory Café in Sale, Greater Manchester to support people living with dementia. Located at…
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International Guidance Published On ‘Overlooked’ Older People With Diabetes
A leading professor has claimed older people with diabetes are being “let down” and “overlooked” by the system – prompting new international guidance outlining a…
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It’s Official – Runny Eggs Back On The Menu!
Pregnant women, babies and elderly people can now enjoy dippy eggs again for the first time since the 1980s – as long as they have…
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Further Expansion On Cards At Colten Care After Bank Deal
Colten Care, which owns and operates 20 homes across the South of England, says it is planning to open a new home every couple of…
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Ruth Langsford Unites with 3,000 People at Surrey Memory Walk
Strictly Come Dancing star Ruth Langsford took a break from the dancefloor to join 3,000 people who united against dementia at an Alzheimer’s Society Memory…
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