Government Must Keep Pushing On with National Commitment on End of Life Care
Ilora, Baroness Finlay, is calling on the Government to keep moving forward with the National Commitment on End of Life Care. The National Commitment was…
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Residents Open Their Own Art Gallery at Ash Court
A group of residents at a Camden care home will display their handiwork from next Wednesday (8 March 2017) with the official opening of the…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Public Unprepared for the Financial Costs of Care
A very belated happy New Year to you all! Once again the issue of social care costs has been headline news. We receive many press…
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Eight Simple Steps To Laundry Cycle Management
With contaminated linen carrying the main risk of an infection outbreak within the majority of healthcare environments, laundry hygiene is a key part of the…
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Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner at Care Home’s First Film Club Meeting
Residents at The Elms, the Croftwood Care-run residential care home in Cheshire, ‘had the time of their lives’ during the home’s very first film club…
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Integrating Effective Hand Hygiene Into The Everyday Running Of Your Care Home
Rigorous hand hygiene is crucial to reduce the spread of germs and bacteria – and prevent infections. Paul Jakeway, Marketing Director at skin care specialist…
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An Ace Afternoon: Belong Wigan Table Tennis Sessions
Residents and Experience Day customers at specialist care village, Belong Wigan, have been displaying their competitive side and honing their table tennis skills, by taking…
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Lantern-making Heralds Chinese New Year at Hampshire Care Home
A lantern-making party with young visitors was the ideal start to Chinese New Year celebrations at a New Forest nursing and residential home. Residents at…
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Care Home Hits Royal British Legion for Six in Skittles Match
SKITTLES players from the Royal British Legion (RBL) were hit for six by residents from a Dorset care home. An eight-strong team from Colten Care’s…
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David Cameron Announced as President of Alzheimer’s Research UK
Former Prime Minister David Cameron has been announced as the new President of Alzheimer’s Research UK. Mr Cameron takes up the unpaid role, the highest…
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Care Home Hosts Traditional Burns Supper
A Bo’ness care home had a Burns Night to remember as they hosted an evening of fine dining, music and quizzes – all with a…
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Mill House Colleagues and Residents Meet HRH The Princess Royal
Colleagues and residents gathered outside Mill House in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, on Friday in the hope of a glimpse of seeing HRH The Princess Royal, who was…
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Working with Care Homes to Improve Awareness of Acute Kidney Injury
Think Kidneys is the NHS campaign to improve the care of people with, or at risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). Acute kidney injury (AKI)…
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The Carer Issue #35 – Winter 2017
Click to read issue #35 of The Carer – Published Winter (January) 2017.
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Alzheimer’s Research UK Calls for Charities to be part of Industrial Strategy
Alzheimer’s Research UK has welcomed plans for an Industrial Strategy that would see investment in science form a key part of the UK Government’s approach…
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