Playlist For Life Set To Enhance Dementia UK Care With The Power Of Music
This October, Playlist for Life, a UK charity that encourages the use of personal music for people living with dementia, has announced that it will support
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Residents At Hindhead Care Home Enjoy First Ride On New Trishaw Bike
Residents at a Surrey care home have been able to enjoy their first trip out on a new trishaw bike – enjoying a sunlit sightseeing tour of the estate where the home
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Deputy Lord Mayor, Opens £5 Million Specialist Nursing Home
Early last week (5th October), the Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford visited Exemplar Health Care’s new £5 million specialist nursing home, to mark its official opening.
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Royal College Of Nursing Indicative Ballot Of Members In Scotland Opens
The Royal College of Nursing today (12 October) launched its indicative ballot of members working in the NHS in Scotland on industrial action.
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No Lessons Learned On Social Care Since Covid-19
THE Government continues to ignore a crisis in social care that left the care of our oldest and most vulnerable exposed to the Covid-19 pandemic, providers said today.
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Parliamentary Report Highlights Government Mistakes During Pandemic
The government waited too long to enforce a lockdown in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, missing a chance to control the disease, leading to thousands
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Clinical Trialists to be Offered ‘Top-Up’ Vaccine Doses
Vaccine clinical trial participants are to be offered the option to get additional vaccine doses from next week, to ensure they can travel abroad to countries which currently only accept vaccination
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Dr Alex George Visits Care Home To Chat Mental Health With Residents
A care home has welcomed reality TV star and NHS doctor, Dr Alex George, to meet some of its residents, as he embarks on a campaign to push mental health awareness ahead of Mental Health
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Co-Production Key To More Diverse, Inclusive Future Extra Care Housing
Housing must better meet the diverse needs of older people living with dementia, as well as those from LGBT+ and BAME backgrounds – social care and housing sector experts heard
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Forbes Professional Ensures that Care Homes Meet Stringent Industry Requirements
For any care home, there are key considerations when it comes to their in-house laundry operation. Firstly, the process must be entirely compliant with CQC and the Department of Health
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Adult Social Care Contributes £50.3 Bn To English Economy-Says Report
The growing adult social care sector and its skilled workforce contributes £50.3 billion to the English economy according to a new report published by Skills for Care.
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Tax Rises And Government Support Needed To Pay For Social Care Reforms
Under current government spending plans, council tax increases of 3.6% per year will be needed for the next three years just to ensure councils can provide the same range and quality of services
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Cygnet Health Care Partner With Kent Cricket To Highlight Children’s Mental Wellbeing
Cygnet Health Care has partnered with Kent Cricket to help primary age children think about their mental wellbeing ahead of World Mental Health Day.
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Random Acts Of Kindness Graces The Halls Of Worthing Care Home Thanks To Local Social Action Project
A care home in Worthing has experienced a random act of kindness from a social action project which has been gracing the community with beautiful gifts.
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Care Trainers Launch Fund-Raising Campaign For “New Dementia Simulation Suits”
A UK care group has launched a fundraising campaign to acquire five pioneering age simulation suits to enable caregivers to experience the impairments of older people with dementia
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