Daredevil Pensioner in Fast Lane to Ticking Off Bucket List
AN INSPIRING pensioner saddled up and led a sponsored motorbike ride around her hometown at the weekend, crossing a big item off her bucket list….
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Gwynedd Council Pays £44,500 Care Home Fee Arrears After High Court Bailiff Threat
A Gwynedd care home boss who took a council to court over unpaid fee arrears has accused the authority of blocking families from accessing specialist…
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Brew For Two: Charity Launches New Drive To Help People Reconnect
A new initiative aimed at helping people reconnect, while raising money for a veterans’ charity, has been launched. Brew for Two is encouraging people to…
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Staff-Short Care Firms Have No Time For Training
Connect2Care’s latest research shows how misconceptions around apprenticeships could be impacting their potential to fix industry-wide staff retention problems. Following the ‘Great Resignation’ of 2021…
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Continence Care Roadshow 2022 (Monday 20th June – Friday 24th June)
This year to support World Continence Week, Blueleaf has partnered with Ontex to create the Continence Care Roadshow – which will take us across the…
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Hugh Myddelton House Says Don’t Worry Beer Happy!
You better beer-lieve that residents at Hugh Myddelton House care home in Southgate, were more than happy to raise a glass, and sample some top…
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Abbeyfield Scotland to Transfer to Blackwood Homes and Care
Abbeyfield residents have voted overwhelmingly to transfer to Blackwood Homes and Care in a secret ballot. With a 98.8% Yes vote there is no doubt…
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Signature at Beckenham Celebrates Carers Week With Week of Fun-Filled Activities
Signature at Beckenham celebrated Carers Week with an array of specially designed activities every day of for colleagues to enjoy. The week kicked off with…
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Bournemouth Care Home Resident Celebrates 102nd Birthday
A resident at RMBI Care Co. Home Zetland Court, in Bournemouth, has recently celebrated her 102nd birthday. Joycelyn Mills enjoyed a celebration complete with tea…
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Summer Covid Spike Hits Care Homes
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported an increase in care home COVID outbreaks over the past week. The number of suspected outbreaks of…
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Jill Whittaker, Managing Director of HIT Training Ltd, Awarded OBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours
Jill Whittaker, Managing Director of HIT Training, Connect2Care, and the Executive Development Network has been awarded an OBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours list, announced…
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Single Brain Scan Can Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
A single MRI scan of the brain could be enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research by Imperial College London. The research uses…
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Student Paramedics Complete Placement at Carterton Care Home
Student paramedics were given the opportunity to complete a work placement at a Carterton based care home as part of their training. The students are…
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Ensuring We Have Enough Staff is Imperative for Tackling Care Backlog, says BMA
Responding to a speech by Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid at NHS ConfedExpo Dr David Wrigley, BMA council deputy chair, said: “The Secretary…
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Sponsored Walk Raises Awareness About Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Staff at Moorgate Hollow Care Home in Rotherham have helped raise awareness of dementia with a sponsored walk around a country park, while in fancy…
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