Protecting the Vulnerable in High-Risk Settings
By Denis Kinane, Immunologist and Founding Scientist at Cignpost Diagnostics (www.cignpostdiagnostics.com) Last week, it was reported that the UK Health Security Agency, the public health…
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Maintaining Morale and Combating Stress in the Face of Staff Shortages
By Sadie Besley, senior operations director, Randstad UK (www.randstad.co.uk) Care homes are suffering epic staff shortages. Staff burnout is sky high; some care teams have…
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Why the UK Should Invest More Money into Assistive Technology
By Barry Price, QCS Specialist Contributor (www.qcs.co.uk) In early March, Sajid Javid set an ambitious but necessary target for the social care sector. The Health…
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Say Hello to the Carer’s Latest Unsung Hero…
We here at the CARER are thrilled to announce that Tony Postiglione, a support worker at Meadowview Nursing Home in Calow Chesterfield is our latest…
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Dundee Researcher Receives £235k Funding Boost for Dementia Science
A Scottish researcher based at the University of Dundee has received £235,000 to investigate how changes to the barrier between the blood supply and the…
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Reality TV Star Visits Cheshire Care Home to Combat ‘Empty Nest Syndrome’ Ahead of Global Day of Parents
With Global Day of Parents set for June 1st, a Cheshire care home has welcomed reality TV star and medical student Priya Gopaldas to its…
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Oxford Based Care Home Produces 3D Queen Figure Ahead of Jubilee Preparations
An Oxford based care home has been getting stuck into preparing for the Queen’s Jubilee, by making their own Queen. Residents at MHA Brookfield have…
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Care Home Shows Dementia-Friendly Activities in Café Event
As part of Dementia Action Week, Sir Aubrey Ward House, care home of The Fremantle Trust, put together a specialised café event to highlight lesser-known…
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Hallmark Care Homes Team Raise Thousands for Alzheimer’s Society Through 26-Mile Walk
Team members from multi-award-winning care provider, Hallmark Care Homes have raised more than £8,900 with a 26-mile charity walk. 37 team members from the family-run…
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Platinum Jubilee: Veterans Celebrate Her Majesty’s 70-Year Reign
Residents at Royal Star & Garter have reflected on Her Majesty The Queen’s 70-year reign and sent her their best wishes, ahead of the Platinum…
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Witney Care Home Celebrates the Jubilee with a Virtual Walk to Buckingham Palace
Madley Park House, run by the Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) is organising a fundraising virtual walk from the care home in Witney…
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8% Fall in Number of Care Home Residents Compared to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The number of care home residents has fallen by eight per cent when compared to pre-pandemic levels, leaving care providers in a “precarious” position with…
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Shock Figures on Empty Care Homes
Shock new figures on the number of empty care home beds should be ringing alarm bells in the Government, providers warned today. But instead, the…
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NCF Launches New NFP Badge to Demonstrate Quality in Care Provision
The National Care Forum (NCF) has launched a new NFP badge to help people better recognise social care services operated by not for profit providers….
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“First of its kind” Collaborative Community Pilot Scheme Opens at Aberystwyth
A collaborative community pilot scheme set up by a Welsh care home and community centre has been unveiled in Aberystwyth. MHA Hafan y Waun care…
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