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By Barry Price, QCS Specialist Contributor (www.qcs.co.uk) In September 2020, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) commissioned a special report, which looked at Infection, Prevention and
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Music for Dementia and UK Music have joined forces to publish a new report which outlines a blueprint to use music to help improve the
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Residents at a Sittingbourne care home felt the powerful connection of animal therapy when a four-legged friend visited to provide joy, comfort and mental stimulation.
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Five care homes in Wolverhampton are getting a new holistic programme which uses technology to help those suffering with dementia and other diseases. Social-Ability, a
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Care leaders have accused the Government of being ‘out of touch’ after it denied there was a permanent crisis in social and NHS care. The
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A £12.5m scheme to create the UK’s first Veteran Care Village has been completed. Broughton House in Salford has cared for more than 8,000 veterans
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Music therapy sessions that help people connect, communicate and engage, have struck the right chord with residents at Belong Morris Feinmann care village, who have
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By Zeinab Ardeshir, Co-founder and CEO of Pill Sorted (www.pillsorted.com) Pharmacists once used to be the centre of their communities, however, somewhere along the line,
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Over one million people have received a spring booster in just over two weeks since the latest phase of the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme kicked
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Care home developer and operator Hamberley Group, backed by Patron Capital, has sold five of its care homes to real estate investment firm Rynda Healthcare.
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Residents at Woodbury Court have enjoyed a magical few days, watching their chicks hatch over the Easter weekend. Residents were delighted to welcome ten chicks
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A former fitness instructor, who runs movement exercise classes for fellow residents at a care home, says he is using the boost he gets from
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Residents at Braywood Gardens care home have had an eggcellent Easter weekend hosting their egg hunt! In the build up to Easter, residents spent their
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Staff at Care South recently attended an exclusive event at the Vitality Stadium, organised in partnership with AFC Bournemouth’s (AFCB) Community Sports Trust. This was
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A new report echoes mounting calls for the UK government to improve technology-enabled dementia care and prioritise digital tools that can transform the way dementia
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