Granparents Wanted: Charity Seeks Older Persons For ‘Adoption’ In A Bid To Tackle
A charity combating loneliness is seeking ‘grandparents’ to come forward and be paired with volunteers as part of a drive to find participants – as it…
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Two-Thirds Of GPs Want To Prescribe Tech For Patients Diagnosed With Dementia
A poll of GPs in the UK has shown primary care doctors want to prescribe assistive technologies to patients diagnosed with dementia. More than two-thirds…
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Work Experience Day Enhance Residents’ Sense Of Self-Worth
In an unusual about-turn, staff at a dementia care home in Somerset have been receiving help in doing their jobs from the residents they support…
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Rugby-Loving Barnstaple Care Home Resident Scrummed Up For The First Home Game Of The Season
Malcolm, a rugby-loving resident at Care South’s Fremington Manor care home in Barnstaple, Devon, recently attended Barnstaple Rugby Club (BRFC) for the first home game…
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30,000 Volunteers Stand Up To Support The NHS And Care Systems This Winter
More than 30,000 NHS and Care Volunteer Responders are standing by to boost capacity in health and care this winter and support some of the…
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Goodwins Hall Secures Silver Award in Anglia in Bloom
The residents and team at Goodwins Hall Care Home in Kings Lynn are delighted after scooping yet another award for their gardens this summer! This…
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Care Residents First to Get Winnter Vaccinations
The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme is off to a flying start with more than one million (1.16m) autumn covid jabs delivered in a week since…
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NCF Publishes Social Care Must Haves For The Next Government
The National Care Forum (NCF) is calling on all political parties to recognise that social care matters to us all in their manifestos by prioritising…
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Surbiton Care Resident With Dementia Finds Joy And Connection Through Adopt A Grandparent
Adopt a Grandparent, an independent charity seeking to build intergenerational relationships across the globe, has shared a story that displays the power of human connection…
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Local Care Home Presents Cheque To Local Homeless Charity
Hazel Lodge care home in Battle recently presented East Sussex charity, Warming up the Homeless with a cheque for £314.14 which was raised by the…
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HC-One And NACC Collaborate For Meals On Wheels Week
HC-One care homes across the UK are delighted to be welcoming in their local communities to join them for Afternoon Tea for ‘Friday Friends’ Day…
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Plea For Parties To Address Social Care At Conferences
Tories and Labour must go beyond Lib Dems’ £5bn pledge POLITICIANS meeting at the Conservative and Labour Party conferences must be bold and go beyond…
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Charitable Trust Gives Over £3,500 To Support Adults With Learning Disabilities
A West Midlands-based learning disability charity has enhanced the lives of more than 40 people, providing funding worth more than £3,500. Select Lifestyles Charitable Trust,…
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As the cost-of-living crisis worsens in the UK, those working in the adult social care sector have been amongst the hardest hit. In response, the…
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Health And Social Care Organisations Call On Government To Overhaul End Of Life Care
A coalition of leading health and social care organisations is calling on the government to tackle failings in the way older people are cared for…
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