Hundreds Compete In One of the UK’s Biggest Care Home Sporting Events
With the Paris Olympics now here, a group of Suffolk care homes hosted their own Games – featuring breakdancing. The one-of-a-kind event was held at…
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Homecare Association Report Reveals Critically Low Fee Rates For State-Funded Homecare
New research from the Homecare Association shows that fee rates for state-funded homecare across the UK remain dangerously low, failing to keep pace with rising…
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Northampton Carers Long Service Awards
Care Assistants at Collingtree Park care home in Northampton have received their prestigious Long Service Awards in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for a…
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Joint Letter Sent to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Registering Concerns Decisions on Adult Social Care
The National Care Forum (NCF) has today signed an unprecedented joint open letter that has been sent to the Secretary of State for Health and…
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Care Heroes Honoured At Prestigious Awards Ceremony
Care workers nationwide gathered at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surrey for the Agincare Heroes Awards 2024. Celebrating its third year, the event honours outstanding talent…
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Albany Celebrates New Bar and Chef’s 20 Years of Service
It was a momentous day at Albany nursing home, as residents, their families, and the dedicated team came together to celebrate the grand opening of…
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Barchester Charitable Foundation Donates To Bearded Fisherman
Tennyson Wharf care home in Burton Waters, Lincoln, recently presented a cheque on behalf of Barchester’s Charitable Foundation to the ‘Bearded Fisherman’ The care home…
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Classic Cars Event Delights Residents At Elizabeth House
On the 27th of July, the car park of Elizabeth House, part of Runwood Homes Group was transformed into a nostalgic display of automotive history…
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New Complex Care Home Opens to Telford Community
Exemplar Health Care is celebrating the opening of its brand-new Shropshire care home. The construction of Woodside Place on Woodside Avenue started in May 2023,…
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Care Home Founder Urges Government To Address Regulator’s “Appalling Culture”
The founder of care home operator Home from Home has blamed the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for making the sector “unpleasant” to work in. His…
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London Based Area Manager To Take Part In Great North Run And Raise Funds For His Homes
Bobby Brooks will be running the Great North Run for his MHA homes An area manager working for a care provider is set to take…
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Greensleeves Care Awards Reward Talent Following Record Nominations
Leading not-for-profit care home provider Greensleeves Care has announced the group’s awards for 2024, in a record year for nominations that highlight colleagues’ extraordinary efforts…
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GPs Prepare To Take Collective Action After Overwhelming Ballot Result
GPs across England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking collective action. More than 8,500 GPs in England took part in the ballot and 98.3%…
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Team Hickathrift All The Way – Care Home Host Their Own Olympics!
Residents and staff at Hickathrift House care home in Marshland st James, Wisbech have been cheering on Team GB throughout the Paris Olympics. The home…
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CQC Inspections Fall To Second Lowest Level Since 2016 – New Data Shows
Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections have fallen to their second lowest level in almost 10 years, as the day-to-day regulatory function of the public body…
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