Mental Health Patients Are Being Failed As They Leave Care, Warns Ombudsman
The safety of mental health patients is being put at risk when they leave inpatient services, leading to a continuous revolving door of care and…
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Local Care Home Visits Foundation’s Charitable Fund Recipient
Brampton View care home in Chapel Brampton, Northampton recently presented Favell Day Services (FDS) with a cheque for £636.00 towards the members Christmas meal and…
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Dorset House Resident’s Flying Start To His 80th Birthday Year Sitting In The Cockpit Of A Plane
A retired pilot who lives at a Dorset care home had his birthday wish come true when he sat in the captain’s seat of an…
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Hallmark Luxury Care Homes Opens New £23m Bath Home
A £23m, Hallmark Luxury Care Home which features a cinema, café, hair salon and it’s very own, gym supported by an in-house physiotherapist has officially…
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Annual Leave Report Uncovers Employees In The Health & Social Care Sector Are Taking 4% Less Annual Leave
A new report reveals that employees in the health and social care sector are not using their full annual leave entitlement, which means that they could…
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Mayoral Candidate Backs Social Care Reform
A candidate in the forthcoming mayoral election in York and North Yorkshire has thrown his weight behind reform of adult social care. Independent candidate Keith…
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Support Choice-Based Safety Monitoring in Dementia Care Homes Prime Minister Urged
Care Campaign for the Vulnerable (CCFTV) is a national, a not-for-profit safety in elderly care organisation has written an open Letter to Prime Minister Rishi…
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Former Driving Instructor Takes A Drive Down Memory Lane
A DRIVING instructor who taught hundreds from Peterlee to Hartlepool in career spanning almost two decades took to the road once again – more than…
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Anchor Welcomes Julia Mixter As Executive Director – Business Services
Julia Mixter has been appointed to the role of Executive Director – Business Services at Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of older people’s housing and…
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Care Home In Ipswich Launches Free Lunch Club For Over 65s In The Local Community
Avocet Court Care Home in Ipswich is launching the launch of their latest venture aimed at building new links with neighbours and the local community…
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Local Author Finds a New Chapter at Jubilee Court
Jubilee Court care home in Hucknall proudly welcomes resident Alan, a local author and former psychology professor, adding a wealth of knowledge to the community….
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Blue Light Card Helps Members Save £6.7million With Free Ticket Initiative
Members of the Blue Light community, including those in the adult social and residential nursing care sector saved £6.7million on tickets for festivals, gigs, attractions…
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Providers Back UNISON Call For National Care Service
Social Care providers today put their weight behind a trade union call for the creation of a new National Care Service for England. UNISON is…
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Government Urged to Abolish ‘Unfair Dementia Tax’
An open letter calling for VAT to be removed dementia care was handed in to 10 Downing Street on by campaigners. The Filo Project, an…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK Receives £3.1 Million From Omaze Mallorca Superdraw
The Omaze Mallorca Superdraw, which ran over six weeks, had raised £3.1 million for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The £3,100,000 raised by the latest partnership with…
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