Care Homes Celebrate World Poetry Day with Trust-Wide Competition
In celebration of World Poetry Day held on 21st March, care homes within The Fremantle Trust were invited to send in their entries to a…
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New Intergenerational Project to Make Schools Care Home Friends!
Schools across England are being encouraged to become Care Home Friends in a new scheme to bring together children and older people living in care…
Read more...British Public’s Satisfaction with the NHS at Lowest Level in 25 years
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest level since 1997, according to analysis of the 2021 British Social Attitudes survey (BSA) published…
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Care Providers Urged to Bid for Technology Testbed Funding, So Homes are Care Ready
Care providers are being invited to apply for grants of £75,000 so they can test out with older people which technology tools and digital housing…
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Care Homes Stage their Own ‘Oscars Season’ with Awards and Music
Forget Hollywood, there was Oscars-style razzamatazz over here too as care home residents honoured the staff who look after them every day. Team members at…
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Ipswich Care Home Staff Member to Take Part in Virtual Challenge to Support Amenity Fund
A staff member at an Ipswich based care home will be covering more than 260 miles to raise funds for the home’s amenity fund. Sergio…
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Bournemouth Care Home Chef Manager Trains with Marcus Wareing
Stowell Barry, Chef Manager at RMBI Care Co. Home Zetland Court, in Bournemouth, was recently selected to take part in a cutting-edge culinary training programme…
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Growing Anger as Investigation Reveals Massive North-South Divide in Care Fees
Vulnerable care home residents are being treated “like second class citizens” by councils thanks to a growing North-South divide. An investigation by Care Forum Wales…
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Residents Interview Candidates at Hunters Creek Care Home in Boston
Home Manager Rachel French at Hunters Creek Care Home in Boston promotes a culture where residents are included in the decisions that have impact on…
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Care Home Residents Create ‘Enchanted’ Garden
Residents at a Poole care home have turned their wish for a magical enchanted garden into reality. Colten Care’s dedicated dementia care home, The Aldbury,…
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Care Home Takes on 18 cafes in 18 Days Challenge to Help to Re-Integrate Residents into the Community After Lockdown
With COVID-19 preventing care homes from accessing local amenities, the residents and team members at Fairburn Mews launched an initiative to visit 18 cafes in…
Read more...Scotland’s Nursing Staffing Crisis Highlighted in New Report from RCN Scotland
Scottish government must publish a clear timetable for implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act ‘as a matter of urgency’, says RCN Scotland…
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Frances Shares Secret to Longevity on Her 100th Birthday
A new centenarian has shared what she believes is – and isn’t – the secret to a long and happy existence. Having recently reached the…
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Antibiotic Use in Midlife Associated with Memory and Thinking Decline in Women
Researchers in the US have found that chronic antibiotic use in women during middle age is linked with poorer cognition even seven years later. The…
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Government publishes Fair Cost of Care guidance
The Government has published guidance for Local Authorities in England on the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund 2022 to 2023. £162 million…
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