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One of the oldest living residents of West Sussex has celebrated her 107th birthday this week (Thursday 4 June) with a relatively low-key, lockdown celebration at Elmcroft care home, which is run by Shaw healthcare.
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Residents at Oake Meadows care home, Taunton, have sent their family members knitted hearts, photos and cards in a special ‘from my heart to yours’ campaign.
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Test kits have been offered to every care home for over-65s or those with dementia in England, reaching the testing target for June 6th.
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Care sector supplier Spearhead have launched a free COSHH training video for care home staff that can’t attend any in-depth COSHH training due to the lockdown restrictions and social distancing measures.
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Residents at a Hertfordshire care home were treated to the musical melodies of a classical three-piece group during a surprise performance to bring joy and
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The emotional and haunting new Charity Single ‘Angel By My Side’ is taking the Internet by storm, raising money for the NHS Charities COVID-19 Appeal.
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Providers of adult social care services may face more than £6.6 billion in extra costs due to the coronavirus crisis by the end of September this year,
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Residents at Borough Care’s Silverdale and Bryn Haven homes for older people have recently taken part in an art project and created self-portraits.
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The team at Grosvenor Manor care centre on Hatchmere Drive was determined not to let lockdown stand in the way of a superb celebration for the 107th birthday of possibly the oldest resident in Chester, Meg Thomas.
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Guinness Care is launching a new partnership with Friends Against Scams, a National Trading Standards initiative which aims to protect and prevent people from becoming victims of scams.
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Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has submitted evidence to the Low Pay Commission’s consultation concerning the National Minimum and National Living Wage rates.
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As the care sector, the NHS and society as a whole, battles against COVID-19; health and safety has never been higher on the agenda.
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Marton Care Homes Limited has purchased 11 care homes based in the North East, Yorkshire and Lancashire.
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Responding to a commitment from Boris Johnson to a target to get all tests turned around within 24 hours by the end of June, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said:
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Digital Social Care has been working with the Local Government Association, NHS Digital and NHSX on how to help care providers benefit from the increased use of digital technology while also keeping safe and secure.
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