Carer Launches Petition Against Closure Of Spurr House Care Home
A CARER at a care centre set to be closed down by Bury Council has started a petition to fight the decision.
Spurr House, a short-term respite care centre in Unsworth
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Care Home Residents Get A Visit From Their ‘Neigh-Bour’
Residents at The Chanters were pleased to meet their ‘neigh-bour’ Splodge the horse when he paid a special visit to the Atherton care home.
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Awards Success For Surrey Maritime Care Home
The training and development at Banstead-based maritime charity and care home, the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, has been recognised at the postponed 2020 Great British Care Awards which took place on 23 July.
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Edinburgh Pensioners Jazz Up Their Afternoon With Exclusive Performance
ELDERLY care home residents were treated to an exclusive music concert thanks to the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.
With restrictions easing, Cramond Residence was delighted to welcome Jed Potts
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More Than 85 Million Covid-19 Vaccines Administered Across The UK
More than 85 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across the UK, the latest figures show, as the government continues to urge everyone eligible to get their vaccines
Read more...Research Showing How Badly The Pandemic Was Impacting Older People In Early 2021 Raises Questions Over How Well They Can ‘Bounce Back’
Age UK has published a new report about the appalling impact of the pandemic on millions of older people aged 60 plus in the UK in the early part of this year. This is the second wave of research
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Southgate Beaumont Care Home Hosts Community Breakfast Event
Staff and residents at Southgate Beaumont care home, in Enfield, invited members of the local community to join them for a garden breakfast event last Friday.
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Researchers Identify Key Barriers To Underrepresented People Taking Part In Dementia Clinical Trials
Research presented at the 2021 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Colorado, shows that more must be done to tackle the barriers to recruitment and retention of participants
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MHA Elmside Hosts Wedding Re-Enactment For Devoted Grandmother
MHA Elmside care home recently hosted a re-enacted wedding ceremony, as the close-knit family of resident Beryl Taylor, 95, decided to ‘take the wedding to their nan’ in the home’s beautiful gardens.
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Professional Care Workers’ Week Returns
Professional Care Workers’ Week returns for its second year, this year taking place between September 6–10, aiming to shine a light on the work happening in the social care sector and to explore
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Sunrise Of Hale Barns Resident Completes Incredible Book
One resident at Sunrise of Hale Barns care home has recently received the green light for the publication of their book.
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Interior Design In Care Settings
By Maria Tibblin, Scandinavian Interior Designer for Health & Wellbeing and Holistic Design Director at MARIA TIBBLIN LTD (www.mariatibblin.com)
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New Report Calls For Assistive Technology To Become ‘Mainstream’ In Adult Social Care Services
A new report calls for a new framework and funding to make assistive technology ‘mainstream’ in adult social care services, including providing the infrastructure to roll this out effectively in rural areas
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Harleston House Combats Loneliness For International Day Of Friendship
The staff and residents at Harleston House in Lowestoft are demonstrating the ways in which they prevent loneliness within the home, in time for International Day of Friendship on Friday 30th July.
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Worldwide Dementia Cases To Triple By 2050
Research presented at the 2021 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Colorado this week shows global dementia cases are set to triple, with 152 million living with dementia by 2050
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