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A young horse rider from Derbyshire with learning difficulties has used her time in lockdown to raise money for her local riding school by holding a show jumping competition at the care service in which she lives.
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During the challenging Coronavirus lockdown period with restricted visits, residents at Ledbury Nursing Home have found a nautical distraction by
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Care providers are warning there is no excuse for complacency, after another fall in the number of people who have died from coronavirus in social care settings was announced.
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A new paper from the neoliberal think tank the Adam Smith Institute argues that the social care system is broken, unfit for purpose and cannot be fixed by new taxes.
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3 in 5 working carers (60%) in the UK had to take annual leave to carry out caring duties in the last year, taking on average 6 days from their annual leave allowance
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Royal Star & Garter in High Wycombe has thrown a special D-Day party for one of its residents, who took part in the Normandy landings 76 years ago.
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Adult care homes for under-65s, including those with learning disabilities or mental health problems will be offered testing, regardless of whether residents have symptoms
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Responding to new guidance that from 15 June all hospital staff will be required to wear surgical masks at all times and hospital visitors should wear
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Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has submitted written evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee.
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Frontline health and care staff will be able to access support from the hundreds of thousands of NHS Volunteer Responders, Minister for Care Helen Whately announced today.
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Residents at Wallside Grange Care Home in Falkirk are enjoying their pet therapy sessions via Zoom during the coronavirus crisis.
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The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) is calling for full parity in the government’s social care COVID-19
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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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