The Forgotten Workforce – Recruiting and Retaining Personal Assistants
A survey by Think Local Act Personal and the Local Government Association reveals that people who draw on care and support are finding it very…
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Care Home Workers Take on Mammoth Charity Cycling Challenge
Staff from Barchester Healthcare’s care homes up and down the country have taken on a gruelling 211 mile cycling challenge from Bradford to London to…
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Young Artist Designs a Warm Welcome for Belong Chester’s First Residents
A talented young artist from Belgrave Primary School, Chester, has triumphed in a competition to design a welcome card to be given to the first…
Read more...New Analysis Reveals Future NHS Beds Shortage
With England having fewer beds per person than comparable countries, new analysis raises big questions for incoming government over where investment should go to alleviate…
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Thyroid Problems in Later Life Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
Researchers from the US and Taiwan have found a link between having an underactive thyroid in later life and an increased risk of developing dementia….
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Rising COVID Case Numbers Causing Real Concern for NHS Leaders
Responding to the latest ONS Covid infection survey Dr Layla McCay, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, said: “Covid hospitalisations are rising, and this…
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R. Sorbie of Abbey Health Scoops Lakeland Dairies’ Reimagine Colcannon Chef Competition £1000 Prize
R. Sorbie of Abbey Healthcare scooped the Lakeland Dairies’ Reimagine Colcannon chef competition prize of a £1000 amazon gift card by creating ‘Molly Malone’s Colcannon’….
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Care Home Residents Take a Walk Down Memory Lane
An Oxfordshire care home has launched a brand new, dementia-friendly corridor with a grand opening and ribbon cutting to commemorate the event. Rosebank Care Home…
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Government Announces Change to Adult Social Care Reforms
The government has announced a change to its adult social care charging reforms in England. These changes will, the government say end the lottery of…
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Anger Over More Delays to Care Reform
CARE providers have reacted angrily to further delays to promised reform and called on candidates for the vacant Prime Minister’s job to make social care…
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Chesham Special Needs Home Dedicates Community Garden to Late Friend
Birchwood, a residential care home in Chesham for people with complex special needs and disabilities, has dedicated a new community garden to the memory of…
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Anyone for Tennis? Local Care Home Residents Enjoy Pimms and Wimbledon
Residents and staff at Moors Manor care home in St Leonards, near Ringwood were at the ready for the Wimbledon semi-finals with delicious strawberries and…
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Nurse Kate Completes Charity Cycle Ride
Kate Watkins, one of Ashridge Court Care Centre’s longest-serving nurses, and her niece, Hannah Williams, have raised over £3,000 for St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne…
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Alice in Wonderland Characters Help Care Home Celebrate Tenth Anniversary
A decade of community care has been celebrated with an Alice in Wonderland-themed party at a Winchester care home. Team members at Colten Care’s St…
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Stunning New Rose Garden Honours Black Gardener
A care organisation has paid a touching floral tribute to one of Britain’s first black gardeners who lived most of his life in Gwynedd. Pendine…
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