Scrooge Council Awarded Wooden Spoon In PPE Row
A council has been awarded a wooden spoon for paying the lowest care home fees in Wales and refusing to hand out free personal protective…
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Exeter Care Home Worker And Photographer Captures Residents And Staff For The Christmas Season
Residents and staff members at RMBI Care Co. Home Cadogan Court, in Exeter, have just got into the Christmas spirit with a very special activity….
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Residents Engage In Rural Reminiscences
Residents at Yeovil’s newest care home have been transported back through the years with a visit from Jan Millward of Rural Reminiscences. The group at…
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Care South Staff Spread Holiday Cheer With Elf Day Extravaganza
Care South have celebrated Elf Day in style this year, raising both funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Society in a heartwarming and festive manner…
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CQC Begins Rollout of New Assessment Framework
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced that it has begun the roll out of its a new assessment framework in the South region with…
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Liverpool Football Club Memories Captured In App To Support Fans Living With Dementia
LFC Foundation and Forever Reds have come together with National Museums Liverpool to help create first-of-its-kind interactive app content to support Liverpool FC fans living…
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Getting Routines Right for People Living with Dementia
By Bernadette Mossman, Healthcare Director at Vida Healthcare (https://vidahealthcare.co.uk) Amidst 55 million global dementia cases and 10 million new diagnoses annually, emphasising specialised care routines…
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7 In10 Councils Now Unsure If They Can Balance Their Budget Next Year
England’s largest councils say they are in ‘significantly worse’ financial position than before the Autumn Statement, as a new survey reveals that local authorities now…
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Why It’s Time To Move Beyond Short-Term Solutions To Recurring Winter Challenges
By Julie Tyas, Senior Qualified and Registered Social Worker and Senior Social Care Consultant, Access Health, Support & Care (www.theaccessgroup.com) Every winter, the social care…
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Longevity Experts Set Out Bold Solutions To Maximise The Opportunity Of Longer Lives
Financial incentives for exercising, a leg up to adulthood with a ‘decent start’ lump sum payment for school leavers and allowing bereaved or separated individuals…
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Care Home Carol Singers Light Up Forest Of Christmas Cheer
More than 30 residents from six care homes joined forces to sing carols and entertain visitors at a church Christmas tree festival. Performers from homes…
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Horse Whisperer Celebrates Her 100th Birthday With Bournemouth Mayor
Joan Rollason, a resident at RMBI Care Co. Home Zetland Court, in Bournemouth, has celebrated her 100th birthday at the care home, located near the…
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Staff At Parley Place Care Home Elf Themselves For Elf Day!
Staff at Parley Place Care Home in West Parley swapped their uniforms for costumes on National Elf Day and enjoyed a visit from some new…
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Sail-Ebratoins All Around – Cambridge Care Home Resident Takes The Helm
A Cambridge care home resident was delighted when his wish to take a cruise down memory lane was made a reality. 64-year-old Neil Kirk was…
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Dorset Care Chief Voices Fears For Sector Over Plans To Cut Net Migration
New plans to cut net migration will mean separating overseas care workers from their families and could destabilise the vulnerable social care sector, says Dorset…
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