Gracewell Of Camberley Host Fantastic Outdoor Cinema Experience For Charity
Gracewell of Camberley has raised £200 for the Alzheimer’s Society from a charitable outdoor cinema experience on 23rd September.
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Overwhelming Response To Ivy’s 100th Birthday Card Appeal
Following an appeal to the community to send 100th birthday cards to Barty House Nursing Home resident Ivy Watson, she has been absolutely inundated with cards, balloons, birthday cakes and hampers.
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Hiding In Plain Sight: Olfactory Loss In The Elderly
By Chrissi Kelly, founder of charity AbScent (https://abscent.org)
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Social Care Plan “Contains Nothing To Help Millions ‘Here And Now’ Councils Warn
In a detailed briefing on the Government’s plan, the Local Government Association, which represents councils, says the plan contains far too little detail and no action at all on several crucial issues
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Rise In Social Care Complaints Raises Concerns
The Ombudsman’s annual review of social care complaints, covering both councils and independent care providers across England, shows the service found fault in 72% of the complaints it investigated last year.
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APPG Launches Report Outlining Its Vision For Social Care
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Social Care has launched its report ‘A Vision For Social Care’. This report identifies a number of key areas around which the reform of social care
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Surbiton Carer Receives BEM For Services To Veterans During Covid-19
A long-serving Royal Star & Garter carer has received his British Empire Medal at an investiture ceremony in Guildford.
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Celebration For Care Staff Going The Extra Mile During Covid
The willingness of staff and residents at a Bridgwater dementia care home to ‘go the extra mile’ during the pandemic has been recognised with a special party and awards to acknowledge
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Social-Ability Calls For Efforts To Raise Awareness Of Alzheimer’s And Dementia Symptoms
New research commissioned by social venture Social-Ability to mark World Alzheimer’s Month has shone a light on current understanding around Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia revealing alarming
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101st Birthday Celebrations For WW2 Veteran Moyra – Cake, Entertainer And Happy Surprises
At Friends of the Elderly’s Bernard Sunley care home in Woking, Surrey, the care team has been celebrating Moyra Webber’s milestone 101st Birthday with cake, gifts, cards and a birthday treat performance
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Research Into Infection Prevention Control In Care Homes Reveals How To Make Improvements Post COVID-19
A new study has investigated measures used to control infection in care homes for older people.
The study involved analysing data and previous research from 2007 to 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic
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Do Social Care Complexities Cast Doubt on the Effectiveness of the Government’s Latest Funding/
By Jennifer Johnston, associate at law firm BLM (www.blmlaw.com)
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Cabrini Residents Go Camping
There was much excitement at Cabrini House in Orpington, when the residents found out that they would have the opportunity to spend the night camping in the garden. The residents
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Emergency Measures Needed To Ensure Vital Care And Support Services Continue
Adding that the crisis in social services was becoming more and more acute. “Any resilience that vendors had, before Covid, has been eroded because of the fiasco around PPE and everything
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Care Home Residents Go For Gold With Macmillan Fundraising
The Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning became a truly ‘glittering’ occasion at 21 care homes across the south.
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