1.5 Million Older Unpaid Carer Admit To Feeling Under Strain
Research by Age UK has found that 1.3 million, 61% of older unpaid carers (age 65+) have felt unhappy or depressed[i]. The same research also…
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Shelburne Lodge Care Home Residents Going For Gold
Residents and staff at Shelburne Lodge care home, in High Wycombe, laced up their trainers and warmed-up for a joint Barchester Sports Day during Carer…
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Middlesbrough Home Acquired By Family-Run Care Company
A GROWING family-run care group has acquired a care home in North East, taking the total in the group to five, and with further acquisitions…
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Care Home Resident Celebrates 103rd Birthday
A resident at a care home in Raunds has celebrated her 103rd Birthday. Margaret Tirebuck, a mother of three from Suffolk, celebrated her milestone on…
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Brampton Care Home Named In Honour Of Late Local Legend Sid Bailey
• Influential local councillor and MBE has a luxury care home named in his memory • Danforth Care Homes open a new facility whilst recognising…
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Simply The Best – Care Home Worker Scoops Coveted Award
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Ashcombe House Care Home in Basingstoke are over the moon because their much-loved Activities Coordinators, Michelle Martin, has been named…
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Speedwell Court Kitchen Garden Reaches New Heights With The Aid Of Sky Volunteers
Speedwell Court, a dementia-friendly care home for older people in Southampton’s West End, has recently been visited by a team of volunteers from Sky TV….
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Care Providers Ready for Junior Doctor Strike
CARE providers are bracing themselves for industrial action by junior doctors from tomorrow until Saturday. The Independent Care Group (ICG) says care providers are becoming…
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Nottinghamshire Home Takes Residents to Italy from Comfort of Armchair
Residents at a Nottinghamshire home packed their suitcases and printed their boarding passes as they visited Italy for the day. MHA The Herons set up…
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Fun, Freedom and Fresh Air
It is National Bike Week and the Gloucestershire charity Lilian Faithfull Care have been out celebrating their cycling project. Cycle rides and care homes are…
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Ex-Teacher Joyce, 97, Makes A Splash Again After Years Out Of The Water
A 97-year-old Dorset care home resident has spoken of her joy after she was able to go swimming for the first time in years. Joyce…
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Care Innovation Challenge Mentor Hopes To See AI Technology Implementation As Competition Weekender Approaches
The Care Innovation Challenge, organised by National Care Forum (NCF) takes place 1st to 2nd July and mentor Neil Eastwood of Care Friends is hoping…
Read more...Inquiry Urged: ‘Don’t Forget Social Care Again’
A public inquiry into the way the Government dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic has been urged not to forget social care again. Care providers say…
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Coronation Street Actor Julie Goodyear Has Dementia
Coronation Street star Julie Goodyear is living with dementia, her husband has announced today. Dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK, affecting…
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Welsh Government Pledges £30m Investment In Community Care To Reduce Pressure On Hospitals
The Minister for Health and Social Services Eluned Morgan and Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan for Wales have set out how they will…
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