World Friendship Day: Dementia And Friendship
It’s World Friendship Day on 30 July and this year Theresa McNally, Creative Practice Manager at national dementia care specialist Vida Healthcare, shares her tips on how to communicate
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Local Care Home Hosts BBQ Party For Residents And Family
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Wilsmere House to enjoy a community BBQ that was held in the home’s grounds on 24th july 2021.
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Runwood Homes Is Part Of The Together With Music Initiative, Bringing Positivity, Connection And Musical Joy To Its Residents
Together with Music is an intergenerational platform, centred around connection, community and music. As a member of the initiative, residents and staff have access to an impressive variety
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Friendships Forged In A Care Home As Residents Support Each Other During Covid-19
As the adage goes – ‘when tough times come, you realise who your true friends are’. Four residents at CHD Living’s Surbiton Care Home learned this first-hand forging a strong, last-lasting friendship during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chichester Care Home Residents Enjoy ‘Revolutionary’ Trips Out
Residents from a Chichester care home were among the first passengers to take a neighbourhood trip aboard a specially adapted community bike.
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Brave Harrogate Carer Receives New Award
A carer who battled back after suffering Covid-19 to look after older and vulnerable adults in North Yorkshire is the first recipient of a special new award.
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1.4 Million Requests For Care From Older People Turned Down Since The PM Promised To “Fix Care, Once And For All”
New analysis from the charity Age UK has found that in the two years since the Prime Minister made his promise to “fix social care once and for all”, over 1.4 million requests for social care
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Difficulty Hearing Speech Could Be A Risk Factor For Dementia
In 2020 a landmark report by the Lancet Commission estimated that people with unaddressed midlife hearing loss are up to five times more likely to be affected by dementia than those without hearing loss.
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Deddington Care Home Resident Celebrates Milestone Birthday
A resident at Featherton House care home has marked her 101st birthday with a special party at the home with her fellow residents.
Joan Hearmon was joined by residents and staff at the Chapel Square home, in the landmark celebration
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With New Cases Soaring, We Can All Take Simple Steps To Curb COVID Spread Says NHS
Commenting on the latest test and trace figures, Layla McCay, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, said: “As new cases of COVID-19 continue to soar, with almost 260,000 people testing
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Special Wheelchairs Will Allow Care Home Residents To Visit The Beach
With the generous support of Colchester Catalyst, Pickering Electronics LTD and those who donated through Just Giving, Edensor is delighted to have been able to buy two beach wheelchairs
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Government Fails To Live Up To Its Commitment To Deliver Parity Of Esteem: Funded Nursing Care
Care England has today noted its disappointment that the health and social care sectors have not been treated with equal parity of esteem. Something that was encapsulated by the Government’s recent decision
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Six In 10 Over-45s Support Capping Care Fees, Just Group Care Report 2021 Reveals
More than six in 10 (61%) over-45s favour the government introducing a cap on the amount of money that people needing later life care are expected to contribute before the State steps in to pick up the bill.
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The Clock Is Ticking- Compulsory Vaccines For Care Home Staff
Vic Rayner OBE, CEO of the National Care Forum (NCF) – the leading association for not-for-profit care providers responds to the signing off of the regulations by the Care Minister
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Culinary Treats, Massages And Caribbean Party – Solihull Care Home Hosts Staff Appreciation Week
Care staff at Royal Star & Garter in Solihull have enjoyed a week of treats, pampering and a lot of TLC.
They relaxed with neck and foot massages, mindfulness and tai chi, and enjoyed healthy smoothies and snacks
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