Homecare Association Announces the New Minimum Price for Homecare 2023-2024
The Homecare Association has published its Minimum Price for Homecare for April 2023 to March 2024. This minimum fee rate for purchase of homecare by…
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Residents Receive Handmade Christmas Cards from Pupils as Part of Christmas Card Campaign
Edenmore Nursing Home in Ilfracombe recently received handmade Christmas cards with personalised messages from pupils at Ilfracombe Junior School as part of their Christmas card…
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National Charity Honours Campaigners for Commitment to Volunteering
A group of healthcare campaigners from across the UK have been recognised by national charity, Parkinson’s UK. The annual volunteering awards celebrates their commitment to…
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Children’s Choir Bring Some Extra Festive Cheer to Oakdale Care Home Residents
Little schoolchildren brought some festive cheer by singing a host of Christmas songs to Oakdale Care Home residents. Pupils from Haymoor Junior School, which is…
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Hark the Herald Angels Sing at Local Care Home
Heavenly voices rang out at Upton Bay Care Home as the community came together to celebrate Christmas with a children’s nativity. Staff and residents at…
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NCF Announces Election of New Board Members
The National Care Forum, has announced the appointment of 5 new board members at their AGM today. Professor Vic Rayner OBE, Chief Executive Officer, said;…
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People With Dementia Face ‘Perfect Storm’ as Rising Costs Mean One in Ten is Cutting Care and Support
People living with dementia are facing a ‘perfect storm’ of rising care and living costs that will leave many ‘stranded in their own homes’ over…
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Care Worker Vaccine Mandate Lawful Tribunal Rules
Five care home workers who lost their jobs after refusing to have the Covid vaccination were lawfully dismissed, a judge has ruled. The staff who…
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Sir Chris Whitty Warns of Increased Dementia Risk Due to Air Pollution
Launching a report on air pollution, England’s Chief Medical Officer Sir Chris Whitty, has warned of the growing body of evidence linking poor air quality…
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Lower Meadow Donates 20 Christmas Dinners to Stratford-Upon-Avon Community
Lower Meadow care home, are donating 20 Christmas dinners to any individual or families in the Stratford-Upon-Avon community. Christmas is an expensive time of the…
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Panto Group Brings Home Festive Cheer to Andover Care Home
Residents at Millway House have been experiencing a bit of Christmas magic this month, in the form of a Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime production….
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New Specialist Dementia Care Home for Yeovil
Local people have reacted with delight to the announcement that a new dementia care home is to open in Yeovil after months of campaigning. The…
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Nurse Lewis joins the Santa run for Hunters Creek Care Home in Boston
Nurse Lewis Chirimuuta who works at Hunters Creek Care Home in Boston put on his fabulous red Santa robes, warmed up with the V-Fitness Team…
Read more...NCF Collaborates with HSJ to Examine Care Sector Challenges
The National Care Forum has teamed up with the Health Service Journal (HSJ) to present a series of dedicated articles exploring the pressing challenges facing…
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Energy Blackouts Could Lead to Increase in Serious Falls, Warns Ageing Charity
National energy blackouts this winter would put more than 1.6 million people at heightened risk of a serious injury in their own home because of…
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