Wales Champions ‘Severely Mentally Impaired’ £400 A Year Council Tax Discount
The Welsh Government is set to announce significant changes so that a long-standing council tax reduction in Great Britain is no longer hidden for people
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Report Shows Reality Of Meeting Extra Costs Of Ageing On A Low Income
Pensioner poverty numbers have once again increased, with two million pensioners now living in poverty and nearly a million (930,000) saying they would be unable
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Caring Canine Daisy Is A Big Hit
A new four-legged friend is bringing joy to a young woman who is in the final stages of a degenerative brain condition. Lizzie Bennett’s face
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Care Home Tombola Helps Fund War Memorial
A NORTH East village is a step closer to installing their first war memorial after a care home fundraiser. A tombola held by Pelton Grange
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Care England Conference To Focus On The Workforce
The Care England 2019 conference and exhibition will shine a spotlight on the social care workforce and the steps it’s taking to meet the challenges
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Fundraisers Prepare To Run London Marathon For The Royal Star & Garter Homes
The relatives of two former residents and a Royal Navy Commando are running the Virgin Money London Marathon to raise money for The Royal Star
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Funded Nursing Care Rate For 2019-20 To Increase
The amount of money nursing homes can claim from the NHS to cover essential registered nurse care will increase by 4.7% next financial year, the
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Sunrise Of Solihull Saves Local Dementia Café
Sunrise of Solihull, on Worcester Way, recently started hosting a local dementia café to support those in areas who are affected by dementia and other
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Hill Care Chooses Macmillan For Year Of Fundraising
A CARE home group has kickstarted a year of fundraising for one of Britain’s largest cancer charities by collecting hundreds of pounds at their annual
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Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation May Help Memory And Thinking Skills
Nature Neuroscience: Working memory revived in older adults by synchronizing rhythmic brain circuits New US research has shown that a non-invasive brain stimulation procedure could
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Care Group Commits To Dementia Action
A care provider has partnered up with community services to help pioneer dementia care awareness. Springhill Care Group, based in Accrington, Lancs, has teamed up
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Swinging Sixties Stirs Memories For Shoreham Care Home
Cavell House care home welcomed Elvis to the building in its most recent decade celebration. As part of a “reminiscence initiative”, the home, based on
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Wales Increases Residential Care Threshold
The Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services Julie Morgan has today confirmed the introduction of a £10,000 increase in the capital limit used by
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Care Home Residents Get Their Skates On For Ice Rink Trip
Residents at a Salisbury care home got their skates on when they took to the ice for a “magical” day out. Seven residents from Colten
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Tony with the Minister of State for Care, Caroline Dinenage A portrait of a support worker from Liverpool is being used in a national campaign
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