Gaming Brings “Spirit Of Augusta” To Scottish Care Home
GOLF-loving pensioners at a Scottish care home are getting fully into The Masters spirit with daily competitions on their Nintendo Switch consoles.
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Joint Effort To Fight Covid-19 Second Wave
A Scarborough care provider is teaming up with local health chiefs to help tackle rising cases of Covid-19 in the town.
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Wisbech Mayor Delivers Residents At Glennfield Care Home “Sweet” Memories
Wisbech town council, a local farm and a new business owner teamed up to take care home residents and staff on a trip down memory lane with their taste buds.
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Spicing Up Life At Wellington Care Home
A specially arranged India Day has spiced up life for residents of a dementia care home in Wellington, Somerset.
Residents of Camelot House and Lodge spent the day immersed in Indian culture
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Barchester Healthcare Launches Covid Secure Visiting Suites To Keep Residents And Relatives Connected
In response to the encroaching winter weather, Barchester Healthcare has devised and built new visiting suites with the majority of our services due to have one by the end of November
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Pilot For Family Members To Get Regular Testing For Safer Care Home Visits
Family members or friends of those living in care homes will be given regular testing to reunite them with their loved ones in care homes as a new pilot launches on today (16 November 2020).
Read more...NHS Continuing Healthcare Failing To Provide Care For Most Vulnerable, Says Ombudsman
Vulnerable people with complex care needs are footing the bill for care that should be covered by the NHS, according to a new report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO).
Read more...Vida Healthcare Brings Families ‘Together Again’ With Visiting Pods
Specialist dementia care provider Vida Healthcare has installed three visiting pods in the grounds of its two care homes to support safe visits during winter….
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People With Learning Disabilities Had Higher Death Rate From COVID-19
A report, Deaths of people identified as having learning disabilities with COVID-19 in England in the Spring of 2020 examined data from The English Learning Disabilities Mortality Review
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New Community Art Project Helps Bring People Together During Lockdown
Some of The Guinness Partnership’s younger residents from supported housing in Gloucester recently took part in the ‘Canvas Art Project’. The project was a joint initiative
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Test And Trace System Has Yet To See Major Progress As Second Wave Persists
Responding to the latest test and trace figures, Dr Layla McCay, director at the NHS Confederation, said:
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Betty Moves Into Husband Kens Care Home Because She ‘Couldn’t Live Without Him’
To be separated after over 70 years of devoted marriage is a distressing blow. When 96-year-old Kenneth Meredith needed to move into a care home, he left
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Triathlon Success For Residents Recovering From Life-Changing Injuries
A group of residents, who are in rehabilitation for life changing brain and spinal cord injuries, are celebrating this month having successfully completed a triathlon challenge
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Autism Care Provider Launch National Campaign To Fight For Real Living Wage For All Carers
11 November 2020: Autism care provider, Autism at Kingwood who support autistic people, has launched a national campaign for better pay for all social care keyworkers
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Remembrance 2020: Veterans Pay Respects at Care Homes
Royal Star & Garter has marked Remembrance with the veterans at its care homes.
The charity provides loving compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia.
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