Tattoo Dream Comes True for 78-Year-Old Care Home Resident
A temporary tattoo studio popped up at a Hamilton care home, offering residents the chance to ‘get inked’ after a 78-year-old resident expressed regret at
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Downing Street’s Catherine Celebrates 100th Birthday at Dorset Care Home
A career civil servant who spent 43 years at the heart of Whitehall has celebrated her 100th birthday at a Bournemouth care home. Catherine Shrimpton
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Under-Funded Pay Deal Could Plunge Primary Care into a Deepened Workforce Crisis
Patients could face longer waits to see their GP and reduced primary care services, following the Government’s refusal to fund in full the NHS’s pay
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3 Charities Receive Bumper Donation from the National Lottery Community Fund
Three charities have received a grant of £440,571 to enable them to support and care for older people. MHA, Father Hudson’s Care and The Beth
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Report Reveals Filled Posts in Social Care are Down Highlighting Recruitment Challenges for Sector
A new report from Skills for Care shows the number of filled posts in adult social care is down for the first time on record,
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UK Covid-19 Inquiry Launches First Investigation
Baroness Heather Hallett officially launched the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and opened its first investigation into how well prepared the UK was for a pandemic. Baroness
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Man with Support Needs Hosts Once-in-a-Lifetime Elvis showcase
‘If I Can Dream’, an event dedicated to celebrating the music of Elvis Presley, will be hosted by Community Integrated Care, on Tuesday 26th July
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Care Home Residents Receive Surprise VIP Treatment at Wimbledon
Two Epsom care home residents were given the VIP treatment after being upgraded to the players’ lounge at Wimbledon. The Care UK team at Appleby
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Bikers Call in to Visit Residents at Fornham House Care Home
Making residents’ dreams come true is all part of the working day for the activity team at Fornham House care Home. This week that included
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Royal Reply Amazes Salisbury Care Home Poet Jennifer
A Salisbury nursing home resident who wrote and sent the Queen a poem as a Diamond Jubilee tribute has spoken of her joy and amazement
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Flintshire Council After Coming Bottom in New “League of Shame”
A care home owner has slammed Flintshire County Council as the “meanest in Wales” after it was named and shamed for providing the lowest funding
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Four Seasons Health Care Group’s Remaining Northern Ireland Homes Sold to Beaumont Care Homes
Property adviser, Christie & Co, has completed on the sale of 29 care homes in Northern Ireland, previously trading under the Four Seasons Health Care
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Call to Place Care Staff on “Equal Footing” with NHS Staff
Care England, has today called for adult social care staff to be placed on an equal footing with NHS staff. Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief
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Legal Basics of Buying a Care Home: Key Points to Consider for First Time Buyers
By Thomas Golding, Partner and Joint Head of Care at Freeths LLP (www.freeths.co.uk) Buying a care home in the UK is a unique transaction. Not
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Why Equipping Returning Adult Learners With The Skills They Need To Enter The Social Care Sector Is The Best Solution To The Recruitment Crisis
By Jonny Rees, Head of Professional Development at the College Development Network (www.cdn.ac.uk) The size of the skills gap in the care sector is startling
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