Family Visits Made Easier for Scotland’s Care Home Residents
New guidance reinforcing the expectation that people in adult care homes should be able to see their friends and family without restrictions has been published….
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Belong Co-Founder Awarded MBE in Queen’s Honours
One of the founders behind the Belong village model has been awarded an order of the Most Excellent British Empire in the Queen’s birthday honours…
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Care Home Residents Reflect on Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee
She went out as a lassie and came home as Queen” – care home residents reflect on Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee Residents from Moray and…
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Report Lays Bare the Impact of Staff Shortages on Patient Care – National Workforce Plan Now Needed
Responding to new findings released today from the Royal College of Nursing on the impact of nursing staff shortages, Dr Layla McCay, director of policy…
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Post-Pandemic Boost for Powys Care Homes
A dozen care homes in Powys have been given a vote of confidence, after Powys County Council agreed a two-year contract extension with employee-owned provider…
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Lords Committee to Explore New Approaches to Adult Social Care
Later today (June 6), the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee will hold evidence sessions with industry experts to explore asset-based approaches to care…
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Nursing Leader Warns of a Risk to Patients as Nurses’ Concerns Reach New High
New findings from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) released today for the start of its annual conference shine a light on the impact of…
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Local Care Home Opens a Salon in Memory of Beloved Resident
Isaac Robinson Court, a care home for people with Learning disabilities in Hull recently celebrated the opening of their new salon; ‘Pam’s Parlour’. Pam’s Parlour…
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Grenadier Guard Recalls His Role in The Queen’s Coronation
A soldier who took part in Her Majesty The Queen’s Coronation ceremony has spoken of his memories of the day, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee…
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Avnish Goyal Receives CBE for Services to Social Care and Philanthropy
Chair of Care England and Hallmark Care Homes, Avnish Goyal has received a CBE for his services to social care and philanthropy in her Majesty’s…
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Care Home Royally Treats Residents with Jubilee Celebrations
AN Edinburgh care home is celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in style with a jam-packed events calendar – including a visit from a local DJ…
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New Report Shows 13,000 Staffed Beds Required Across the NHS to Drive Meaningful Change and Improvement
A new report by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Beds in the NHS’ shows that 13,000 staffed beds are required in the NHS across…
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Care Assistant Takes on Yorkshire Three Peaks and Raises Hundreds for Home
A care assistant at a Scarborough based home took on the gruelling Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge and has so far managed to raise more than…
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Essex Care Home Resident Celebrates 100th Birthday
A resident at a Basildon care home has celebrated her 100th birthday. Florence Ponti (Flo) marked the special occasion at Mundy House care home, on…
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Back Together Again – Nursery Children Spread Joy at Braintree Care Home
Children from a Bocking nursery were back visiting delighted elderly residents of a nearby care home after more than two years away. After the Covid-19…
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