Burns Night Marked With Bagpipes And Haggis At Royal Star & Garter
Veterans have been treated to a taste of Scotland and the sound of bagpipes as Royal Star & Garter marked Burns Night. They tucked into…
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VODG Report Highlights Need For Fresh Approach Commissioning Of Disability Services
VODG has today published a new report that calls for a fresh approach to the strategic commissioning of disability services in order to strengthen relationships…
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Monty Python Star Terry Jones Has Died With Dementia, Aged 77.
The Welsh comic actor, writer and director died on Monday – four years after being diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia…
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Improved Healthcare For Care Home Residents In Sight
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has responded to a consultation on specifications for Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs)…
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Aura Care Living’s ‘King’s Lodge’ Care-Home Rated ‘Good’ In All Areas By CQC
Aura Care Living has returned an outstanding report praising the improvements and excellent standards within the home, with an all-round rating of ‘Good’, following a…
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Blackpool Care Home Hosts Celebrations For Centenarian’s Birthday
Gilwood Lodge nursing home commemorated a resident’s 100th birthday with close family and friends, in a special centenarian celebration. Rita Malloch’s family and friends gathered…
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Specialist £1.25 Million Nursing Care Home Opened By Hull Lord Mayor
Exemplar Health Care’s specialist nursing care home, St Andrew’s Court in west Hull, near Gipsyville, was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Kingston upon…
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The King’s Fund Launches New Strategy Alongside Major £3 Million Grant-Funding Programme
The King’s Fund has published a new strategy for the next five years. The strategy focuses on three strategic priorities: building healthier places and communities;…
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RAF Pilot’s Widow Volunteers At Care Home Bearing Husband’s Name
The widow of a decorated RAF pilot has spoken of her pride at volunteering in a local High Wycombe care home which bears her husband’s…
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Mentor Programme Boosts Leadership Skills For Experienced Care Workers
In a first for the care sector, at the beginning of 2019 two charitable foundations formed a partnership to promote careers within the care sector…
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Peter Is Granted ‘A Dream Come True’ Thanks To Magnificent Carer
After 66-years of supporting Bristol Rovers, born and bred Bristolian Peter Francis, 74, will watch possibly one of his last football matches from box number…
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LGA Responds To Report On Emergency Dementia Admissions
Responding to an Alzheimer’s Society report on an increase in emergency hospital admissions for people with dementia, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government…
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Dementia UK Rises To The Occasion For Its Annual Fundraiser ‘Time For A Cuppa’
The kitchen surfaces have been dusted with flour, the kettles are on and the sweet tooth’s are ready for Dementia UK’s biggest fundraising event, Time…
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Community Hub Becomes World’s First Public Building To Secure ‘Gold’ Dementia-Friendly Standard
A multi-million pound community facility and fitness centre in Warrington has become the world’s first public building to secure a major global ‘gold’ standard. The…
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Skills For Care Accolades Winners Announced
Some of England’s best social care organisations are celebrating after picking up a Skills for Care Accolade award. Now in their 17th year the Accolades celebrate…
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