Care Home Races Ahead with New Driver to Help Care Workers Tackle Skyrocketing Fuel Costs
A care home in Cassington has made the decision to employ a qualified driver who will taxi care workers to and from their shifts at…
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HC-One Care Homes and YOPEY Celebrate the Bringing Together of Generations for Global Intergenerational Week
HC-One care homes across the UK are celebrating Global Intergenerational Week, from 25th April to 1st May 2022, taking part in a pen-pal befriending scheme…
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Signature Senior Lifestyle Resident’s Blossoming Friendship with Liam Neeson After He Sends Her Birthday Gifts
Signature at Purley resident Penny Gladding continues to enjoy a new-found friendship with Hollywood actor Liam Neeson, as the Hollywood star thoughtfully sent a bouquet…
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Advisory Committee Recommends Minimum Pay Rate for Care Workers
Care workers should be paid a higher minimum wage of £10.50 and made permanently eligible for work visas under immigration rules to help tackle staff…
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Ascot Grange Tours Signature Homes On 12 Hour Bike Ride in Support of Ukraine
Signature at Ascot Grange have undergone a 12-hour virtual cycle ride, including a tour of their neighbouring Signature Senior Lifestyle homes, in order to raise…
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NHS Confederation Responds to IPPR report, ‘Health and prosperity’ and Launch of New Commission
Responding to the IPPR report, ‘Health and prosperity’ and the launch of a new Commission on Health and Prosperity, Matthew Taylor, NHS Confederation chief executive…
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Discharging Hospital Patients to Care Homes ‘Unlawful’ High Court Rules
Government policies on discharging patients from hospital to care homes at the outset of the pandemic were “unlawful” because they failed to consider the risk…
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Long-Covid and Illness Drives 400,000 More People from the Workforce
A new IPPR report, published to mark the launch of a new Commission on Health and Prosperity, warns that the UK’s deep health inequalities and…
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Broomhills Care Home Link in with their Community with Heart-Warming Initiative
The care team at Broomhills have thought of a brilliant idea to link in with their community. The initiative is encouraging members of the Rochford…
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Overseas and Private Investors Eye UK Healthcare Market
The UK healthcare property market saw significant investment volumes in 2021 totalling £2.34 billion, with particular interest from overseas and private investors attracted by the…
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Care Home Enjoys ‘Welly’ Good Day of Dorset Delights
All things Dorset brought smiles and laughter to residents of a care home in a market town. Colten Care’s Outstanding-rated Newstone House in Sturminster Newton…
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Go-Ahead for Urban Village Group’s Canalside Care Home
Urban Village Group’s plans to develop a multi-million-pound canalside care scheme in Lancashire have been given the go-ahead. The leading property investment and development company…
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Resident Joan Serenaded by Elvis on 100th Birthday Celebration
In celebration of Florence ‘Joan’ Beardsmore’s, milestone 100th Birthday, the care team at Fremantle Court gave her a party like no other, with the “icing…
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Actress Emma Barton Fronts Dementia UK’s Biggest Fundraising Event of the Year
This month, Dementia UK celebrity supporter and TV soap star Emma Barton will be inviting supporters across the country to put the kettle on and…
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Hartford Care Celebrates Exceeding £20,000 Target for Macmillan Cancer Support
Care home provider, Hartford Care, based in Basingstoke, is celebrating exceeding its fundraising target for Macmillan Cancer Support. Hartford Care’s teams chose Macmillan as their…
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