Increased Dementia Risk Post COVID-19 Infection, Study Suggests
Research suggests that almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 in 2020 developed at least one new condition that…
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Health and Social Care Secretary Takes Reform Agenda on the Road
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid will be on the ‘Road to Recovery’ this week on a tour spanning the country where he will…
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Valentine’s Day Prompts Search for a Different Kind of Heart
February is the month of all things to do with matters of the heart so what better opportunity to make things official than to make…
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“Follow the Guidance” CQC Urges on Care Home Visits
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has urged care home providers to follow government guidance on care home visits following the January lifting of restrictions. In…
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Chelmunds Court Care Home Hosts Valentine’s Tea Party
Residents at Chelmunds Court have spread the love this week, with Valentine’s themed activities and events. The team began baking some delicious, sweet treats early…
Read more...Over 90% of Adult Unpaid Carers Feel Ignored by the Government
Findings from a new Carers Trust survey provide alarming evidence of a deep-rooted failure by successive governments to understand and meet the basic support needs of…
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Care Home Actors Leave Audience saying ‘Please, I Want Some More’
Residents at a Dorset care home have showcased their acting and singing talents in a mini production of the musical Oliver! Since the beginning of…
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Resident of Norwich Based Care Home Befriends Seven Year Old as Pen Pal and Plans to Catch Up in the Summer
A resident of a Norwich based care home has created a wonderful friendship with his pen pal and hopes to meet up with him again…
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LGBTQ+ Artist Julia Tant Shares Her Story with Queens Oak Care Home
Homes across the Excelcare family are honouring LGBTQ+ History Month by shining a light on the people in Excelcare homes that identify within the LGBTQ+…
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Squeeze the Day: Care Home Explores Soothing Sensory Enrichment
Residents at Upton Bay Care Home, Poole, have been exploring the tranquil delights of sensory stimulation at their morning Ladies Club. Hosted by Upton By…
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Tottenham Hotspur Foundation Joins Local Care Home Residents for Mental Health awareness
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Chorleywood Beaumont Care Community in Enfield were treated to a Health and Wellbeing Seminar courtesy of Adam Millar, Program Coordinator,…
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Kind to Colleagues innovation at Charters Court
This month at Charters Court in West Sussex, which provides residential, nursing, and residential dementia care, the Home Manager has created a new project aimed…
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Getting Ready for the Winter Olympics at Pontefract Care Home
Residents at HC-One’s Priory Gardens, residential, nursing and residential memory care home, in Pontefract have been getting their practice in for the 2022 Winter Olympics….
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Government Plan to Drop COVID Restrictions Could Put Care Home Residents at Risk says Care Home Operator
The government’s plans to drop all COVID restrictions – including the legal duty to isolate after a positive test result – on February 24 could…
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Special Surprise for Country Music fan at Poole Care Home
Country music fan Sylvia Hepworth enjoyed a very special reunion with a member of her favourite band at the Poole care home where she is…
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