VE Day 75: Sunrise Of Edgbaston Veterans Share Their WW2 Experiences
As we celebrate 75 years since victory was secured for Europe in World War 2, veterans at Sunrise of Edgbaston share their stories and experiences…
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Encore “Going The Extra Mile” With Staff Welfare
AFTER going the extra mile for elderly residents, Encore Care Homes are keen to look after the welfare of its own carers and support staff…
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Care Home Resident And War Veteran Writes Poem To Celebrate VE Day
A resident at Patcham Nursing Home in Brighton is leading VE Day celebrations with a poem he has written for the occasion. Len Goldman, 103,…
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Families Struggle To Know What’s Best For Older Relatives With Dementia During COVID-19
Families need more help to make quick decisions about the care their dying older relatives with dementia should receive during COVID-19, say UCL researchers, with…
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VE Day Celebrations Provide opportunity To Connect Music To Happy Memories
Carers and families are being encouraged to embrace VE Day as an opportunity to open conversations around music to help people living with dementia rediscover…
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Brunelcare Commemorates VE Day
“The air raids didn’t stop them, they continued to deliver meals to the most vulnerable” Brunelcare, founded in 1941 at the height of WW2, is…
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Life-Long Friends Reunited At Care Home During Covid-19
Two life-long best friends have been reunited at The Chanters care home in Atherton, Greater Manchester, during the Covid-19 outbreak. Annie Strike, 96, and May…
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Staff Confidence Is Lost If National PPE Promises Are Made On A Wing And A Prayer
Responding to reports that a highly anticipated and delayed PPE consignment did not meet safety standards on arrival, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS…
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Dedicated App For Social Care Workers Launched
Care workers get access to guidance, learning resources, discounts and other support all in one place Support will be offered on mental health and wellbeing…
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Care Workers Charity Hits Its £1 Million Target
The Care Workers’ Charity has successfully reached its 1 million pound fundraising target to support care workers in need due to coronavirus. In just six…
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Local Pharmacist Is Running A Marathon A Week In Fundraising Drive
Raising money to provide PPE to protect Care Home key workers Rishi Bhatia, from local pharmacy chain Scorah Chemists, has pledged to run 105 miles…
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Pubs To Ring Their Bells At 3pm On Friday 8th May To Mark 75th Anniversary Of VE Day
Captain Tom Moore’s local pub The Bell in Marston Moretaine will kick off the celebrations Pubs across the nation are calling on their local communities…
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Academy Trust Sending Hundreds Of Books To Care Homes To Connect Old And Young Through Coronavirus Crisis
— Elderly and students will send each other book reviews and recommendations — An academy trust is extending its innovative reading campaign into care homes…
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Time For A Cuppa
One of the things residents at Borough Care’s Bryn Haven home for older people in Brinnington are missing most during lockdown is having a cup…
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Carer’s Poem Brought To Life In TV Advert
A carer’s poem about her job has been brought to life in the form of a television advert, created by the WeCare Wales campaign. The…
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