Coventry’s Most Mature Lady Celebrates 109th Birthday
There was much to celebrate as the eldest recorded person in Coventry, marked her 109th birthday this week at her Sanctuary Care home. Surrounded by
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Advinia Health Care Acquires 22 Bupa Care Homes Across The UK
Care home provider Advinia Health Care announced today the names of the 22 Bupa care homes it has acquired, as part of a deal with
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Brighton Care Home Worker Takes On Daring Zip Wire Challenge For Veterans’ Charity
Patcham care home in Brighton is supporting its activities co-ordinator, Paula Grout, who is taking on a daring zip wire challenge to raise money for
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Skills Network Adds Weight To Care Campaign
A national skills organisation has thrown its weight behind a campaign led by a Lancashire care home network to highlight the growing skills shortages facing
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Rotherham Community Charity Boosts Creativity At Care Home
A COMMUNITY charity has been holding regular arts and crafts sessions at a Rotherham care home to boost elderly residents’ creativity. RotherFed has been visiting
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Residential Care Savings Limit Increases In Wales
From today (April 9), people in Wales are able to keep up to £40,000 of their money before they need to self-fund the full cost
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Mabel Celebrates Her 100th Birthday With Friends And Family
A FORMER factory worker has celebrated her 100th birthday with a party alongside friends and family at her care home in Chester-le-Street. Mabel Fenwick was
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Care For People With Learning Disabilities “Should Be Close To Home”
NICE is urging councils and health bodies to make sure that people with learning disabilities can access well-designed services and staff with the right skills
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Study Finds Anti-Inflammatories Could Help Prevent Dementia – Alzheimer’s Society Comment
A Vancouver-based research team led by Dr Patrick McGeer, has published a paper suggesting that anti-inflammatory drugs could prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The study suggests that,
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Visit Your Local Care Home On Care Home Open Day
Skills for Care is urging people to join in Care Home Open Day, as care homes across the country invite their communities to join in
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Rhyming Fun A Hit At Care Homes Nationwide
Residents at more than 40 Care UK homes across the country celebrated World Poetry Day on Wednesday 21 March. The fun-filled events organised by Care
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Older People Receiving Social Care Set Out The Problems They Face And How To Fund A Better System
A new report by Age UK, “Why call it care when no-one cares?“, summarises the results of a series of listening events the Charity has
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Easter Miracle As Ducklings Hatch At Care Home
DUCKLINGS have hatched at a Northumberland care home just in time for Easter. The Oaks Care Home, in Blyth, had been incubating the baby birds
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Leading health charities team up to fund research into hearing loss and dementia
Action on Hearing Loss has teamed up with Alzheimer’s Research UK to co-fund research that will increase our understanding of the common biological mechanisms underlying
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Sherford Manor Residents Have The Need For Speed At Stock Car Racing Day
Sherford Manor residents swapped tea and cakes for gears and brakes when they attended a stock car racing event at Smeatharpe Stadium. The Taunton home,
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