Care Home Residents Sings For Parkinson’s Sufferers
A CARE home resident has rekindled her love of singing after joining a choir dedicated to raising awareness of Parkinson’s disease. Barbara Millican thought she…
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Belong Goes Triple Platinum
Three state-of-the-art Belong care villages have received the highest possible national accreditation for end of life care provision, being awarded ‘Platinum’ status by the Gold…
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Apetito Win 3rd Prestigious Queen’s Award For Enterprise
Apetito, the UK’s leading food producer for the health and social care sector, has won the UK’s highest business accolade, The Queen’s Award for Enterprise:…
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Falling For Telephone Scams Could Be An Early Sign Of Dementia
Vulnerability to fraud could be among the early warning signs of dementia in older adults, according to a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine,…
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Campaigner Calls For New Start On Social Care After Easter
A campaigner is calling on the Government to use the new post-Easter parliamentary session as an opportunity to tackle the crisis in the care of…
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Older People In Birmingham “Feel Alive” Through Ballet, Tap Dancing, Jazz And Fusion Dancing.
Weekly dance classes help older Brummies find their feet, socialise and make friends. In October last year, the dance group was successful in applying to…
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Care Home Group Celebrates Positive CQC Ratings In Its 12 Suffolk Homes
Healthcare Homes Group, the residential and domiciliary care group, is celebrating after all 12 of its Suffolk-based homes have received positive ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ ratings…
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Care Home Residents and Nursery Children Hunt Down Easter Fun
Residents of a Chichester care home enjoyed Easter bonnets, an egg hunt and chocolate galore during a visit from local nursery children. Colten Care’s Wellington…
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Blood Pressure Drug Shows Promise For Treating Parkinson’s And Dementia
A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in studies carried out…
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Less Than Half Of Public Aware They Have A Choice Of Hospitals When Accessing NHS Treatment
A new poll by Populus has found that less than half of the public are aware that they can choose where they receive their NHS-funded…
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New £25m Veterans’ High Wycombe Care Home Welcomes First Resident
The Royal Star & Garter Home in High Wycombe has welcomed its first resident. David French was greeted by Home Manager Chelle Daly as he…
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Lack Of Care Services Cited For Hospital Discharge Delays
The terminal illness charity Marie Curie has released a report that shows discharge delays resulted in patients spending thousands of extra days in hospital beds…
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Colten Care Opens 21st Care Home With ‘Beacon Of Excellence’ Pledge
Independent care home provider Colten Care is celebrating the official opening of its 21st home, tipped to be a vital community facility for Poole, Bournemouth…
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Fundraising Care Home Residents Are The Cat’s Whiskers
Isolated elderly people and abandoned cats and kittens will all benefit thanks to care home residents’ love of a ‘good old get together’. Residents at…
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Sunrise Senior Living UK And Gracewell Healthcare’s Training Course Granted RCN Accreditation For Third Time
Sunrise Senior Living UK and Gracewell Healthcare’s Clinical Development and Leadership training programme has received re-accreditation from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for the…
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