Mayor In Attendance As Local Care Home Celebrates 75 Years With Sponsored Walk
Rush Court, in Wallingford, is part of the Elizabeth Finn Homes group, which marks 75 years this summer since its inception in the late 1940’s….
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Charity Calls for Dedicated Strategy to Tackle Violence Against Older People
Older persons charity Hourglass is marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by launching a campaign to call for the government to implement a dedicated strategy…
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Success In Digitization Of The Care Sector Could Mean A Huge Shift In The Traditional Partnership Between Care Settings And Care Recruitment Agencies
By Kalvin Morris, Co-Founder and Director, Elite Care Services (www.elitecare.co.uk) The white paper published last year by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSE)…
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Loneliness Awareness Week: Six Ways to Combat Loneliness in the Elderly
By Stewart Mcginn, Managing Director at Baycroft Care Homes (www.baycroft.co.uk) More than 2 million people aged 75 and over live alone in England, and as…
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Nurturing A Culture Of Continuous Improvement: Embedding Quality Improvement Processes To Drive Ongoing Excellence In Care Provision
By Tina Stebbings – Business Manager at Fulcrum Care Consulting (www.fulcrumcareconsulting.com) In the rapidly evolving landscape of care provision, the need for continuous improvement has…
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Top 5 Employment Law Issues For Care Homes
By Vanessa Latham, Partner at Keoghs (www.keoghs.co.uk) Employment law is ever-evolving and it can be difficult to keep up to date with all the changes…
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Care As a Career – Not a Stepping Stone ‘Creating a Sustainable Skills Pipeline for Care’
By Andy Croudace, Director of Innovation at Advanced Health and Care (www.oneadvanced.com) At the risk of stating the blindingly obvious, there is a serious staffing…
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Fire Safety in Care Homes
By Chris Stott, Operations Director of New Path Fire & Security (www.newpathfire.co.uk) The care home environment presents unique fire safety challenges, with failure to adhere…
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Wembley Stadium Becomes First National Stadium To Be Dementia Friendly
The Football Association (FA) has backed landmark guidance developed by charity for all stadiums and sports grounds, with likes of Premier League and Racecourse Association…
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BMA Urges PM to Intervene to Resolve Junior Doctor Dispute
A new survey of junior doctors has revealed the impact the Government’s refusal to make a credible pay offer is having on the profession’s morale,…
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1.5 Million Older Unpaid Carer Admit To Feeling Under Strain
Research by Age UK has found that 1.3 million, 61% of older unpaid carers (age 65+) have felt unhappy or depressed[i]. The same research also…
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Shelburne Lodge Care Home Residents Going For Gold
Residents and staff at Shelburne Lodge care home, in High Wycombe, laced up their trainers and warmed-up for a joint Barchester Sports Day during Carer…
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Middlesbrough Home Acquired By Family-Run Care Company
A GROWING family-run care group has acquired a care home in North East, taking the total in the group to five, and with further acquisitions…
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Care Home Resident Celebrates 103rd Birthday
A resident at a care home in Raunds has celebrated her 103rd Birthday. Margaret Tirebuck, a mother of three from Suffolk, celebrated her milestone on…
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Brampton Care Home Named In Honour Of Late Local Legend Sid Bailey
• Influential local councillor and MBE has a luxury care home named in his memory • Danforth Care Homes open a new facility whilst recognising…
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