Extra Care Residents Party Like It’s 2021
To celebrate the end of lockdown and being able to get together for social events again, residents of Watling Court Extra Care Housing Scheme enjoyed a party last weekend.
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Care Workers Earn Less Than Minimum Wage “Thanks To Loophole” Warn Labour
Care workers are earning less than the minimum wage thanks to a loophole in the law that means they are not paid for time travelling between visits, warned the Labour Party.
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Care Home Welcomes Little Hands And Feet To Help Transform Its Garden For The Residents
The sunny and peaceful garden at Romford Care Home was transformed into a hive of energetic and giggling activity thanks to six mini volunteers who came to help make the garden more colourful
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‘Ambitions For Change’ – Report On Improving Healthcare In Care Homes Launched
The British Geriatrics Society HAS published a new report aimed at improving the quality of healthcare for care home residents. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on older people
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Brits Would Rather Go On A Walk With Their Pet Than Their Partner, Memory Walk Survey Reveals
New data from Alzheimer’s Society, released ahead of its flagship Memory Walk events this Autumn, reveals that 44% of the nation’s pet owners would prefer to take a walk with their four-legged
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Grantham Care Home Welcomes Back Pets For National Dog Day
A Lincolnshire care home is delighted to bring back staff member’s pets to its home after a long 15 months without such warm and calming activities.
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Taxi! Dorset Care Home Residents Peruse Unusual Cab For Charity
Care home residents have enjoyed a hands-on look at Dorset’s most eye-catching taxi, helping disadvantaged children in the process.
Read more...Government Must Invest In Workforce As NHS Faces Growing Vacancies
Commenting on the latest NHS Digital vacancy data, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation and chief executive of NHS Employers, said: “These figures paint a bleak picture
Read more...Scrapping Free Prescriptions For Over-60s “A Kick In The Teeth Both For Poorly Older People And The NHS”
Age Concern has launched its new ‘Save Free Prescriptions’ campaign in response to a new consultation that was pushed out by the Government last month.
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A Fashion Spectacular For Sheila On Her 100th Birthday
Woodlands House made resident Sheila Longford’s 100th birthday a very fashionable occasion.
To celebrate, residents and staff members showcased fashions from the past 100 years, from 1920s glamour to 1960s flower power
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New Matchday Stories Book Provides Foreign Escape For Nervous Football Fans
An international match in North Korea only days after a nuclear warhead explosion, the atmosphere at one of the most political games in World Cup history and the momentous rise
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Families Lose Bid For Authorities To Provide Further Evidence In Covid Care Homes Case
Two women who have brought a legal challenge over what they allege was a failure to protect those living in care homes from Covid-19 have lost a bid for the Government to provide further evidence.
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Care Staff Complete A 26-Mile Charity Walk To Raise Money For The Alzheimer’s Society
Two motivated care workers are celebrating after completing a 26-mile charity walk to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society ahead of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.
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Fremantle Court Celebrate Paralympic Opening Ceremony
There was a riot of colour at Fremantle Court on Tuesday 24 August as the team and the care home residents came together to celebrate the opening ceremony of the Paralympics.
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No Jab, No Job: Everything Care Homes Need To Know About Compulsory Vaccinations
From mid-November, all care home workers and volunteers will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless exempt. Expert employment solicitor Laura Kearsley, from law firm Nelsons,
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