Nominations Open For Towergate Care Awards 2017!
Entries open for nine award categories, celebrating excellence across the care sector – visit towergateinsurance.co.uk/care-awards TV presenter and actress Denise Van Outen to host awards
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Local Care Home Residents Enjoy Kick About With Cherries Star To Celebrate Community Partnership
Residents at Care South’s Templeman House in Bournemouth welcomed AFC Bournemouth’s Marc Pugh to a special celebratory event yesterday to mark three years of the
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Mavis Goes Viral With Over The Rainbow
When 88 year-old Mavis Crewe was encouraged to video a rendition of her favourite song at a Lancashire care home little did she realise she
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Latest Figures On Detentions Under The Mental Health Act Published By NHS Digital
New statistics have been published by NHS Digital today on the number of detentions under the Mental Health Act in England throughout 2015/16. Inpatients Formally
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Quantum Care And Tribemix Partner On VR Dementia Care Project
Hertfordshire based organisations, Tribemix and Quantum Care, have developed a series of virtual reality experiences that take people living with dementia out of their residential
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Caring for Somebody with Dementia at Christmas
Caring for a person with dementia at Christmas can be a challenging time for everyone. The change in routine, new environments, noise, increased stimulation and
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Abbeyfield To Open Its Houses To Lonely, Elderly People Over Christmas
As the first Advent calendar doors open this Thursday (December 1st), older people’s charity Abbeyfield will be throwing open its own, as its houses and
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Community Project Will Unlock ‘Untold Heritage’ Of First World War Steel Workers
Social care and housing group Linc Cymru has launched an innovative, community-led research project that will involve its tenants and service users working alongside academics
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Ideal Carehomes Invite Communities To Enjoy Festive Lunch To Help Combat Loneliness
Ideal Carehomes’ staff and residents are getting ready to welcome the community for a festive lunch All 15 Ideal care homes are hosting a Christmas
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Survey Highlights Gaps In Support For Carers
Myeloma UK carer survey findings suggest that emotional, mental and physical factors, combined with a lack of support and awareness of support services available, cause
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Was Social Care Funding Just Too Difficult A Decision For Government?
Comments by Tony Pilkington, managing director, Younifi The silence around social care funding in the autumn statement was deafening. After months of sustained campaigning to see
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Over A Quarter Of Care Homes At Risk Of Failure Due To Government Underfunding
Over a quarter of care homes at risk of failure due to government underfunding, according to new research. The new report by Opus Business Services, based
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No Long Faces At Glenrothes Care Home
Residents of a Glenrothes care home have been paid a special visit by Shetland Pony, Bonny as part of a generous free call from Toppy
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Chancellor Faces Growing Pressure Over Social Care Funding Crisis
Pressure is mounting as the government faces calls to provide additional money for social care which Chancellor Philip Hammond failed to address in his Autumn
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Running Down Dementia Is A Huge Success For Alzheimer’s Research UK
Running Down Dementia challenged participants to run 100km over summer 2016 and raise £100 for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The charity launched the mass participation running
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