Basildon Care Home Recognised For The Fourth Time In Essex Care Sector Awards 2019
Mundy House Care Home in Basildon is celebrating being commended for the Prosper Home of The Year Award in the prestigious Essex Care Sector Awards…
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£100k Community Impact Funding Supports Local Organisations To ‘Carry On’
Seven organisations and charities have benefitted from a staggering £100,000 donation by a Bristol care home trust. Under its Community Impact programme, the St Monica’s…
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‘Outstanding Star’ Vera Wins Regional Care Award
An experienced nurse manager has scooped a top regional care award for her consistent approach, outstanding clinical knowledge and kind personality. Vera Almeida, Clinical Lead…
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Gracewell Of Maids Moreton Receives Highest Rating From The Care Quality Commission, Once Again!
Gracewell of Maids Moreton has once more been awarded a prestigious ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), cementing its reputation as one of…
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Gracewell Of Sutton Coldfield Wins ‘Best Care Team’ At National Care Awards
The whole team at Gracewell of Sutton Coldfield were delighted to win ‘Best Care Team’ at the National Care Awards on Friday 29th November. The team at Gracewell…
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Potential New Alzheimer’s Drug Presented At Clinical Trial Conference
Pharmaceutical company Biogen has presented further analysis from two phase III trials of the potential new Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab. Results were presented at the Clinical…
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LGA Responds To Age UK Report On Social Care Delayed Transfers Of Care
Responding to a report by Age UK on delayed transfers of care attributable to social care and the need to put adult social care on…
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Former Primary School Headteacher Wins ‘Care Champion’ Award
Olive House care home in Newton Flotman, Norfolk, is celebrating after the amazing work of a resident’s relative has been acknowledged at the National Care…
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Elm House Christmas Card Appeal For Dementia UK
Skelmersdale care home staff are appealing for local people to think of their residents whilst writing their Christmas card lists! The Christmas season is the…
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Presenter Lauren Laverne Urges People With Dementia, Their Families And Carers To Build Music Playlists This Christmas
TV and Radio host Lauren Laverne is launching a new initiative to highlight the positive impact music can have for people living with dementia –…
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Ageing LGBT People Invisible And Marginalised In Social And Care Settings
A recent paper by the University of Hertfordshire reveals that there is an urgent need to recognise and address the unique care needs of older…
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“Neglected” Opportunities Of Ageing Could Add 2% To UK GDP, Finds New Report
New research (Maximising the longevity dividend) to be announced at the International Longevity Centre UK’s (ILC) Future of Ageing conference reveals that: By 2040, older…
Read more...Lack Of Social Care Leads To Lost Bed Days In The NHS Between Elections
During the 917 days between the last General Election on 8th June 2017 and the upcoming Election on 12th December 2019, new Age UK analysis finds that…
Read more...Christmas Is The Loneliest Time Of The Year For Over 1.5 Million Older People
New survey for Age UK’s No one should have no one to turn to campaign finds that Christmas is the loneliest time of the year…
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Marie Curie Appoints New Trustee
Marie Curie has today announced the appointment of Professor Richard Harding as a new trustee. Richard Harding is Herbert Dunhill Professor of Palliative Care &…
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