Bride Reunites With Her Granny On The Way To Her Big Day
A BRIDE had her dream come true when she was able to share her long-awaited wedding day with her granny – in her care home.
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Hampshire Care Home’s Mabel Is Looking Good At 106
One of the south’s oldest residents has celebrated her 106th birthday at a Hampshire care home.
When Mabel Looker was born in spring 1915, the First World War was less than a year old
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Research Project Highlights How Retirement Villages’ Response To Pandemic “Safeguarded Lives”
A ground-breaking research project into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how Retirement Village and Extra Care Housing operators helped to protect the lives of their residents and staff.
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Giving Back: Hertfordshire Care Home Opens New Activity Hub To Promote Resident Wellbeing
A Hertfordshire care home has opened a new activity hub for its residents in a bid to promote positive wellbeing and exercise – and to pay tribute to their admirable resilience throughout the pandemic.
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Centenarian Bill Celebrates His Landmark Birthday
At The Lawn, the Alton-based residential care home run by charity Friends of the Elderly, resident Frederick Bowpitt (known as Bill) marked his milestone 100th birthday. Celebrating his Centenarian Day
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Refurbished Beauty Salon Brings Joy To Local Care Home Residents
A care home in Kettering has reopened a new and improved beauty salon so that residents can enjoy a pampering session, despite the pandemic.
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Labour Pledges To “Transform” Social Care And Calls For Ten-Year Investment Plan
The Labour Party is calling on the government to implement a ten-year plan for social care reform based on a ‘home first’ guiding principle.
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Advinia Offers Virtual Holidays For Residents
As restrictions begin to ease across Briton, millions are getting out of the house and reconnecting with loved ones. However, even though 95% of care home residents have now been vaccinated
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Westgate Healthcare To Pay All Employees Above The National Living Wage
Care home group Westgate Healthcare has announced that its employees will receive a pay increase in recognition of their dedication to their residents, and commitment to their roles.
Read more...Experts Warn Thousands Of People Are At Risk Of Becoming ‘Unlawful’ As EU Settlement Scheme Deadline Approaches
There are exactly two months remaining until the EU Settlement Scheme officially closes to applicants. The scheme, something all EU citizens who came to the UK before 2021 must apply for if they wish to continue living here
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HC-One Care Homes Celebrate St George’s Day With A Day Of Festivities
HC-One care homes across the UK celebrated England’s national day, St George’s Day on Friday 23rd April remembering the life and anniversary of the death of St George, England’s patron saint.
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Postcode Lottery For Welsh Care Fees
A “terrible ten” local authorities who pay the lowest care home fees in Wales have been named and shamed – with Swansea rock bottom.
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Residents At Preston Care Home Launch Their Own Radio Play
A group of residents at Finney House in Preston, all aged between 83 and 99 have taken part in an inhouse production of a radio play that was specially written just for them.
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Health Secretary “Hints” At Care Resident Isolation Reform
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said care home residents and their families may have some “good news” as the Government is “working on” how care home residents can leave their care homes for trips
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Reverend Jim’s Weekly Worship Comforts Fellow Care Home Residents
A Dorset care home has thanked one of its residents for leading services of worship every Sunday since the first lockdown began more than a year ago.
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