Bagpipes, Haggis And Traditional Scottish Dancing Help Veterans Enjoy Burns Night
Residents tucked into haggis as part of a traditional Burns Night supper at The Royal Star & Garter Homes. It was part of a string…
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Care Provider Alliance Launches New Ways Of Working Guide
The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) has published a short guide to new ways of working across the independent and voluntary adult social care sector. The…
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Belong Morris Feinmann Achieves National Accreditation For End Of Life Care Quality
Didsbury care village, Belong Morris Feinmann, has received the national ‘Six Steps’ end of life accreditation, following its completion of the rigorous ‘Six Steps to…
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Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment Reduces Memory And Thinking Decline
Researchers from the SPRINT MIND study in the US have found that treating high blood pressure reduces the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The…
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Belmont Healthcare Continues Growth Trajectory With Acquisition Of Kent Care Home
Care service provider, Belmont Healthcare, has completed an acquisition worth in excess of £2 million of Haslington Lodge care home, in Greenhithe, Kent. Belmont Healthcare…
Read more...Care Leader Speaks Out Over ‘Breaking Point’ Campaign
Worried providers have spoken out over the worsening crisis in social care which has left care homes at ‘breaking point’ and the threat of many,…
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CQC Announces New Chief Inspector Of Adult Social Care (ASC)
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Kate Terroni as Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care (ASC). Kate is due to start the role in…
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Buxton Lodge Enjoys A Super Scottish Supper On Burns Night
Residents at Buxton Lodge care home in Caterham‑on‑the‑Hill, Surrey were treated to an evening of all things Scottish as they took part in Burns Night…
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Government Must Act Now To Keep EU Care Staff Coming To Work In The UK
The already fragile social care workforce will receive a further body blow under any Brexit scenario and older people in the South could be especially…
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Official Opening Of New Luxury Care Home By The Mayor & Mayoress Of Kettering
Kettering’s newest care home, Westhill Park, has been officially opened this week by special guests the Mayor and Mayoress of Kettering. The home opened its…
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Councils Accused Of Abandoning The Elderly By Not Paying Enough To Look After Them
Many UK councils have made no increase in what they pay care homes in the last year Care providers are having to turn away council…
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Liverpool FC Super Fan Goes To The Match For His 104th Birthday
Liverpool FC super fan Bernard Sheridan celebrated his 104th birthday with a special family outing to Saturday’s match against Crystal Palace. Bernard, who is a…
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Watchdog Praises Care Home Service
A care home in Skelmersdale has been highly praised by an independent health watchdog for the level of its care, its people and its services….
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Chemical Changes Could Be A Target For Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers in the US have found that treating reversible chemical changes to the DNA code in mice with features of Alzheimer’s disease can improve their…
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Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra Joins Military Veterans To Celebrate Charity’s Founders’ Day
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra spoke to residents at The Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton and viewed some of the state-of-the-art equipment available…
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