Great Oaks Care Home Hits A High Note With The Local Community
Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth recently opened its doors to the community to provide unique entertainment including an aerial hoop display and Milo the…
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Big Steps For Mary At Belong Crewe
At the age of 85, Mary Britcliffe has ditched her mobility scooter and walking aids thanks to a three-month gym programme at Belong Crewe care…
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Canine Companions Bring Joy To Care Home Residents
FURRY friends have been helping care home residents with dementia by providing company and cuddles. Lindsey Dixon and her dog Shadow visit The Oaks Care…
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One In Five Care Homes “Inadequate Or Require Improvement” Says BBC Report
Analysis by the BBC has revealed that 3,000 of England’s 14,975 care homes had been given the CQC’s bottom two ratings. However, providers have hit…
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NHS Trust Awarded Extra £1 Million In Funding For Dementia Support Study
A pioneering technology study that enables clinicians to remotely monitor the health of people with dementia living at home has received an extra £1 million…
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Largest UK Training Programme For Care Of Older Lgbt+ People Endorsed By Skills For Care
Opening Doors London, the largest provider of training and consultancy for health and social care professionals working with older LGBT+ people, has been endorsed by…
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Borough Care Staff’s Bungee Jump Challenge
Some of the staff at Borough Care’s Marbury House recently completed sponsored bungee jumps to raise money for the residents’ amenities fund. The amenities fund…
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NHS Tariff Rules Discredited
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has expressed continued concern over developments related to the funding of NHS…
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‘Wish You Were Here’ – Happy Days National Volunteer Project
Happy Days Dementia Workshop is inviting everyone to send us a postcard from holidays, business trips or home town. As we know, pictures, places, names…
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The Care Workers Charity Selected As Beneficiary Of Charity Ball
The Care Workers Charity, has been selected as co-beneficiary of the Care Sector Fundraising Ball! At the prestigious event in Mayfair, Hallmark Care Homes in…
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Former Nurse With Dementia Perfectly Recalls Healthcare Skills
AN 84-YEAR-OLD former nurse has been recalling her healthcare skills at the care home where she worked – despite her advanced dementia. June Jennings is…
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England Hero Gordon Banks Urges Support For Alzheimer’s Society’s Memory Walk
England football legend Gordon Banks has made an emotional appeal for the nation to step up and help defeat dementia. The 1966 World Cup winner…
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Barwood Capital Moves Into Care Home Sector Through Partnership With Duncan Ford
Barwood Capital, the Northampton-based real estate investment manager, has agreed a funding partnership with care home development specialist Duncan Ford. A new company, Perseus Land…
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Bobby And Muriel Celebrate Their 64th Wedding Anniversary
GLOBETROTTING Hebburn couple Bobby and Muriel Bruce have celebrated over six decades of marriage with a party at Willowdene Care Home. The pair, who loved…
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Health & Care Staff Views Sought On “Key Challenges”
Nursing and social care staff are being urged to post “ideas, questions and challenges” on a new digital platform that is being launched as part…
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