National Citizen Service Hosts Tea Party At Belong Wigan
Residents at specialist care village, Belong Wigan, enjoyed a reminiscence afternoon tea, organised and attended by teenagers from the National Citizen Service (NCS). The group
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Older People Gift 1.4 Billion Hours A Year To Volunteering
Nearly half 55-74 year olds currently volunteer Potential to increase older volunteer workforce by half a million in 2020 More needs to be done to
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Lack Of Community Services To Support Carers Is Piling Pressure On NHS Emergency Care
Due to a lack of appropriate support in the community, unpaid carers are reluctantly taking their loved ones to A&E, according to new research published
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Rugby League Legend Surprises Community Integrated Care Residents!
Former Saints star, John Stankevitch, surprised residents at Community Integrated Care people’s care service last week, inviting them to an upcoming St Helens vs Widnes
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Songaminute Man’s Family Stunned By Chart Success
‘Songaminute Man’ Teddy Mac’s son says he has been “absolutely overwhelmed” by the wave of support for his dad’s debut single, which is raising funds
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Care Fees Planning – Majority Of Over-45s Agree Council Referral To Advisers Would Be ‘Helpful’
77% of over-45s yet to think about care or discuss it with family Only 6% have made any financial plans to pay for care 56%
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Laundry Rooms Revealed As Biggest Cause Of Fires In Care Homes
Over the last two years 20%* of care home fires started in a laundry room. In 2014, fires were responsible for 7,500 casualties and over
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Hold A Christmas Day Activity To Help End Loneliness
Make sure no older person is alone this Christmas unless they want to be. National charity Friends of the Elderly is calling on people in
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Care Home’s Macmillan Fundraising Is A Cut Above
A close shave for team members at a Chichester care home has helped to raise more than £2,100 for a cancer charity. The encounter with
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Suffolk Fundraiser Conquers 100km Trek For Alzheimer’s Research UK
A fundraiser from Marlesford in Suffolk has completed a gruelling non-stop 100km trek to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research
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Tesco Volunteer To Transform Chester Care Home Garden
A care home in Chester has seen its garden transformed by a group of green heroes from Tesco’s Chester City Centre Community Volunteer Group. Meridian
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Local Care South Care Homes Join Forces For Alzheimer’s Walk
Staff from two Care South care homes, Queensmead in Christchurch and Buxton House in Weymouth have raised over £500 for the Alzheimer’s Society. The team
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Over-45s Wishing Up To Costs Of Care Funding But Too Few Taking Positive Action – 5th Care Index Reveals
Awareness of the costs involved in funding care in later life is growing among over-45s but individuals are still not including care in their longer-term
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Plan To Reduce Health And Care Red Tape Burden
The Department of Health is to challenge bureaucratic red tape on health and social care frontline, to increase focus on patient contact and care. Minister
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Recorded Deaths From Dementia More Than Double In 13 Years
New figures released today show the proportion of people dying with a diagnosis of dementia more than doubled in 13 years. According to reports published
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