A very special Resident at HC-One’s Wyndford Locks care home in Glasgow received some lovely presents from his friends in the Navy as he became a Centenarian.
Read more...The biggest vaccine campaign in NHS history began this morning, as 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 jab following its clinical approval.
Read more...The Minister for Care, Helen Whately, has written to care homes outlining plans for how the first COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer/BioNTech) will reach care home staff.
Read more...Theresa May MP has paid a virtual visit to Sunrise of Sonning care home.
The former Prime Minister joined the care home via video call where she took questions from residents and team members. T
Read more...Janie Street, a Gracewell of Church Crookham resident, has been taken on a ‘This is Your Life’ tour in celebration of her 80th birthday.
Janie, who was born in Farnborough, has spent most of her life in the local area.
Read more...The Care Provider Alliance (CPA), the collective, national voice of adult social care providers in England), has welcomed the news of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
Read more...Walnut Care at Home has come up with a sweet way to ensure their staff remember to carry out their at-home COVID-19 testing kits.
Read more...Scientists led by a team in China have identified 10 risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. The 10 factors are diabetes, poor BMI, reduced education, high blood pressure in midlife
Read more...RESIDENTS at a care home have been treated to an exclusive digital concert by one of Scotland’s most exciting jazz stars, Georgia Cécile.
Read more...637,379 participants from across the UK have now taken part in public health research into the effects of, and treatment for Covid-19 in just over eight months.
Read more...A CQC Outstanding care home in Oxfordshire has introduced a new purpose-built visitor centre, to allow families and friends to visit their loved ones this winter, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues.
Read more...The National Care Forum (NCF) has responded to the news that the government have approved the Covid vaccine and will be prioritising care staff, and a statement they have said
Read more...Researchers in Sweden found levels of certain blood-based proteins predicted worsening memory and thinking in a group of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Read more...The Hall, a residential care home in Thornton le Dale, has transformed its orangery for the festive Christmas period with the help of a local artist.
June Appleton painted recognisable Christmas icons on the windows of the care home’s orangery as part of The Hall’s festive celebrations.
Read more...Residents at a Hertfordshire care home enjoyed a Christmas fayre inside the home after staff pulled out all the stops to ensure this year’s festivities continued despite coronavirus restrictions.
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