Local Heroes Unveil New Bryn Ivor Lodge Care Home
Care home staff and over 150 guests, including recent Big Brother runner up Councillor Joel Williams, were delighted when representatives from the Royal Gwent Hospital
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Cheshire Care Home Joins 100 Libraries And Community Centres Nation-Wide To Provide Free Wi-Fi Access
Increasing digital inclusion as part of a new BT and Barclays’ initiative Leonard Cheshire Disability is proud to announce its inclusion in a new BT
Read more...Blind Veterans UK Celebrate 100 Years Of Service: Burying Time Capsule
More than 50 blind veterans and guests recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Blind Veterans UK in 1915 with the burial of
Read more...Essex Care Home Receives Visit From Celebrity Gardener
Hallmark care home, Anisha Grange in Essex, recently received a visit from celebrity gardener David Domoney as part of a company-wide gardening competition. Mr Domoney
Read more...UKHCA’s Open Letter To Chancellor On National Living Wage
Open Letter to Chancellor of The Exchequer on National Living Wage Leading homecare providers, who deliver over 47 million hours of homecare each year today
Read more...Living In A Care Home Reduces Social Isolation In The Elderly – Survey
A survey recently conducted by award-winning care provider, Hallmark Care Homes, suggests that residents feel less isolated and happier after moving into a care home,
Read more...Care Home Residents Don Their Glad Rags For Five-Star Dining Experience
Care home residents at Apthorp Care Centre, in New Southgate, made a meal to remember recently, to celebrate the Fine Dining experience initiative run by
Read more...Pensioners Miss Out On £Billions Despite Number In Poverty Rising
New Age UK report shines a spotlight on poverty and inequality among pensioners Tens of thousands of the very poorest pensioners missed out on an
Read more...Exercise Can Have A Positive Effect On Alzheimer’s Disease And Vascular Dementia, Studies Find
Regular physical activity could play a role in protecting the brain from cognitive impairment as well as helping people with dementia to live better. According
Read more...Somerset Care Home Supports National Paralympic Day
Leonard Cheshire Disability is proud to be supporting National Paralympic Day by staging a residents-versus-staff competition at one of its care homes near Bath. Disabled
Read more...53% Of Care Homes Find The New Allergen Laws A Challenge
53% of care homes have found the recent changes in allergen laws a challenge to implement, a recent survey by the UK’s leading food service
Read more...CQC “Must Do More To Ensure Quality Inspections And Value For Money”
The Care Quality Commission has made substantial progress as it seeks to address public concerns about its regulatory approach, but significant challenges lie ahead if
Read more...Experts Call For New Taskforce To Overcome Challenges Faced By Older Workers
Experts from Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing have called on the Government to establish a new cross-departmental taskforce, specifically focused on the issue of the
Read more...Pioneering Integrated Approach To Dementia Care Celebrated
National social care charity Community Integrated Care celebrated a major refurbishment of its St Luke’s Care Home in Runcorn, part of a pioneering partnership with
Read more...Up To 500 Gmb Members Jobs At Risk As Leeds City Council Committee Propose Closure Of Three Care Homes And Day Centres By March 2016
All the officers have done is looked at the proposals that union and staff have put forward and still come up with the same old
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