Droitwich Care Home Prepares For Reflective Remembrance Day Activities
Ravenstone care home in Droitwich is preparing for a quiet Remembrance Day of reflection, as COVID restrictions mean traditional activities must go on hold.
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Surrey Care Home Residents Hand Make ‘Poppy Cascade’ To Mark Remembrance Sunday
Residents, staff and staff family members at a Surrey care home have hand-crafted a cascade of poppies to mark this year’s Remembrance Sunday.
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New Guidance Issued To Safe Care Home Visits During Lockdown
Care homes will be encouraged and supported to provide safe visiting opportunities as new national restrictions come into effect.
Read more...Research Finds Common Anticholinergic Drugs Increase Risk Of Mortality In People With Dementia
A study led by researchers from Queen’s University Belfast has found anticholinergic drugs significantly increase the risk of mortality in people with dementia.
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Leigh-On-Sea Care Home Prepares For Reflective Remembrance Day Activities
Rose Martha Court care home in Leigh-on-Sea is preparing for a quiet Remembrance Day of reflection, as COVID restrictions mean traditional activities must go on hold.
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Care Centre Resident Celebrates 100th Birthday In Style After Beating COVID-19
A resident at Princess Christian Care Centre in Surrey celebrated her 100th birthday in style last week, with her home organising a day full of surprises to mark the occasion
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No Tricks, Just Treats For Care Staff This Halloween
Care staff across an award-winning care group received an unexpected Halloween surprise this weekend, when they were treated to wellbeing gift boxes following a frightening enough year.
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Clinically Extremely Vulnerable Receive Updated Guidance In Line With New National Restrictions
Clinically extremely vulnerable people in England have today received further guidance on keeping safe as the country introduces new national restrictions from Thursday, the government has announced.
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Didsbury Care Village Residents Paint A Healthy Picture
A Prestwich-based artist has been working with residents at a Didsbury care village on an innovative autumn-inspired art activity, designed to help keep spirits high as lockdown restrictions continue.
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75 Organisations Call On Government To Make Carer’s Allowance Fairer For Carers
Carers UK and 74 other organisations representing unpaid carers, disabled adults and children, and older people, have joined together to amplify their previous
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Govt Accused Of Delaying Over Covid-19 Issues
Action needed over visits and indemnity
Care providers have accused the Government of endless delays over allowing visits to care homes and protecting social care against legal action
Read more...Immigration: A Perfect Storm For The Adult Social Care Sector
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has written to the Home Secretary asking her to reconsider future immigration plans.
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Care Home Residents In Sheffield Can Meet Their Loved Ones For The First Time In Months Thanks To New ‘Visitor Pods’
Northfield care home in Sheffield has been able to arrange safe visits for residents for the first time in months thanks to the installation of £20,000 ‘visitor pods’.
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New Migration System Risks Covid Economic Recovery Due To Curbs On Carers And Key Workers, Warns IPPR
Almost 80 per cent of EU social care workers would have been found ineligible to migrate under new rules.
IPPR proposals for a more flexible approach to new immigration system backed by key employers in joint statement.
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C&C Calls On Government To Extend ‘Exceptional Circumstances’ Definition For Care Home Visits
C&C (Central & Cecil) wholeheartedly supports calls made by the National Care Forum (NCF) to ensure that visits to care homes by families and loved ones can be facilitated
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