Vida Healthcare Brings Families ‘Together Again’ With Visiting Pods
Specialist dementia care provider Vida Healthcare has installed three visiting pods in the grounds of its two care homes to support safe visits during winter….
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People With Learning Disabilities Had Higher Death Rate From COVID-19
A report, Deaths of people identified as having learning disabilities with COVID-19 in England in the Spring of 2020 examined data from The English Learning Disabilities Mortality Review
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New Community Art Project Helps Bring People Together During Lockdown
Some of The Guinness Partnership’s younger residents from supported housing in Gloucester recently took part in the ‘Canvas Art Project’. The project was a joint initiative
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Test And Trace System Has Yet To See Major Progress As Second Wave Persists
Responding to the latest test and trace figures, Dr Layla McCay, director at the NHS Confederation, said:
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Betty Moves Into Husband Kens Care Home Because She ‘Couldn’t Live Without Him’
To be separated after over 70 years of devoted marriage is a distressing blow. When 96-year-old Kenneth Meredith needed to move into a care home, he left
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Triathlon Success For Residents Recovering From Life-Changing Injuries
A group of residents, who are in rehabilitation for life changing brain and spinal cord injuries, are celebrating this month having successfully completed a triathlon challenge
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Autism Care Provider Launch National Campaign To Fight For Real Living Wage For All Carers
11 November 2020: Autism care provider, Autism at Kingwood who support autistic people, has launched a national campaign for better pay for all social care keyworkers
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Remembrance 2020: Veterans Pay Respects at Care Homes
Royal Star & Garter has marked Remembrance with the veterans at its care homes.
The charity provides loving compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia.
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Worrying Rise In Anxiety And Loss Of Motivation Among Older People
A third of older people aged 60 and over are feeling more anxious (34%) and less motivated to do the things they enjoy (36 percent) since the start of the pandemic, according to a recent poll by Age UK.
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FCA To Instigate Court Action Over Failed £50m Care Home Scheme
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun High Court proceedings against two businessmen and a company over purported links to failed unauthorised
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Bidfood Launches New Home Delivery Service Platform, ‘Bidfood At Home’
This week, sees the national roll out of Bidfood at home, the new consumer shopping platform from foodservice provider Bidfood.
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Colten Care Homes Decorated With Hundreds Of Remembrance Poppies
Residents of Colten Care homes across the south have handcrafted hundreds of model poppies to put on display for Remembrance season.
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Hitchin Care Home Hosts Ceremony To Reward Its Carers For Going Above And Beyond During A Difficult Year
A Hitchin care home has rewarded two of its carers for going above the call of duty during the COVID-19 pandemic at its annual Carer of the Year awards.
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Carers Pleased To Be Top Of Vaccine List
Injection to be vital weapon against Covid-19
The announcement that care workers are to be prioritised the new Covid vaccine has been greeted warmly by providers, as they continue to fight the virus in
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Care Group Marks Remembrance Sunday By Reflecting On War Effort Memories Of Its Residents
A care group has marked this year’s Remembrance Sunday by hearing and reflecting on the wartime memories of its residents.
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