Complex Care Provider Launches ‘#Whyicare’ Campaign
A COMPLEX care provider has launched a campaign to share the voices of kind hearted and compassionate carers. The #whyicare project records the thoughts of team members who…
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Industry Leaders Comment On Chancellors Budget
Industry leaders have given a positive response to Chancellor Philip Hammonds budget. Whilst overwhelmingly welcoming the announcement of an additional £2bn social care funding concerns…
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Total Transformation – Second Edition
Scaling up promising models of care, support and community health services could increase cost-effectiveness for the NHS and local authorities – and improve outcomes for…
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Majority Of MPs Say More Money Should Go To Councils’ Social Care Budgets
More than three quarters of MPs (78 per cent) say that additional funding should go to councils’ social care budgets, according to new polling by…
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Study Links Tooth Loss With Increased Risk Of Dementia
The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Tooth Loss and Risk of Dementia in the Community: the Hisayam Study Researchers in Japan have found that…
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Ferndown Manor Marks Its Opening With Donation To Local School
Care UK’s new Ferndown Manor care home in Dorset opened recently. To commemorate this milestone the team has donated £250 to local pupils at Ferndown First…
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National Living Wage: Face The Facts
In April the Government’s National Living Wage will rise from £7.20 per hour to £7.50 per hour for those aged 25 and over – but…
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Kirsty Blackman MP Witnesses Dementia Research First-Hand On University Tour
As Aberdeen prepares to host the UK’s largest annual dementia research conference, Kirsty Blackman MP has had a sneak look at the pioneering science taking place…
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New Forest Art Experience Creates Fresh Perspective For Care Home Residents
Five residents from a dementia care home enjoyed a creative day out in the historic Hampshire village of Buckler’s Hard. The party, from Colten Care’s…
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Stockton Care Home Staff Enjoy Employee Motivation Day
STAFF in care homes across Teesside have been treated to a day of treats as part of Employee Motivation Day. The national day encourages business across the UK to…
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Healthcare Asset Class Attractive To Investors
– Crisis in care homes industry due to loss of beds – – Demand outstripping supply in sector – The care home sector is facing a national crisis, due in part to…
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Sam’s Got The Oomph! Factor!
88-year-old Belong Warrington resident, Sam Clark, has been crowned winner of the ‘Oomph! Factor’ competition, a nationwide competition that recognises people who are enthusiastic about…
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More Support Needed For People With Sight Loss Living In Care Homes
New research, released by sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington Trust, shows staff, care home residents living with sight loss and their family members have a…
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Care Homes’ Charity Bag Pack Raises Funds For Dementia Fight
A CHARITY bag pack at a Teesside supermarket has raised over £700 for the Alzheimer’s Society. Staff from four care homes in Stockton and Hartlepool…
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Berwick Care Made Time For A Cuppa
Funds raised to help families living with dementia Act-tea-vists from Berwick Care gathered for a Time for a Cuppa tea party on Friday the 3rd…
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