Local Rugby Hero Visits Belong Atherton
Residents and staff members at specialist care village, Belong Atherton, enjoyed an afternoon with Wigan Warriors rugby club star, Dom Manfredi, who took a day…
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Thanks For Caring, Says Group
A national care group campaigning to highlight the Caring Heroes of the sector is extending a special thank you to those working at Christmas. The…
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Care UK Celebrates Its Brightest Stars At Annual Awards Ceremony
Colleagues at more than 100 Care UK homes competed nationally in the annual Residential Care Services Stars Awards which recognise and reward excellence among the…
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Government Announces Extra £900m For Adult Social Care Over Two Years
Councils are being given the power to raise tax for social care by six per cent over the next two years, as part of £900m…
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Singing Toddlers Share Festive Cheer At Winchester Care Home
Christmas wishes were delivered in song as children aged just three and four visited a Winchester dementia care home. Seventeen toddlers from Tops Winchester day…
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The Royal Star And Garter Residents Celebrate Starlight Service
Disabled veterans who live at The Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton were joined by family, friends and supporters for the Starlight Service at…
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British Public Unprepared For Financial Cost Of Care Crisis
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of people who expect to need social care will have to make do with whatever they can afford, with just 27% expecting…
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Social Care Precept Increases Won’t Benefit The Areas Which Need It Most.
Social care precept increases won’t benefit the areas which need it most. Potential funding increases are ‘no-where near adequate’ to sustain adult social care. New…
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Council Tax Rise “Temporary Sticking Plaster”
Allowing local authorities to increase council tax to boost social care funding is just a ‘sticking plaster solution’, industry leaders have warned. The Government has…
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Doris Celebrates Her 105th Birthday At Oswestry Care Home
An Oswestry care home resident has celebrated her 105th birthday with at a special celebration which spanned four generations. Doris Morris, who is a resident at…
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Peter Pan’s Flying Visit To Chichester Care Home
Care home residents in Chichester enjoyed a seasonal sprinkling of magic fairy dust courtesy of Tinker Bell and fellow characters from J M Barrie’s celebration…
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Protein In Urine Linked To Higher Risk Of Dementia
A research study has revealed that protein found in the urine of people with kidney problems may indicate a higher risk of decline in memory…
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GMB Call For Plan To End Lottery Of How Social Care Is Funded And Make Sure The Elderly And Vulnerable Are Paid For From General Taxation
It is a complete lottery as to who among the 1 in 15 of UK residents will end up in a care home. What should…
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Quick Fix Too Late To Solve Care Funding Crisis Says NCA
‘This latest quick fix may be too late to solve the care funding crisis,’ says National Care Association Chairman, Nadra Ahmed OBE. In response to…
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Balhousie Care Group Appoints Youngest Ever Care Home Manager At 26
Balhousie Care Group has appointed its youngest ever care home manager to its Ruthven Towers home in Auchterarder. Jozi Stables, 26, who heads up 36…
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