Renee Glover, believed to be the oldest woman in Darlington, marked her 106th birthday (Sunday 21 June) with 587 cards and special celebrations at her care home in Darlington.
Read more...Care home provider, Sunrise Senior Living UK, has been shortlisted for ‘Best Approach to Risk Mitigation’ in the Excellence in Procurement Awards 2020. These are the top procurement awards in the UK, organised by the Chartered Institute of Procurement (CIPS).
Read more...Responding to the latest ONS figures on coronavirus deaths, which show that deaths involving COVID-19 as a percentage of all deaths in care homes decreased to 17.3 per cent in the week to 12 June
Read more...The Manor Cottage Care Home, Frenchay, Bristol, has been rated OUTSTANDING! Kew Care Group, the second home within the group to be rated outstanding.
Read more...Hundreds of team members at a care home provider in the south have overcome lockdown challenges to raise awareness of the vital role carers play in the community.
Read more...A long-standing member of staff at Laureate Court care home, Rotherham, has retired after 26 years of service.
Read more...Approximately 10,000 people in care homes will be given repeat testing as part of a new Government study into coronavirus to understand more about its spread in these settings.
Read more...Nursing and residential home The Oaks in Newtown has taken part in a nationalNcampaign to highlight all the good work being done by care homes.
Read more...Residents at Colten Care’s 21 care homes in the south have been reunited with their loved ones thanks to a new Covid-safe visiting approach.
Read more...The care sector potentially facing challenges new immigration rules following Brexit, Care England has submitted evidence to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)
Read more...Put a star in your window on 30 June 2020 to unite in loss and commemoration
Read more...Residents and staff at Royal Star & Garter in High Wycombe are taking part in a virtual cycle covering the length of Great Britain.
Read more...Responding to the easing of social distancing announced by the Prime Minister today, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said:
Read more...Parkfield House Nursing Home hosted a Cupcake Day Drive Thru’ in its spacious car park, raising a very respectable £393.21 for the Alzheimer’s Society.
Read more...Discharging 25,000 patients into care homes in England at the beginning of April, when the number of coronavirus cases was precipitously increasing
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