Gifts Filled With Love For Care Home Families
Families of residents living at a St Helens Nursing Home have been receiving gift bags filled with love and personal messages from their loved ones….
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‘Protecting Older People From Covid-19 Must Not Come At The Expense Of Their Health And Wellbeing’, Warns The British Geriatrics Society
The British Geriatrics Society has warned that the lockdown and social distancing measures, meant to protect vulnerable older people from COVID-19, have led to dangerously…
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Dementia Under Lockdown: The Moving Accounts Of Those Striving To Be Heard
Moving accounts of how life under lockdown has affected people living with dementia have been penned by those living with dementia and carers The online…
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Fundraiser To Run Equivalent Of 19.4 Marathons For Brunelcare In Just Five Months
Kath Embling, 30, is running a massive 510 miles for Brunelcare in just 20 weeks, 40 miles more than running from London to Scotland. The…
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Adult Social Care Campaigner’s Hopes To Get Social Care Funding On The Chancellor’s Agenda
John Woodward OBE, one of the driving forces behind the introduction of childcare vouchers in 2005, is campaigning to get a similar scheme back on…
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Celebri-Teas Raise Their Glasses (And Pinkies!) For Dementia UK’s Virtual Tea Party
Favourites across the world of baking, fashion, reality TV and drama come together to raise funds for Dementia UK’s Helpline during the pandemic A number…
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Resident Writes Heart-Warming Poem Paying Tribute To The Head Chef And In-House Dining Team At Gracewell Of Edgbaston
Sandra Edgington moved into Gracewell of Edgbaston on the 19 March, just before the UK’s nationwide lockdown to tackle Covid-19 commenced. Sandra’s partner Tony, was…
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Social Care Leader Calls For Urgent National Action Plan To Save Care Homes From Closure
A social care leader believes the true number of care home deaths from coronavirus is far higher than the official number of fatalities and highlights…
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Reinbek Residents Send Special Wishes To Loved Ones
Staff at Borough Care have been helping residents and their families stay in touch in lots of different creative ways, during the current coronavirus (Covid…
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Do Not Attempt Resuscitation – Too Many People With A Learning Disability Still Written Off Without A Choice
Despite clear guidance that placing Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Notices (DNARs) on an individual’s notes without consent is wrong, Learning Disability England’s survey of our…
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Government Announces £600m Infection Control Funding For Care Homes
Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised a £600 million package for coronavirus infection control in care homes in England as he admitted that the number of…
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VE Day Celebrations At Riverdale Court
During the current lockdown with all care homes in isolation from visitors to protect the residents and care staff, events and activities in care homes…
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2020 Nurse Heroes Celebrated On International Nurses Day
Flowers, doughnuts and a ‘digital takeover’ are all being used to celebrate Nurse Heroes on an International Nurses Day with a difference at Morris Care…
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95-Year-Old Resident At Sunrise Of Hale Barns Raises Over £3,000 For NHS With 10 Mile Walk
Donald Baird is a 95-year-old resident at Sunrise of Hale Barns, where he has lived for two years. When the UK Government announced a nationwide…
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Sheffield Care Home Image Inspires Duchess Of Cambridge “Hold Still” Exhibition
A photograph taken at a Sheffield care home was one of those that “inspired” the Duchess of Cambridge to launch a new exhibition to capture…
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