Couple in Leeds Care Home Celebrate 65th Wedding Anniversary Together
James Kinnear and Jean Kinnear who reside at HC One’s Sabourn Court celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary together this month. The couple were wed on…
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Carers Worried For Future During Covid-19 Battle
Care providers fear for their own organisations’ future survival as they fight to help older and vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic, a survey has…
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Care Home Sees All Coronavirus Cases Make Full Recovery
IN a week dominated by headlines about how badly coronavirus is affecting care homes around the country, one specialist dementia care home in Nottingham has…
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The Carer Issue #48 – Spring 2020
Click to read issue #48 of The Carer – Published Spring (April) 2020.
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Accepting Hospital Patients Into Care Homes Led To Doubling Of Covid-19 Deaths
A social care leader says news that care home deaths from Covid-19 have doubled is “utterly shocking but not surprising” because the virus has been…
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Calls For Daily Publication Of Care Home And Community Deaths Heeded By Government
Responding to the Government’s daily press briefing, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said: “We have…
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Retired Major General And New Mum Take On 26-Mile Challenges For Royal Star & Garter
The Chairman of Royal Star & Garter has taken part in a 26-mile indoor row to kick-start a long, gruelling challenge. Major General Tim Tyler…
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Young People Write To Care Homes To Put Smiles On Faces Of Residents
A charity is offering to send packs of letters from young people into care homes to put smiles on the faces of residents. In normal…
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Radical Reform Needed So Care Homes Not Second-Class Citizens
Responding to the latest care home death figures, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said: “The…
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Government To Launch New Improved Data Report On COVID-19 Deaths
New data on COVID-19 deaths to be published from tomorrow The new daily count will include deaths in all settings with COVID-19 for the first…
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Testing Offers “Silver Bullet” For Crisis In Care Homes
Two care operators have described the government’s announcement on coronavirus testing for keyworkers as a “silver bullet” for the care sector. In a joint interview,…
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Coronavirus Could Close Of Half Of Welsh Care Homes
A social care leader has warned that half the care homes in Wales could be forced to close unless urgent action is taken. According to…
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Ashton Care Home Gets Fit And Fabulous To Shake Lockdown
Downshaw Lodge in Ashton-under-Lyne is treating residents to fun and fabulous fitness sessions to banish their lockdown blues. Staff at the care home, which caters…
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Haydock Resident Celebrates 100th Birthday
Residents and staff at a care home in Merseyside have joined together to celebrate resident Olive Kenny’s 100th birthday. Lymewood Court Nursing Home in Haydock,…
Read more...New Guarantee On Death In Service Benefits For Frontline Health And Care Staff During Pandemic
The families of health and care workers on the frontline in England will benefit from a new life assurance scheme during the pandemic, developed after…
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