Talent Contest Lifts Spirits Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Care provider, Heathcotes Group, has been helping to keep its service users engaged during lockdown with a talent contest inviting their services to show off their creative abilities.
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Secondary Trauma Recognition For Key Workers “Essential”
Employers must be conscious of and understand the indicators of ‘secondary trauma’ and ensure those who have experienced distressing circumstances
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Sunrise Of Solihull Resident Celebrates 100th Birthday In Lockdown
Ron Catton has been a resident at Sunrise of Solihull for eight years. On 22nd May, he turned 100.
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Sunrise Of Eastbourne Couple Celebrate 65th Wedding Anniversary
Jill and Alan Burgess, both residents at Sunrise of Eastbourne, have recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
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Care Home Owner Mourning Covid-19 Deaths Warns Sector Faces Collapse
A care home owner mourning the loss of 19 residents to Covid-19 is suffering financial losses of £15,000 a week and fears many care homes…
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Keeping connected: Open and transparent communications in the time of COVID-19
The Relatives & Residents Association and the National Care Forum have created a joint statement, endorsed by the Care Provider Alliance, the Care
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Gracewell Of High Wycombe Celebrates Third Birthday During Weekly Clap For Our Carers
Gracewell of High Wycombe celebrated the care home’s 3rd birthday on 21st May. The social distance garden party was combined with the weekly
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Working In Care Homes During Covid19: New Training Resource
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has today published a training resource to support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians newly deployed to care
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Care Group Rolls Out Wellbeing Initiatives For Staff
UK wide health care group Hales Care has rolled out wellbeing schemes for their staff during this challenging period.
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Oakland Care Brings Residents And Families ‘Face To Face’ During Lockdown In Bespoke Summer Houses
Care home group, Oakland Care, is bringing residents and families ‘face-to-face’ for the first time since visits were restricted for relatives due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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Retrain Unused NHS Volunteers To Teach Digital Skills In Lockdown, Urges Think Tank
11.9 million Britons lack the digital skills they need for everyday life
Lockdown measures risk leaving most vulnerable behind as they fail to access the goods and services they need
A Hop Skip And A Jump For Charity
Local Somerset boy, James Byrne, 16, has pledged to skip for 20 minutes straight every day, for a month, (31 days) to raise money for Brunelcare, a charity supporting older people in the South West.
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Sheffield School Children Give Messages Of Hope To Care Home Residents
Elderly residents at care homes in Sheffield have been delighted to receive letters and artwork from local teenagers giving them messages of support and hope during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Government Significantly Boosts UK PPE Supply With More Than 100 New Deals
Over 100 new suppliers contracted around the world to significantly boost UK PPE supply
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Urgent Coronavirus Testing in Care Homes Highlighted by Public Health Investigation
26% of residents across four nursing homes died between March and May, three times the rate in previous years
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