UK Finalists Revealed For Our Health Heroes
Healthcare Workers who provide excellent patient care across the UK have today (18 October 2017) been announced as finalists and regional winners for the Skills…
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Lincoln Care Home Celebrates After Winning Employee Awards For ‘Making A Difference’
Blair House, a Lincoln-based home for adults with learning disabilities, is celebrating after its employees had their work recognised and celebrated at a national awards…
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LGA Responds To Age Uk Delayed Transfers Of Care Figures
Responding to calls from Age UK for the Government to bring forward proposals for social care following a rise in delayed transfers of care,…
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Sunrise Senior Living And Gracewell Healthcare Celebrates Three Shortlistings At National Awards
Sunrise Senior Living and Gracewell Healthcare are celebrating after being named finalists in three categories at the prestigious National Dementia Care Awards 2017. Sunrise of…
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Slimy Snails And Slithering Snakes Visit Deangate Care Home
A SLIMY encounter with giant snails and slithering snakes took place at a Barnsley care home. Elderly residents at Deangate Care Home, in Mapplewell, took…
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Hospices Offering More ‘Outstanding’ Care Than Other Services Regulated By CQC
Hospice care across England has the highest percentage of services rated ‘Outstanding’, according to a new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The State…
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Bell Ringing Class Strikes A Chord With Care Home Residents In Wrexham
Residents at Stansty House, the Minster-run care home in Wrexham, Wales, have been ringing the changes with a new form of musical therapy: bell ringing….
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Remembering World War 2 At The Beeches Care Home
SURVIVORS of World War 2 took part in a week of reminiscence events and activities at The Beeches Care Home, in Stockton on Tees. The…
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Playtime For Care Home Residents And Nursery Children
Tiny tots from Portree Nursery bounced into HC-One’s Home Farm Care Home on the Isle of Skye recently for an afternoon of intergenerational activities. Residents…
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Fundraising Is A Piece Of Cake For New Century Care
New Century Care are celebrating after raising over £1300 for the 2.5 million people living with cancer across the UK. All 21 of New Century…
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Centenarian Celebrates Birthday With Mayor And Mayoress
100-YEAR-OLD Lilian Beardsmore celebrated her birthday with the Mayor and Mayoress of Halton. Fellow residents of Halton View Care Home, where Lilian lives, as well…
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The Carer Are Delighted To Announce New Partnership With The Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo
The Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo is the only dedicated trade show for care home owners, running alongside the well-established Naidex at NEC, Birmingham…
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Nation Faces Older People Homelessness ‘Time Bomb’ – Councils Warn
The nation is facing a “ticking time bomb” in the number of homeless older people after latest figures showed an alarming rise of 130 per…
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New Projects To Encourage Diversity In Adult Social Care
Skills for Care has launched four innovative projects to encourage adult social care employers to ‘look past the label’ and recruit people from traditionally under-represented…
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Think Tank Welcomes ‘Common Sense Approach That Will Save Lives This Winter’
Responding to NHS England, Public Health England, the Department of Health and NHS Improvement’s announcement that employers of social care workers will no longer need…
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