Students Celebrate Achievement at Graduation Event
A group of students are celebrating their achievement after graduating from a course that prepares them for the workplace. Ace@Optalis is a course run by…
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Sisters Hold Fundraisers to Thank Charity for Mum’s ‘Excellent and Compassionate Care’
Two sisters have held separate fundraisers to thank The Royal Star & Garter Homes for caring for their mother. Erica Watkins and Alison Ukleja wanted…
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NICE Launch Involved & Informed Medicine Campaign
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), in collaboration with several other partner organisations, has launched a new initiative to encourage better medicines…
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Chocoholic Care Home Residents Mark World Chocolate Day
A CHOCOLATE extravaganza was enjoyed by Teesside care home residents as they celebrated World Chocolate Day. Those living at The Beeches Care Home, in Stockton-on-Tees,…
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OakNorth lends £19.5m to Care Concern Group to Support the Sale and Leaseback to Alpha Real Capital Operating Care Homes
OakNorth Bank has provided a £19.5m loan to Care Concern Group, one of the UK’s most highly-regarded care home operators. Founded in 1991 by Balbir…
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Green-Fingered Hit Squad Helps Dorset Disability Charity Improve Children’s Garden
A ‘hit squad’ of volunteer gardeners and decorators has helped to spruce up the garden of a respite home for disabled children in Poole. The…
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Dementia Experts Identify Gaps Holding Back Potential Treatments
The work, funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, calls for a fresh focus on how research is conducted, including new approaches to clinical trials and incentives…
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Care Team Members Wow Judges at Hallmark’s Got Talent
Leading care provider, Hallmark Care Homes, recently hosted two regional talent show competitions, where team members wowed the judges with breath-taking singing, dancing, instrument playing…
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CQC Figures Reveal Increase in Serious Care Home Injuries
There has been an alarming increase in the number of serious injuries reported by care homes in England according to data from the Care Quality…
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Competition Highlights Importance Of Reminiscence Therapy For People Living With Dementia
Care homes from across the UK are being invited to take part in the #GladtoCare competition designed to capture residents’ favourite memories and is being…
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Government Must Recognise Urgency Of Putting Right A Struggling Social Care System
Responding to Carers UK’s State of Caring report, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “This research shows the human consequences that the…
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£3 Million Boost To Develop Social Care Managers
Adult social care’s 21,200 registered managers and their deputies are in line to benefit from £3 million through the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) that’s specifically…
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‘Living In A Care Home Shouldn’t Be A Barrier To Being Heard’
A group of Sheffield nursing home residents are helping shape the city’s health services. Broomgrove – which is sited just off Ecclesall Road – has…
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Art Volunteers Get Elderly Painting Their Windows
TEESSIDE care home residents have been painting their windows and creating collages with community art studio Artrium. Volunteers and staff from the Hartlepool-based studio visited…
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Report Calls For Longer Visits To Increase Standards In Home Care Sector
A new report published by a leading health and social care technology specialist has highlighted the need for commissioners of homecare services to increase average…
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