Care Fees Planning – Majority Of Over-45s Agree Council Referral To Advisers Would Be ‘Helpful’
77% of over-45s yet to think about care or discuss it with family Only 6% have made any financial plans to pay for care 56%…
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Laundry Rooms Revealed As Biggest Cause Of Fires In Care Homes
Over the last two years 20%* of care home fires started in a laundry room. In 2014, fires were responsible for 7,500 casualties and over…
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Hold A Christmas Day Activity To Help End Loneliness
Make sure no older person is alone this Christmas unless they want to be. National charity Friends of the Elderly is calling on people in…
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Care Home’s Macmillan Fundraising Is A Cut Above
A close shave for team members at a Chichester care home has helped to raise more than £2,100 for a cancer charity. The encounter with…
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Suffolk Fundraiser Conquers 100km Trek For Alzheimer’s Research UK
A fundraiser from Marlesford in Suffolk has completed a gruelling non-stop 100km trek to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research…
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Tesco Volunteer To Transform Chester Care Home Garden
A care home in Chester has seen its garden transformed by a group of green heroes from Tesco’s Chester City Centre Community Volunteer Group. Meridian…
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Local Care South Care Homes Join Forces For Alzheimer’s Walk
Staff from two Care South care homes, Queensmead in Christchurch and Buxton House in Weymouth have raised over £500 for the Alzheimer’s Society. The team…
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Over-45s Wishing Up To Costs Of Care Funding But Too Few Taking Positive Action – 5th Care Index Reveals
Awareness of the costs involved in funding care in later life is growing among over-45s but individuals are still not including care in their longer-term…
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Plan To Reduce Health And Care Red Tape Burden
The Department of Health is to challenge bureaucratic red tape on health and social care frontline, to increase focus on patient contact and care. Minister…
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Recorded Deaths From Dementia More Than Double In 13 Years
New figures released today show the proportion of people dying with a diagnosis of dementia more than doubled in 13 years. According to reports published…
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Volunteers At Meadowside Receive Special Recognition For The Role They Play
Volunteers at Meadowside care home in North Finchley enjoyed a celebratory afternoon of tea and cake with chief executive of the The Fremantle Trust, Steve…
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Lack Of Community Services To Support Carers Is Piling Pressure On NHS Emergency Care
Due to a lack of appropriate support in the community, unpaid carers are reluctantly taking their loved ones to A&E, according to new research published…
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Revitalise Praises Eastenders For Tackling Disability Issue
Charity’s recent study shows that – just like Kim – non-disabled people are using disabled facilities and showing no signs of stopping National disabled…
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Ideal CEO Serves Up A Surprise For Staff At Pop-Up Restaurant
Staff at Coppice Lodge residential and dementia care home in Arnold were stunned when they found out they were to be served a meal by…
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Outstanding Team Members At Hallmark Care Homes Recognised At National Awards Ceremony
Outstanding employees at Hallmark Care Homes were recognised at a glittering awards ceremony organised in their honour. 21 team members across Hallmark Care Homes 15 facilities,…
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