Care Home Turns 10 With A Rockabilly Dance Party
The Mayor of New Milton joined a unique care home dance group in celebrating a birthday ‘with a twist’. Colten Care’s Kingfishers in The Meadows,…
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Health Secretary Backs Campaign For Care Home Cameras
Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock has thrown his weight behind a campaign to install cameras in care homes. The campaign by newspaper Daily…
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“Star” Care Assistant Gets Surprise Note During Hospital Visit
A CARE home worker received a surprise note while accompanying a resident to an appointment at Nottingham City Hospital. Helen Squire, a care assistant at…
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Dorset Dementia Care Home Keeps Resident Golfers In The Swing
Golf fans living at a Dorset dementia care home have begun monthly visits to one of their nearby courses to help stay in touch with…
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Powerful Panorama Investigation Makes Case For Action On Social Care
Responding to this evening’s BBC Panorama Crisis in Care Part One programme about social care, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which leads…
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Ask For The Lion
There’s cracking news for care homes! Runny eggs can go back on the menu for care home residents, with advice from the Food Standards Agency…
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Springhill Care Group Shines With Platinum Award
Care group Springhill Care has been awarded the prestigious Platinum award from Investors in People – the highest accolade that can be achieved through the…
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Valerie Singleton Is A Great Judge Of Talented Pooches
Former Blue Peter presenter Valerie Singleton OBE proved she’s no stranger to handling pooches when she judged a care home’s charity dog show. Colten Care’s…
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Gene Associated With Bad Cholesterol Linked To Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers in the US have linked high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) to the risk of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The scientific journal, JAMA Neurology, publishes the…
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Welsh-Based Healthcare Provider Agrees Care Home Lease With Powys County Council
More than 300 residential beds at 13 care homes across mid Wales will now be operated by a Welsh-headquartered health and social care provider, following…
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Couple Renew Wedding Vows After Husband Of 47 Years Proposes For A Second Time
A married couple of 47 years renewed their wedding vows at Prime Life’s Hilltop Nursing Home, Phoenix Parkway, Scunthorpe after the husband Stuart repopped the…
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England’s Council Funding System Is Unsustainable – And “Big Choices Loom”
A new report by researchers from the Institute for Fiscal Studies finds that overall spending on local services by English councils fell by 21% between 2009-10…
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Solihull Home Joins UK-Wide Defibrillator Trial To Help Save Lives
The Royal Star & Garter Homes in Solihull is taking part in a new life-saving initiative. The Charity is volunteering to take part in The…
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Rachel Riley Backs Cry Of 35,000 Brits For More Dementia Research Funding
Rachel Rileyhas joined Alzheimer’s Research UK to present the signatures of nearly 35,000 members of public who have backed a call for increased government funding…
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The Fremantle Trust Launches Dementia Friendly Café During Dementia Action Week
Local care provider and charity, The Fremantle Trust, has launched its debut dementia friendly café at Fremantle Court, Stoke Mandeville, as well as engaging with…
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