Care Homes Struggle To Care For Residents With Advanced Dementia
New research has raised concerns regarding the care of those with advanced dementia in care homes across the UK. It has highlighted that the needs…
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Huge Public Support For Cross Party Action To Fix Health And Social Care
An overwhelming majority of British adults (85%) are concerned about the future of the NHS. And 91% agree that political parties should work together to…
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40% Of Over-60s Still “Unprepared” For Retirement, Report Warns
New white paper report finds alarming number of non-retired over-60s feel unprepared for their retirement. 39% of UK’s non-retired over-60s population don’t know how much…
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Local Care Home Makes ‘Time For A Cuppa’ And Supports Dementia Charity
Residents at Larkhill Hall care home in West Derby made ‘Time for a Cuppa’ on 1st March by hosting an event to raise money for…
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Balhousie Care Group’s Louise Barnett Wins Outstanding Accolade At Women Ahead Awards
Balhousie Care Group, a leading provider of quality residential care for the elderly in Scotland, is celebrating after its Operations Director, Louise Barnett, picked up…
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25 Years Of Service Celebrated At Bournemouth Care Home
Staff and residents at Care South’s Talbot View care home in Ensbury Park Bournemouth have been celebrating recently as Deputy Manager, Tracy Frankcom reached the…
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Boulters Lock Chef Gets Through To National Final
Sheldon Childress, Head Chef at Boulters Lock Care Home in Maidenhead, has been shortlisted as one the Nation’s top 5 Chefs in Care at the…
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Good Health On Tap: Organisations Unite To Keep Wales Hydrated
Royal Voluntary Service and other leading Welsh charities and older people’s groups are uniting to support a major campaign led by the Welsh NHS to…
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Dementia Friendly Society
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has unveiled plans to make the UK the most dementia friendly society in the world by 2020. In the absence of…
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Owls Teens Entertain Elderly On NCS Action Day
TEENAGERS from the Sheffield Wednesday National Citizen Service (NCS) Youth Board entertained the elderly as part of NCS Action Day. Residents at The Laurels and…
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North Tess & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Takes Silver Best In Class At Salon Culinaire Hotelympia HCA Hot Cookery Competition
On March 3rd, Richard Kirton and Ian Cannon from North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust fought off competition from seven other hospital chef teams…
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LGA Responds To National Audit Office Report On Personalised Commissioning In Adult Social Care
Responding to a National Audit Office report on personalised commissioning in adult social care, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, LGA Community and Wellbeing spokesperson, said: “Personal budgets…
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Commissioning adult social care services through personal budgets and direct payments is an important way of giving care users more choice and control over their…
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Care Home Provider Partners With Hereford Theatre & Arts Organisation To Improve Residents’ Quality Of Life Through Dance, Drama And Poetry
The Orders of St John Care Trust – one of the UK’s largest not-for-profit care home providers – is collaborating with The Courtyard, Hereford to…
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Care Group Continues To Pay Tribute To Staff With 2nd National Care Awards.
National care home operator, Maria Mallaband Care Group and Countrywide Care Homes are set to launch their second annual awards. Voting commenced on 22nd February…
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