Fiona Phillips Helps Celebrate Launch Of New Hallmark Care Home
Television presenter Fiona Phillips was the guest of honour this week at the opening of a new £11m Hallmark care home in Royal Tunbridge Wells….
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Stressful Experiences Equivalent To ‘More Than 4 Years Cognitive Ageing’
Researchers at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2017 in London have highlighted the impact stressful life events can have on brain function. The study is…
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Information Team Named The Best In The Country
The Information Team at Healthwatch Essex – the independent charity that listens to and represents the voice of users of health and social care in…
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Dementia Awareness Training On Its Own Will Not Improve Dementia Care In Hospitals, University Of Hertfordshire Study Finds
Dementia awareness training as a single strategy will not improve dementia care in hospitals or outcomes for patients, a new study from the University of…
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Staff At ‘Outstanding’ Care Home On The Isle Of Wight Praised For Being ‘Highly Caring And Compassionate’
A care home in Sandown has been praised as “outstanding” by inspectors for its “exceptionally personalised care.” The staff at The Briars on Broadway were…
Read more...Leading Dementia Research Charity Backs Response To Patient Data Report
Recommendations for an ‘opt-out’ system for sharing patient data to improve care and research, coupled with new security standards, have been accepted by the Government…
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Listening To The Voice Of People With Dementia
Healthwatch Essex – the independent charity that listens to and represents the voice of users of health and social care in Essex – has broken…
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Fundraiser Florence Waves Farewell To The RNLI On Her 100th Birthday
Admirable fundraiser Florence Candlish bowed out of 78 years fundraising for the RNLI – on her 100th birthday. Florence, a resident at Colten Care’s Braemar Lodge…
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A Little Box Of Dorset History …
Staff from Reside Care Homes in Southbourne, Dorset recently contacted local historians after finding a box of paperwork including diaries dating back to 1849, family…
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Taunton Care Home Makes Significant Investment In Resident Facilities
Taunton care home, Sherford Manor is undergoing an extensive programme of upgrading its facilities to improve the day-to-day experience of its residents. The home, which…
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Anchor Reveals Brits Are Confused And Worried Over Social Costs And Funding
New research from Anchor – England’s largest not-for-profit care and housing provider for older people – has revealed widespread confusion around the cost of social…
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Quality Matters Commitment To Improve Adult Social Care Launched
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman along with regulators, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is joining more than 100 people, organisations and national bodies with an interest…
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Social Care Collapse Is Ever Nearer
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has launched its results of a survey on pay. The first of…
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Cornwall Care Residents Enjoy Drum Therapy
Residents across Cornwall Care’s residential and nursing homes regularly enjoy various activities and events, but musical therapy sessions are by far the favourite. Drums Up,…
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Trio Of Centenarians Is A Record For Sheffield Care Home
Birthday messages from the queen at Buckingham Palace have been arriving thick and fast at Broomgrove Nursing Home of late. In fact the Sheffield-based care…
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