Mother’s Day Celebrations At Borough Care
Borough Care marked Mothering Sunday with celebrations at each of its eleven homes for older people in Stockport. Residents at all of Borough Care’s homes…
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Skills For Care Launches New Guide To Help Services Improve
Skills for Care has launched a new online guide, Guide to improvement, to help social care employers to identify, plan and implement improvements across their…
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Government Accepts Fee Recommendations To Protect Older People
The Government has confirmed that it will enact Law Commission recommendations to protect older people and their families. This will introduce protections for leaseholders in…
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Care Homes Supporting People With Prader-Willi Syndrome Get The Top CQC Ratings
Not one, not two but three Kettering based care services have received glowing reports from national care regulators the CQC, as they were each awarded…
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Dementia Friendly Walks For Wishaw Residents
Research in recent years has shown the benefits of physical exercise with people suffering from dementia or similar illnesses, as it can help to stimulate…
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Wigan Care Village Celebrates Decade Of ‘Outstanding’ Care
Belong Wigan, which operates in Platt Bridge, celebrates its ten-year anniversary with a ringing endorsement from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an unannounced inspection….
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Oldest Man In England Celebrates His 111th Birthday At Brendoncare Alton
Bob Weighton, the oldest man in England, celebrated his 111th Birthday on 29 March 2019. He celebrated with his friends and fellow residents at Brendoncare…
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Staffordshire Council Criticized In Deprivation Of Liberty Assessments
Staffordshire County Council’s decision not to assess some vulnerable people who may have been unlawfully deprived of their liberty has been criticised in an investigation…
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NHS Honours HC-One’s Commitment To Safe Care Through Prestigious NHS Flu Fighter Awards 2019
Staff and residents are in high spirits following HC-One scooping the Best Flu Fighter Care Campaign at the annual NHS Flu Fighter Awards. The Flu…
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The Arts Can Enhance Relationships Between Dementia Care Staff And Care Home Residents
The arts have been shown to affirm dementia care staff skills and confidence, enabling meaningful exchanges with residents that can be creative, ‘in the moment’,…
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Two More ‘Outstanding’ Homes For MHA
Residents an staff at MHA Starr Hills care home celebrate retaining their ‘outstanding’ Two MHA care homes have been classed as ‘outstanding’ by the Care…
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New Digital Tax System To Give Over 1 Million Businesses More Financial Control
From today, the government’s major Making Tax Digital programme becomes law for over one million VAT registered businesses earning over £85,000. The new rules, first…
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Surbiton Veterans’ Care Home Bags £4,000 From Tesco’s Community Grant Scheme
The Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton is delighted to receive £4,000 from Tesco’s Bags of Help community grant scheme. Tesco customers had been…
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New Anti-Choking Device Saves 11 Lives In 9 Months, And Could Save 50 More This Year
After their anti-choking device was first used to save someone’s life in April, the company behind Dechoker have today confirmed they prevented 11 (eleven) choking…
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New Study Examines How Councils Are “Transforming” Social Care
Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) a national partnership of over 50 organisations committed to supporting the continued implementation of personalisation and community-based health, care and…
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