Doreen’s Paintings Transformed By A Stroke
A CARE home resident has been encouraged to get back to painting after suffering a stroke – and her artworks have been transformed. Doreen Newbound,…
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Sandpiper Singers Spark Conversation About Dementia
Residents at Sandpiper Care Home in Alford, which is part of Tanglewood Care Homes, have formed a choir to raise awareness of dementia. The aptly…
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Dementia Friendly Walking Project Is A Winner With The National Lottery Community Funding
National walking charity Paths for All has secured £60,000 to further develop its’ Dementia Friendly Walking project for two years. The funding from The National…
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Cupcakes Raise Dementia Awareness – And Smiles All Round
Residents at a Hampshire care home decorated cupcakes as part of a national campaign to raise dementia awareness. Colten Care’s Linden House in Lymington, produced…
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Increase In Adult Carers Feeling Stressed Or Depressed
Research from NHS Digital, Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England 2018-19 has revealed that more informal carers are stressed or depressed than…
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International Picnic Day Brings Young And Elderly Together
CARE home residents and nursery children enjoyed a trip to the park together to mark International Picnic Day. Residents from Ingleby Care Home and children…
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CQC Calls For Improvements To Oral Health In Care Homes
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the findings of an in-depth review on the state of oral health care in care homes across England….
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Elderly Celebrate the Summer Solstice with Drumming Session
THE SOUND of drums welcomed the Summer Solstice at a Middlesbrough care home. Residents at The Gables Care Home, on Highfield Road, banged their own…
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Step In The Right Rirection – NHS Confederation Welcomes MPs’ Report
Responding to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report on proposed legislative changes in the NHS, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which…
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Get To Know Your Neighbours With A Big Lunch, Says Live-In Care Provider
Live-in care provider celebrate their community by treating residents to a Big Lunch with their neighbours. The Big Lunch is the biggest annual get together…
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Deborah Alsina MBE Appointed As Chief Executive Of Independent Age
Independent Age, the older people’s charity, is delighted to announce the appointment of Deborah Alsina MBE as Chief Executive. Deborah has been Chief Executive of…
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SEASIDE Trip Was A Walk Down Memory Lane For Elderly Care Home Residents
The town on the north east coast was the scene for many a childhood holiday for residents at Waverley Lodge Care Home, Lemington, near Newcastle….
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Social Care Cuts Went ‘Too Far” Admits Former Social Care Secretary
Former health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted in a TV debate earlier this week that cuts in social care have gone too far….
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Suffolk Care Homes Celebrate The County On Suffolk Day
Six care homes in Suffolk are hosting a range of events, activities and celebrations to mark this year’s Suffolk Day. On Friday 21st June, six…
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Carers UK And Sport England Team Up To Improve Carers’ Well-Being And Combat Loneliness
54% of carers report reduced levels of sport and physical activity because of caring. Carers UK and Sport England have teamed up to understand how…
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