Author Tim, 93, Rekindles Salisbury Cathedral Memories
Salisbury Cathedral hosted a happy reunion when one of its most popular volunteer guides made a return visit at the age of 93. Author and…
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Audley Group Raise Over £4,500 For British Health Foundation In 10k Run
Staff across Audley Group took part in the Blenheim Palace 10k run on Sunday 30th September and raised an exceptional £4,527 for the British Heart…
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Special Recognition For Care Home Resident
A group of professional entertainers put on a performance on behalf of the Not Forgotten Association for a Fairmile Grange care home resident, in recognition…
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Social Care Needs A Year Round Funding Solution That Works
The Secretary of State’s announcement of £240million to help local authorities alleviate winter pressures on the NHS is welcome says the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group…
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Research Reveals Families Struggling To Find Care Support
New research by Healthwatch highlights the hard work being done and sacrifices being made by carers the length and breadth of the country. Quite simply,…
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Bocking Care Homes’ Awards Success
The team at The New Deanery and St Mary’s Court residential care homes in Braintree are celebrating after being shortlisted for not one, not two…
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Mayor Praises Community Garden
The Mayor of Chesterfield, Stuart Brittain, has praised emh care & support, a specialist organisation that provides day services for people with learning disabilities, for…
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Local Services Face Further £1.3 Billion Government Funding Cut In 2019/20
Main government grant funding for local services will be cut by a further £1.3 billion (36 per cent) in 2019/20 despite many councils already struggling…
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Belong Take Home Double Gold At NAPA Awards 2018
When an 88-year old resident of Belong Crewe care village announced that he wanted to ride the world’s fastest zip wire to raise money for…
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Help Older People Stay Safe With New Initiative
A new initiative which promotes vital safety information for older people and their families is launching today, on the United Nations Day of the Older…
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Childhood Hardships Linked To Poorer Thinking Skills In Older Age
European researchers have found that socioeconomic hardships during childhood are associated with poorer memory and thinking performance in later life. The findings are published today…
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CQC Inspection Regime Having An Impact Landmark Report Finds
Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s “Ofsted-style” inspection and rating regime is a significant improvement on the system it replaced, but it could be made more effective,…
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Campaigner For Adult Social Care Vouchers Responds To LGA Green Paper Questions
Following the recent publication of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Green Paper, ‘The lives we want to lead’, a campaigner for the introduction of an…
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Dainty Dinah Lives In The Memories Of Care Home Residents
MEMORIES of a Chester-le-Street confectionary landmark came flooding back to two care home residents during National Cupcake Week. Brenda Clifford, 80, and Lilian Maxwell, 84,…
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Georgia’s Skydiving For A Sensory Bathroom For Residents
Georgia Dawson, Act Up Senior Care Assistant at Borough Care’s Bamford Close in Cale Green, Stockport, is doing a skydive to raise money for a…
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