Walsall Nursing Home Out Of Special Measures
A Walsall care home rated as inadequate following a visit by the Care Quality Commission in August 2017, is now out of special measures. Ash…
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‘Every Little Helps’ For Wellingborough Care Home
A Wellingborough care home has been chosen to receive the support of a community-based volunteer initiative by supermarket giant, Tesco. Five members of staff from…
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LGA Responds to IPPR’s call to Increase National Insurance to Secure NHS and Social Care
In response to a report by think tank IPPR calling for the government to raise National Insurance contributions by 1p in the pound to secure…
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Flumpet Craze Comes To Hartlepool To Raise Funds For Hospice
FLUMPETS are invading Hartlepool as elderly residents sold the cute, cuddly toys to generate donations for a local hospice. The residents and staff at Queens…
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Parkinson’s Audit Reveals Improvements In Elderly Care And Neurology, But More Still Needed
The results of the 2017 UK Parkinson’s Audit, the largest dataset obtained to date about the quality of care provided to people with Parkinson’s across…
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New Local Health And Care Partnerships Could Save Lives
NHS England has announced funding for three Local Health and Care Record projects to support the integration of health and social care through more effective…
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Brenda Gets Employee Of The Month At 79
A 79-YEAR-OLD care home worker has been awarded Employee of the Month after more than two decades of service. Brenda Tooby is a domestic cleaner…
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Nine In Ten Brits In Danger Of Financial Hardship Should Serious Illness Strike
We’re more likely to insure our mobile phones than our health – 12% of UK adults have phone insurance but only 9% have critical illness…
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HSBC Plans To Become A Dementia-Friendly Bank
HSBC UK has committed to raise £3 million for Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland during three year partnership. HSBC UK has today announced a number…
Read more...People Affected By Dementia Share Actions To Break Down Stigma And Isolation
People affected by dementia highlighted the small actions that would have a big impact on their lives and enabling them to live the lives they…
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Super Student Leanne Has A Passion For Greater Dementia Awareness
A University of Cumbria student has taken the initiative to organise a conference to train her fellow students to become more aware of dementia after…
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Campaign To Get 1,000’s Singing For Dementia
In support of Dementia Action Week 21st – 27th May 2018, organised by Alzheimer’s Society, Home Instead Senior Care has pledged to get 1,000’s of…
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Teesside Care Homes Celebrate Royal Wedding With Parties
ROYAL wedding celebrations have taken place at care homes across Teesside – from a mock ceremony to parties. The Gables Care Home, in Middlesbrough, made…
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Treasured Items From The Boots UK Archive Help To Rekindle Memories In People With Dementia During Dementia Action Week
There are currently 850,000 people with dementia in the UK and according to research, 46% of carers find it difficult to provide appropriate and stimulating recreational…
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The UK’s Only Dedicated Show For Commercial Kitchens Is Back at the NEC in June
Now in its third year at the NEC Birmingham, Commercial Kitchen is already renowned as a must-attend event for catering professionals from care homes across…
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