Local Care Home Welcomes the RBL and Community for Veteran’s Event
On Tuesday 3rd March the Hickathrift House Care Home was delighted to welcome Toby North, Chairman of the Wisbech Royal British Legion and Andrew Sharp,…
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Adult Social Care
Rotherham Care Home Celebrates Veteran Friendly Framework Accreditation
Cherry Trees Care Home in Rotherham is proudly flying the flag after achieving accreditation under the Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) – a national programme recognising…
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Dorset Firefighters Spend ‘Fascinating’ Day With Care Home Residents
Firefighters joined care home residents in Poole to spread community spirit and uncover details of shared local history. Four members of the station crew at…
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Sailability Charity Benefits From Donation By Retired Yachtsman
A retired yachtsman chose the dementia care home where his wife now lives, Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington, as the venue for a donation…
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Care Home Launches Free, New Community Initiative – Friends Connect
The care team and residents at The Lawn, the Alton-based residential care home run by charity, Friends of the Elderly – are excited to announce…
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Braeburn Lodge Care Home Celebrates International Women’s Day
Residents at the Braeburn Lodge Care Home in Market Deeping looked ahead to International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th by spending the day celebrating…
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Low Pay Costing Social Care Sector Billions in Hidden Costs, New Research Warns
New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has revealed the true financial toll of low pay in adult social care, warning that persistently poor wages…
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New Podcast “The Three” Launches to Challenge the Status Quo in Social Care
A new podcast is set to disrupt the conversation around health and social care and it’s led by three women who aren’t afraid to ask…
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Danish Teenager’s Heartfelt Letter to Grantown War Veteran
A wartime codebreaker from Bletchley Park living in Grantown has received a moving letter of thanks from a teenager in Denmark who discovered her service…
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Local Government at Its ‘Financially Weakest’, Warns LGA Ahead of Spring Statement
The Local Government Association (LGA) is urging the Chancellor to use the Spring Statement to further stabilise council finances, warning that growing cost and demand…
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UK’s Largest Care Provider Marks 40th Anniversary
Shaw healthcare, the UK’s largest employee-owned care provider, is marking its 40th anniversary, reflecting on four decades of work spanning housing, care services and facilities…
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Politicians Must Show Courage To Prioritise Social Care Reform, Report Says
Politicians putting social care on the agenda is key to generating public support for much needed reform, but they fear discussing the issue because of…
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How Technology and Data Can Help Social Care Providers Navigate Workforce and Financial Pressures
By Barry Price, Content Operations and Delivery Manager of QCS, an RLDatix Company (www.qcs.co.uk) Introduction The Social Care sector remains stuck at a crossroads. Workforce…
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Care England Calls for Adult Social Care Premises to Be Excluded from High Value Council Tax Surcharge
Care England has written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, urging the Government to formally exclude adult social care premises…
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Councils To Get Exceptional Financial Support To Balance Books
Councils struggling to balance the books will be granted financial flexibility by the government to ensure vital services communities rely on will continue running the government has…
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