All Aboard! Horndean Care Home Resident Reconnects With Lifelong Passion
A resident at a Horndean care home has rekindled her love for life below the waves with a surprise trip to a local museum. Rowena…
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“Patience And Give And Take” Say Resident Couple Who Celebrate 68th Wedding Anniversary
A resident couple living at a Hastings home marked their 68th wedding anniversary and say the secret to a long marriage is patience and give…
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Surrey Care Home Resident Celebrates Historic 116th Birthday as World’s Oldest Living Person
A remarkable milestone has been reached at a Surrey care facility as resident Ethel Caterham marks her 116th birthday, maintaining her status as the world’s…
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Art-Loving Care Home Residents Star In New Film
Artistic residents at a care home have played a starring role in a ground-breaking new film. The popular weekly art sessions at Pendine Park’s Penybryn care…
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Edinburgh Care Home Residents Have A Wild Time At Local Zoo
Residents from an Edinburgh care home had a roaring good time on their visit to the zoo, where they marked special occasions, reconnected with past…
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Nearly 10,000 Care Homes In Heatwave Hot Spots
With hotter weather predicted to return to parts of the UK this week, new analysis by Friends of the Earth reveals the areas (high heat…
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Age UK Warns 2.4 Million Digitally Excluded Older People Are At Risk Of Being Left Behind
New analysis for Age UK has found that 2.4 million (19%, nearly one in five) older people have limited use of the internet – using…
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New Landmark As 200th Care Home Gains VFF Status
A care home in Cheshire has become the 200th in England to achieve Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) status. Barony Lodge Residential Care Home in Nantwich,…
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1,002 Years Of Advice! Care Home Centenarians Unite To Share Their Secrets To Reaching 100
10 care home residents, each aged 100 or more, celebrated their centenarian status with a joint birthday bash, sharing their advice to join a very…
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Kirkwood Hospice ‘Extremely Grateful’ After Meltham Care Home Hosts Tea Dance Fundraiser
Residents and colleagues at HC-One’s Greenacres Care Home in Meltham, near Huddersfield, enjoyed an afternoon of music, dance, and community spirit at their recent Tea…
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Leicester Care Home Residents Take Pride In Keeping Their Community Clean
HC-One’s Bradley Hall Care Home, in Leicester, is proud to announce the launch of its new resident-led initiative “Litter Legends”, a dedicated litter-picking group committed…
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A Charming Way For Froxfield Care Home Resident To Celebrate 105th Birthday!
When care home Brendoncare Froxfield asked resident Jean Birtles what she would like to celebrate her 105th birthday, she said she wanted a snake charmer!…
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Keeping Active Is The Secret To Bournemouth Care Home Resident Turning 107
The secret to reaching 107 is keeping active, according to a centenarian at a Bournemouth care home. Betty, who lives at Wickmeads care home in…
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Councils Urge People To Check On The Vulnerable During Week Of Hot Weather
Temperatures in some parts of the country are set to peak at 32C over the next six days, and people are being urged to look…
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Silvanna Court Resident Joins School Sign Language Club in Inspiring Intergenerational Project
Silvanna Court Care Home, part of Runwood Homes Group, has strengthened its intergenerational partnership with Abacus Primary School through a touching new initiative; a fortnightly…
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