Excelcare Launch Warm Bank Stations to Ease Winter Freeze for Over 65’s
Family run care provider Excelcare has announced that a selection of their care homes in Essex will be opening ‘warm banks’ for people over the…
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Nearly Half a Million Vulnerable and Elderly People Have no Social Contact apart from Care Worker
Nearly half (49%) of care workers report they have had at least one patient whose only regular social contact is them according to a shocking…
Read more...Strong Public Support for Pensions Triple Lock
With the Chancellor now due to deliver his Autumn Statement within days, new polling commissioned by Age UK has found that the UK public is…
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Charity Warns Older People Will Become Increasingly Isolated as Rising Costs Start to Bite
Increasing numbers of older people are finding themselves unable to afford transport costs to vital activities aimed at combating loneliness and isolation, according to research…
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WWII Burns Nurse Celebrates 100th Birthday
A nurse who helped provide pioneering burns treatment for injured RAF aircrew and civilians during WWII has celebrated her 100th birthday. Janet Hunter was part…
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Dementia Care Home Turns Birthday to Matchday for Footie Fan Nigel
A Hampshire dementia care home teamed up with the Saints to enable a lifelong football fan to attend a Premier League match as a birthday…
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Lilian Faithfull Care Resident Gets a 100th Birthday Card from The King!
Muriel gets Royal Mail from The King! Muriel turned 100 in September, and has now received a birthday card from King Charles III and Queen…
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Care Home Resident Among First in Dorset to Receive Birthday Letter from the King
It was a momentous day as Betty Gibbs became one of the first people in Dorset to receive a letter from King Charles III as…
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103-Year-Old Ruby Morris’ Dream Trip to Weymouth Brings Back Fond Memories
103-year old Ruby Morris, resident of Cheriton Care Home, Dorchester, had one simple wish to visit Weymouth beach. She wanted only to relive the simple…
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Royal Star & Garter Resident Celebrates 104th Birthday
A resident at a veterans’ care home has celebrated her 104th birthday. Ena Mitchell enjoyed a party with fellow residents from her floor at the…
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Former WRAF Air Ambulance Nurse Celebrates 100th Birthday Milestone with Card from the New King
A Lady in Pulborough has celebrated her 100th birthday at a local care home, making her one of the first centenarians to be acknowledged by…
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Older People’s Mental Health in a Fragile Place – But the Worst May Be Still to Come
On World Mental Health Day 2022 Age UK is highlighting that older people are continuing to live with anxiety and depression in silence and are…
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102-year-old Woman Celebrates Birthday in Brecon
A POWYS care home has thrown a birthday party for a woman celebrating her 102nd birthday. Stella Williams celebrated her 102nd birthday at Trenewydd care…
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Oxfordshire Resident Winnie Turns 109 at OSJCT Spencer Court Care Home
Family, residents, staff and guests gathered together at The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) care home Spencer Court in Woodstock, Oxfordshire to celebrate…
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NHS Staff Help Patients Pay Tribute to the Queen
Hundreds of thousands of NHS staff working over the Bank Holiday are helping patients mark Queen Elizabeth II funeral in hospitals across England. Patients using…
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