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Hitchin MP Alistair Strachen Visits Milford Lodge to Congratulate Dementia in Care Awards Finalists

Milford Lodge Care Home in Hitchin welcomed a special guest this week as local MP Alistair Strachen visited to meet and congratulate the home’s two finalist teams ahead of the Dementia in Care Awards taking place on 24 June at the Hilton Bankside, London.

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Chorleywood Manor Residents Complete Ten Bridges Walk, Raising £3,082 for Parkinson’s UK

Residents, family members, team members and volunteers from Chorleywood Manor Care Home in Rickmansworth completed London’s Ten Bridges Walk on 5th June to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK.

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Highview Lodge Celebrates Carer Sue’s Retirement After 25 Years

Residents and staff at Highview Lodge Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, came together on 8 June to celebrate the retirement of long-serving carer Sue Risley, marking the end of an incredible 25-year career dedicated to caring for residents and supporting the home’s community.

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East Kent Police Specials Become Dementia Friends in Ramsgate

The team from Chartwell House Care Home in Broadstairs travelled to Ramsgate Fire Station last month to deliver a Dementia Friends session to 25 East Kent Police Specials, helping volunteer officers better understand and support people living with dementia in their communities.

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CQC Calls for Immediate Action as Supreme Court Rewrites Deprivation of Liberty Rules

Care providers have been urged to review their practices without delay following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that fundamentally changes how deprivation of liberty is determined in England and Wales.

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Hertfordshire Plots Up To Eight New Nursing Homes In Ambitious Social Investment Drive

Hertfordshire County Council is moving forward with plans to deliver up to eight new purpose-built nursing homes across the county, as senior officers warn that without intervention the authority faces a significant and growing shortfall in residential care capacity over the coming years.

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