Carers UK To Mark 60-Year Milestone In 2025
Charity Carers UK is reflecting on 60 years of change in campaigning with and for unpaid carers across the UK looking after an older, disabled…
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Care Homes
The Cedars Care Home Launches Weekly Happy Hour
Residents at The Cedars Care Home in Bourne launched their very own weekly Happy Hour this week, right in the comfort of their own home….
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Care Workers to Receive Training for Routine Health Checks in Major Reform
The UK Government is introducing measures to empower care workers with new training to perform routine health checks, including monitoring blood pressure, managing diabetes with…
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Sector Responds to Government’s Plans for Social Care Reform
Leading associations and spokespersons in the adult social care sector have has responded to the announcement today by the Department of Health and Social Care…
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Ashlynn Grange Care Home Sponsors Park Farm Pumas’ New Kit
Ashlynn Grange care home in Peterborough has announced its sponsorship of the Park Farm Pumas Under-8s team for the current season. The team is already…
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Government Launches Independent Commission to Reform Social Care
The UK Government has unveiled plans to establish a new independent commission dedicated to addressing the pressing challenges within adult social care and formulating long-term…
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Resident’s Masterpiece Transforms Droitwich Spa Care Home
Christopher Stuart, an artist and former director of Stuart Crystal, is renowned for blending history with contemporary creativity in his artwork. Christopher, now a resident…
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Happy New Year from The Carer!
We would like to wish all readers of The Carer a very happy and prosperous New Year! We hope that 2024 has been a healthy…
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Happy New Year’s Eve!!!
A very Happy New Year to you all from the team at: THE CARER We hope you and your residents enjoy your New Year’s Eve…
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Insolvency Warning as Care Providers in England Face Financial Pressure from Rising Costs
Insolvencies and restructuring activity are expected to increase in early 2025 as businesses struggle with rising cost pressures, industry experts have warned. Surging business costs…
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Local Senior Care Assistant Celebrates 15 Years of Service with Cookridge Court
A Senior Care Assistant at Cookridge House Care Home in Leeds has received a prestigious Long Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare…
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Care Home Surprises Resident by Recreating Granddaughter’s Wedding
Wedding bells have been ringing out at a care home in Sway, after a resident was surprised with a re-enactment of her granddaughter’s wedding, after…
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Greensleeves Care CEO Awarded MBE for Services to Health and Social Care
Paul Newman, Chief Executive of Greensleeves Care and an advocate for the health and social care sector, has been awarded an MBE in the New…
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Care Home Team Members Raise over £7,000 for Local Charity
Team members at a Quorn care home took to the skies and raised thousands for Dementia UK and Admiral Nurses in Leicestershire. Seven team members…
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Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Pill Offers New Hope for Patients in the UK
A groundbreaking new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, developed by Aberdeen-based pharmaceutical company TauRX, could soon be available on the NHS, offering hope to millions of…
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