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Read more...Fewer than a quarter of standard Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications in England were completed within the 21-day statutory timeframe last year, according to official statistics published this week. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)…
Read more...Care homes across England are welcoming local schoolchildren through their doors and taking residents and staff into classrooms, as part of the national launch of ‘The Books on Grandpa’s Shelf’, a new illustrated children’s book…
Read more...Residents at Stratton Court Care Home in Cirencester were treated to a rather unusual visitor recently, when Daisy, a miniature therapy pony from Dinky Ponies, trotted into the home to deliver a little happiness, and a lot of horse-power.
Read more...Care home residents and hospital patients could gain a legal right to nominate a relative or friend to support them in person, under an amendment to the Health Bill now before Parliament. The measure is intended to ensure no one relying on health…
Read more...Around 40 Dorset care home residents took to the pitch at AFC Bournemouth’s Performance Centre for a VIP football experience filled with goals, cheers and friendly competition.
Read more...Residents and staff at Parklands Care Homes have helped raise more than £3,000 for local charities following the latest in a series of fundraising initiatives.
Read more...A Harrogate-based specialist care provider has backed North Yorkshire Council’s plans to reshape how it buys adult social care, but says the needs of younger…
Read more...A care home resident rolled up her sleeves to help maintain the garden at Winchester Hospice in a bid to give patients and their loved ones a more inviting outdoor space.
Read more...The Mayor of Bournemouth has cut the ribbon on a new men’s club at a care home, bringing residents together to share skills and enjoy practical activities.
Read more...The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is due to publish its report examining the impact of the pandemic on adult social care Later today (Tuesday, October 20),…
Read more...A resident living at a Scarborough home says she gets a lot of comfort being cared for by staff, given she was in a position to do the same in her younger days.
Read more...The team at Bridge Manor Care Home in Wolverhampton is walking 100 Miles in October to support three-year-old Ella-Rose and children and young people living with epilepsy.
Read more...Care home residents living with dementia were taken on a nostalgic “trip down memory train” through the picturesque Dee Valley.
Read more...A Bournemouth care home resident has been filled with joy and nostalgia as staff helped to recreate some of his happiest lifelong memories. Staff at…
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