Southport Care Home Celebrates Blooming Success With Gardening Competition Win
A Southport care home is celebrating after residents and staff were crowned winners of a group-wide gardening competition following a summer of hard work.
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101 Year Old Care Home Resident Praises Edinburgh Fringe Initiative
A 101-year-old Edinburgh resident has praised an initiative that brings Fringe performers into Scottish care homes.
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Staff Bring a Little Piece of Zimbabwe to Care Resident
Staff at Hilton Park surprised Archbold with a very special celebration of his Zimbabwean heritage — a beautiful moment filled with joy, laughter, warmth and a few happy tears.
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Flash, Bang, Wallop, What A Picture! Care Home Residents Celebrate World Photography Day
Residents and staff at the care home came together to celebrate World Photography Day with a very special whole-home activity. Everyone was invited to share photographs…
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15 Years of Frozen Thresholds Can Set Some Care Users Back £12,400, New Analysis Finds
A social care support threshold freeze since 2010/11 means that some people must spend an additional £12,400 of their own money before qualifying for state…
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Local Care Home Celebrates World Senior Citizens Day
There were smiles all around at Hazel Lodge care home as staff and residents came together to celebrate World Senior Citizens Day on August 21….
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UKHSA Publishes New Guidance to Help Care Providers Understand and Manage Infection Risk
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published a new resource aimed at helping care home managers, providers and other adult social care stakeholders better…
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Care Home Celebrates Dedicated Staff
Staff and residents at dementia specialist care home Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington have had a special celebration to acknowledge the dedication of the people who work there.
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Ninety-Year-Old Telford Care Home Resident To Feature In Official Liverpool Matchday Programme
A lifelong Liverpool FC supporter who has followed the Reds for more than 80 years is set to see her story shared with thousands of football fans in the official matchday programme.
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Dream of Pulling a Pint Comes True For Resident at Leamington Spa Home as Part of Seize the Day Initiative
A resident living at a Leamington Spa home had the opportunity to fulfil a lifelong dream of hers thanks to an initiative run by the owners of her care home.
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Families Warned Not To Wait For Social Care Reform Before Making Urgent Care Plan
Families are being warned not to wait for long-promised social care reform before planning later-life care, as fresh Government proposals restart the national debate on how support should be funded.
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Brunelcare and University of Bristol Students Create Community Maps to Connect Residents With Local Opportunities
Brunelcare has partnered with Bristol University Students to create new Community Maps designed to help Brunelcare tenants discover local services, activities and opportunities…
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WWII Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday and 70th Wedding Anniversary at Solihull Care Home
A couple have marked an extraordinary double milestone in the space of two days. Navy veteran Stan Field turned 100 on Monday 17 August, and…
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NHS Urges Those Eligible to Book a Flu Jab Ahead of This Winter Season
The NHS is urging millions of people to book their flu jab from today as the health service starts winter preparations earlier than ever. The…
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Ethel Caterham Celebrates 117th Birthday at Surrey Care Home
The world’s oldest living person, Ethel Caterham, has celebrated her 117th birthday surrounded by family and friends at her Surrey care home. Ms Caterham marked…
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