Oh Yes It is! Residents Declare Care Home Panto a Real ‘Beauty’
Panto season has continued in full swing at a Dorset dementia care home with residents and staff staging their own version of Beauty and the…
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Long Service Award for Senior Carer at Blackpool Home Who Says Key to Longevity is “Treating Everyone as Individual”
A senior carer at a Blackpool care home celebrated his 20-year work anniversary. Adrian Robinson started working at MHA Pennystone Court in 2003 and says…
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Random Acts of Kindness to CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Residents and staff at Tewkesbury Fields Care Home in Tewkesbury marked International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th by spending the day celebrating the achievements…
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Laundry Assistant at Lincoln Care Home Get Long Service Award
A laundry assistant at a Lincoln care home was given a long service award for her work anniversary and says the job “gave her purpose”….
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Carer’s Leave Bill Passes Second Reading in House of Lords
Having successfully passed through the House of Commons the Carer’s Leave Bill has today passed its Second Reading in the House of Lords, with cross-party…
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Beloved Characters Come to Life for World Book Day at Chartwell House
Cliftonville Primary School, Margate, Reading Ambassadors were treated to a day of whimsy, magic and literary delights as part of World Book Day at new…
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25% of Social Care Professionals Moved Jobs Last Year Due to Unfulfilling Work
New research released by Hays has found that close to half (46%) of social care professionals moved jobs in the last 12 months driven by…
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Dan Helps Care Village Choir Prepare for Coronation Performance
Preparations to mark His Majesty the King’s coronation this spring are well underway, and for a special celebration at their Didsbury home, older people residing…
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Sacrifice and Support Among Military Partners Highlighted in Veterans’ Care Homes
To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8 March, Royal Star & Garter is focussing on three amazing residents in its Homes. This year, the…
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Care Group Sponsors Charity to Supporting Youth Players from Low-Income Families to Pursue Tennis Professionally
Senior Managers of a South East care group recently launched an inspiring not-for-profit charity committed to supporting young tennis players from low-income families to pursue…
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Homes Together Increase Investment in Leigh Leopards with Further Sponsorship
Care provider Homes Together Ltd, providers of care for disabled people in Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon and Gateshead, has announced that it is extending its partnership…
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Guidance Released to Support Care Workers in Providing Care to LGBTQ+ People in Later Life
Skills for Care has published a new framework to support social care workers in providing care to older lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer (LGBTQ+) people….
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Applications for Social Care Jobs Increase but Sector Still Plagued by Skills Shortages
The number of professionals applying for jobs in social care rose considerably last year, a glimmer of hope for a sector that has been hit…
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Demand for Action Over Care Home Closures
Fears of death by a thousand cuts for care sector SHOCK figures on the number of care and nursing home closures have prompted calls for…
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Scottish Care Home Chief Slams ‘Government Hypocrisy’ Over Staff Pay Amid “Crisis in the Sector”
Donald Macaskill, chief executive of Scottish Care, which represents private and charity run care homes, says the sector must no longer be treated as the…
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