Do You Have WWII or Post-WWII Veterans in Your Care?
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans is reaching out to care homes across the UK to help us identify veterans who may like to take…
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Huddersfield Care Home Celebrates Six Decades Of Love
A couple, who have shared 69 Valentine’s Days together, enjoyed a romantic celebration this week, thanks to staff at the newly opened Lindley Park care…
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Community Teddy Bear Appeal Brings Comfort And Joy To Residents At Braintree Care Home
Residents at Aspen Grange care home in Braintree have been enjoying some extra comfort and companionship thanks to a heart-warming community initiative held in support…
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New Report Sets Out Vision For Improving Adult Social Care Through Better Partnerships With Care Providers
My Home Life England, part of City St George’s, University of London, has today launched a major new report, ‘Improved outcomes through partnership working: A…
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Dudley Council Invests In New Hospital Discharge Social Prescribing Project
Dudley Council is investing £300,000 in a project to improve the way people are supported when leaving hospital. The authority has commissioned Dudley Council for…
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Landmark Study Delivers Standardised Dataset To Transform Care For Older People
A major study led by the University of Hertfordshire has shown how linking care home data with NHS and social care records can improve residents’…
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Owls Bring Joy To Bayleaf Care Home Residents
Residents at Bayleaf Care Home in Huntingdon had a real treat on Tuesday when they visited their sister home, Hilton Park in Bottisham for a…
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Hendon Hall Celebrates Lifelong Football Fan With Hendon F.C. Matchday Visit
Residential care home Signature at Hendon Hall has strengthened its ties with the local community by taking a resident to watch his beloved team in…
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Vaccine Trial Review Finds That Future Vaccine Trials Must Include Care Home Residents
The first review of vaccine trials conducted in care homes concludes that it is ‘crucial’ that future vaccine trials include care homes residents. Led by…
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Memories Of Highland Dances Lead To Emotional Reunion
A routine coffee morning at Eilean Dubh Care Home sparked memories of local dances from the 1950s and led to an unexpected and emotional reunion…
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Care Home Launches Wellbeing Initiative For Resident
Staff at Barchester’s Bayleaf Care Home in Huntingdon have collaborated with a local fitness instructor to launch a wellbeing initiative for one of the much-loved…
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Back Of The Net! Bristol Care Home Makes Football Fan’s Dream Come True
A resident at a care home in Bristol has had his long-held wish fulfilled with a pitch-perfect outing to watch his favourite football team play….
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Flu Levels ‘Stubbornly Stable’ In Older Age Groups Despite Overall Decline
Levels of respiratory viruses such as flu and RSV are continuing to fall at the start of the New Year, but levels among older adults…
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Poole Care Home Fulfils Resident’s Wish To See Her Father’s Artwork On Display
A Poole care home resident’s wish came true when she saw her father’s artwork on display at a Bournemouth museum. Myrna, who lives in Marjorie…
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HC-One Residents Attend Special Filming of The Yorkshire Vet at Cannon Hall Farm
Residents and team members from HC-One’s Lydgate Lodge, Ashworth Grange and Greenacres care homes in West Yorkshire, enjoyed a magical evening, after being invited to…
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