Elderly Get Active With Rotherham United Community Trust
ELDERLY care home residents in Rotherham have been getting active with Rotherham United FC Community Trust (RUCT). Giant Jenga, skittles, hula-hooping, and bean bag games…
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Local Care Home Get On Their Blue Suede Shoes
Austen House care home in Lower Earley, Reading was transformed into Graceland to mark what would have been Elvis Presley’s 89th birthday on 8 January….
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“Have Fun, Stay Active & Keep Young At Heart” Secret To A Long Life For Resident At Norwich Home
A resident at a Norwich home celebrated his 100th birthday and says his secret to a long life is to have fun, stay active &…
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Daughter Of Staff Member At Oxford Home Creates “Process Of Ageing” Portrait Of Resident
The daughter of a staff member at an Oxford home created a portrait of a resident with a twist. Talulla Purchess is the daughter of…
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Jazz Court Residents Knit One Purl One For Scarborough Hospital
A knitting group at Jazz Court, a retirement community run by Sanctuary Supported Living in Eastfield, near Scarborough, have shown their generosity and creativity by…
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Longridge Hall Care Home Opens Its Own Pub For Residents
Residents of Longridge Hall Care Home don’t have to travel far to enjoy a pub experience – they only need to nip into the next…
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Excelcare Residents Share their Resolutions for 2024
As we welcome the start of the new year, residents living in Excelcare Homes have been looking ahead and setting resolutions and goals they would…
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Warning Over ‘Damaging’ In-House Home Care Plan
A North Yorkshire health trust’s decision to create its own ‘in house’ home care service could backfire and leave vulnerable local people without care, providers…
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Hugh Grant “Spreads Festive Cheer” Serving Christmas Lunch to Elderly Residents
PHOTO: KEVIN POOLMAN/H&F COUNCIL Hugh Grant shared some “festive spirit” by spending Christmas Day serving a joyful lunch to elderly residents in London in what…
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Letter to Government & the BMA Demands “End the NHS Dispute”
Five organisations representing NHS leaders and patients have jointly written to the Chair of the Council of the BMA and to the Secretary of State…
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D-Day Veterans Celebrate Their 100th Birthdays
Two D-Day veterans who live at Broughton House Veteran Care Village in Salford are celebrating their 100th birthdays this month. Peter Belcher marked his milestone…
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Coming of Christmas Event Raises Over £5,000 for HFT
The spectacle of Christmas was well and truly on display at Dorchester Abbey last week as more than 200 guests came together for Hft’s annual…
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Newbury Care Home Fulfils Resident’s Wish Of Returning To Family-Owned Shop
A Newbury care home resident was delighted to pay a visit to her family’s knitting shop – which has been in her family for four…
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Research Finds Alcohol Can Be Part Of Having A ‘Good Life’ In Care Homes
A study exploring alcohol policy and practice in care homes across England has been carried out by academics from the University of Bedfordshire in partnership…
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Flurries Of Snowflakes Cover Care Home
A flurry of beautiful snowflakes landed on Elgar Court residential home in Malvern this week! In November, the residents launched a Snowflake competition with The…
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