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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Southport Home Appeals To Community In Bid To Get 100 Cards For Resident Turning 100
A Southport home is calling on the support of the community to help reach 100 birthday cards for one of their residents. Amelia ‘Millie’ Goddards…
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More Than 2 Million Older People Will Spend Christmas Alone
New statistics from Age UK show just how difficult and lonely this Christmas will be for older people in the UK: 2.3 million older people…
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Care Home Residents Enjoy A Christmas Singalong With Vocal Coach Dan Cooper
Staff and residents at Austen House care home in Lower Earley, Readingwere treated to a fun-packed hour in the company of choir leader and vocal coach to the stars,…
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Hark The Herald Angels Sing At Local Care Home
Heavenly voices rang out at Moors Manor Care Home as the community came together to celebrate Christmas with a carol concert. Staff and residents at…
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Liverpool Football Club Memories Captured In App To Support Fans Living With Dementia
LFC Foundation and Forever Reds have come together with National Museums Liverpool to help create first-of-its-kind interactive app content to support Liverpool FC fans living…
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Horse Whisperer Celebrates Her 100th Birthday With Bournemouth Mayor
Joan Rollason, a resident at RMBI Care Co. Home Zetland Court, in Bournemouth, has celebrated her 100th birthday at the care home, located near the…
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Staff At Parley Place Care Home Elf Themselves For Elf Day!
Staff at Parley Place Care Home in West Parley swapped their uniforms for costumes on National Elf Day and enjoyed a visit from some new…
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Sail-Ebratoins All Around – Cambridge Care Home Resident Takes The Helm
A Cambridge care home resident was delighted when his wish to take a cruise down memory lane was made a reality. 64-year-old Neil Kirk was…
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Care Home Group Offers 40 Staff Members ‘Namaste Care’ Training To Enhance Its Specialist Dementia Care Offering
A family run care home group has trained 40 members of staff to effectively deliver a Namaste Care Programme in a selection of its care…
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Local Man Inspires Choir To Raise Over £700 For Alzheimer’s UK
A man who inspired the Taunton Male Voice Choir in Somerset to stage a fundraising concert in aid of Alzheimer’s UK in Oake on Saturday…
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Report Sets Out How Hospital Admissions Can Be Avoided Ahead of Winter Period
A major new report has set out how the health and social care system can work better this winter – by avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions…
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