Monkey Business at Witney Care Home
There was some monkey business at Newland House Care Home in Witney when the residents and team were enchanted by two special visitors on Wednesday
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Scouts Honour: Care Home Pays Tribute to Baden Powell
Residents at a local care home have been paying their tributes to Lord Baden Powell, founder of world-wide Scout Movement. Upton Bay Care Home, of
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Kneading the Way, Care Home Residents Celebrate Real Bread Week
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Magnolia Court care home in Golders Green had a fantastic time celebrating Real Bread Week, surely one of the best
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Ex-Royal Navy Officer Celebrates 100th Birthday
A PENSIONER who has turned 100 this month has showed that age has no limits after revealing his secrets to a long and happy life.
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Councils Could Face Budget Blackhole Amid Concerns About Underfunded Adult Social Care Reforms
Of the £36 billion the new UK-wide health and social levy will raise over the next three years, only £5.4 billion is to be ringfenced
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Effects of the Pandemic Continue to Add Pressures on Mental Health Services Worsening Access to Care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is highlighting the ongoing impact of the pandemic on mental health services, their staff and the people using them. In
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Pet Ownership Could Help Preserve Memory and Thinking, Study Suggests
Researchers in the US have reported that long-term pet ownership is linked to lower levels of memory and thinking decline in those over the age
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Care Leaders Condemn “Pay to Visit” Testing
CARE leaders today condemned plans to make care and nursing home visitors pay for Covid-19 tests. The Independent Care Group (ICG) urged the Government to
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‘You Said, We Did’ Initiative at Wisden Court Care Home Put in Place to Meet Residents’ Wishes
The team at Wisden Court, in Stevenage, have put in place a brilliant initiative to help understand what changes residents would like to see within
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Prime Minister Sets Out Plan for Living with COVID
All Covid restrictions will end in England on Thursday and free mass testing will stop from 1 April. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs the
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Gloucester Based Chef and Coach Celebrates 15 Years with Care Home
A chef coach based at a Gloucester care home has recently been awarded a long service award and says he has received “full support” in
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New Research shows a “Hidden” Mental Health Crisis is Debilitating Older People
Age UK has urged older friends and relatives to ‘reach out’ for help as restrictions relax and the pandemic loosens its grip, a “hidden” mental
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Brewster House Organise their Own Crazy Hair Day
The team at Brewster House, in Maldon, Essex, had a very entertaining day in store for residents, with their crazy hair event! Staff sported their
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People with Care and Support Needs Volunteer at International Football Tournament
One of the North East’s biggest social care providers, Community Integrated Care, has assisted 10 people with support needs to take part in a once
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NHS Leaders Sound the Alarm Over Government’s ‘Living with Covid’ Proposals
Elective treatments, access to general practice and other routine care provided by the NHS could become disrupted if further strains of coronavirus are allowed to
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