All That Glitters Is Gold At Kent Care Home With Gatsby Themed Event
Birchwood House, the Tunbridge Wells-based care home, has once again created an afternoon of joyful memories for residents with its Gatsby themed event and open-day….
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Oldham Athletic Chair, 73, to Row Atlantic Ocean for Alzheimer’s Research UK Fundraiser
This December, Chair of Oldham Athletic A.F.C, Frank Rothwell, will race solo and unsupported across the Atlantic as part of the World’s Toughest Row. This…
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Morris Dancers On Front Foot For Hampshire Care Home’s Garden Celebration
Colourful Morris dancers brought music, movement and merriment to a Hampshire care home as residents and staff celebrated the latest addition to their nationally recognised…
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Number of People Successfully Claiming NHS CHC Funding Drops by a Third, NHS Figures Show
Latest NHS England figures reveal that the number of adults receiving completed NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments, and the proportion that are deemed eligible for…
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Flu and Covid Vaccine Programmes Brought Forward Due to New Covid Variant Risk
Health officials have brought forward plans for autumn flu and Covid vaccinations after detecting a highly-mutated Covid variant that is spreading around the world. Millions…
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Norwich Care Home Manager Shows Off A Very Different Side!
A manager of a residential care home in Norwich has shown off a very different side to her day job by qualifying for the British…
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Community Boost As High Wycombe Care Home Buys Life-Saving Defibrillator
A new defibrillator is available to the High Wycombe community after being fitted at Royal Star & Garter. The life-saving electric shock device has been…
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TUC Launches A Call For A Comprehensive Strategy For The Care Workforce
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for a new care workforce strategy to tackle the staffing crisis facing both childcare and social care. The…
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NHS England Launches Tech Trials To Boost Health and Care Connectivity
NHS England is supporting the trials to ensure health and care organisations make the most out of current and emerging wireless technology to deliver digital…
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Dementia Specialist Treats Residents To Retail Therapy
NOTTINGHAM dementia care home specialist, Church Farm Care, has opened its own shop at its Skylarks home in West Bridgford to encourage independence in its…
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Lessons Must Be Learned From Covid
CARE providers say the Government has to learn some very tough lessons from the impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on the social care sector and…
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Residents At Local Care Home Lend Their Ears To Live Music Performance
Residents and guests at Hugh Myddelton House care home in Southgate enjoyed a live concert performance that took place at the home. Local singer Ian…
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Families to Sue Government Over Failure to Protect Care Home Residents
Thirty families are to begin legal action against the government, care homes and several hospitals in England over the deaths of their relatives during the…
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Local Care Home Delights Residents With Memory Boxes
Staff at Collingtree Park care home have been hard at work creating memory boxes for residents at the home to enjoy. This inspirational idea came…
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Surbiton Community Joins Royal Star & Garter’s Caribbean-Themed Carnival Open Day
Caribbean calypso came to Surbiton when a care home hosted a Carnival Open Day. A steel pan drum band, Jamaican food and carnival procession and…
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