Forget the Tea Dance, it’s Don and Doreen’s ‘D’ dance!
A pair of lifelong dance fans enjoyed a chance to trip the light fantastic once again thanks to staff at their Dorset care home.
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Rotherham Care Home Gathers Gifts for Kids’ Christmas Charity
Moorgate Lodge care home in Rotherham is getting into the Christmas spirit by collecting toys for children as part of the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas campaign.
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Health Secretary Defends Social Care Plans Saying ‘Everyone Will be Better Off’
Health & Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has defended the government’s health and social care plans after critics said they would hit those less well off.
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Witney Care Home Gets Happy Feet With The Visit Of Two Penguins
Residents and staff members at Newland House Care Home in Witney p-p-picked up not one penguin but two during a visit on Wednesday (17th November)!
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Runwood Homes Announce Winners for their Art Competitions
In September, Runwood Homes launched two competitions, a Culture and Creativity competition, and a photography competition, to coincide with National Arts in Care Homes Day.
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Government to Invest £375 Million in Research for Neurodegenerative Diseases
People living with neurodegenerative diseases could live longer, healthier lives due to innovative new research, following a government commitment to invest £375 million over the…
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11 Million People Receive Top Up Jab in UK
The vital booster programme has reached another milestone as more than 11.4 million people in the UK have now received their top-up jabs to maintain…
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Research Volunteers Help Detect Poorer Memory in Those Who Were More Anxious During Pandemic
New research suggests older people who were more anxious and depressed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic had an average decline in their…
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Carer’s Challenge to Minister over Ed Balls Documentary
Invitation to debate future of social care A care provider, whose homes appear in a new TV documentary on the crisis in social care, has…
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New Campaign to ‘Stop Covid-19 Hanging Around’
A new campaign launches today (Friday 5 November) across digital channels, radio stations and newspapers, demonstrating the importance of simple ventilation techniques to reduce the…
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Remembrance 2021: Veterans’ Charity Reflects on Service Through the Decades
The unwavering dedication and service of the Armed Forces through the decades is being remembered by Royal Star & Garter, ahead of Armistice Day. Founded…
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Care Home Sector Risks Losing 60,000 Employees as ‘No Jab No Job’ Deadline Looms
Care homes in England risk losing 60,000 frontline workers on 11 November following the Government’s mandatory vaccination policy. It will, says social care lawyers Royds…
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Guidance Updated to Allow Flexibility in Booster Programme for Most Vulnerable
COVID-19 booster vaccines can now be given sooner than six months after their second dose to certain vulnerable people where this makes operational sense
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Commenting on the UK Health Security Agency’s statistics on the uptake of seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccines in frontline healthcare workers, Dr Layla McCay
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Multi-Million Pound Fund to Boost Adult Social Care Workforce
Adult social care will benefit from £162.5 million of new funding to help workforce retention and recruitment.
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