Pen Pal Visits Residents for the First Time Despite Writing Letters for More than Two Years
A pen pal who wrote and received letters from residents at a Penarth based care home finally got to put faces to names when she…
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Day Out to the Watercress Line for Brendoncare Park Road Residents
Residents from Brendoncare Park Road have enjoyed a day out to the Watercress Line. The day started the day at Alresford Station and ended their…
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Staff Member Celebrates 30-Year Work Anniversary and says “Retirement is Last Thing on Mind”
A staff member at a Cheshire based care home has celebrated her 30-year work anniversary and says she is not even considering retirement. Suzanne Hitch…
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New PM Must Act Fast as Analysis Finds 2.6m Aged 50+ Have Some Unmet Need for Social Care
The reforms Boris Johnson announced will not and cannot ‘fix social care’ because they don’t improve the quality and availability of care – the new…
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High Electricity Prices “Cry a Scandal” says Care England
Care England has expressed its dismay by the UK Government and OFGEMs failings to oversee the actions of the National Grid and its approach to…
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Vicky Pattison and Fiancé Ercan Trek 26-Miles in Memory of Grandad with Dementia
TV personality, author and podcast host Vicky Pattison was among hundreds who completed an epic 26-mile trek around Stonehenge for Alzheimer’s Society on 3 September…
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Pony Power! Residents at Care Home are Visited by Rescue Ponies
Longueville Court Care Home was full of animal mischief on Friday 26th August, 2022 when a pair of Shetland ponies came to visit the home….
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Runwood Homes Hosts Successful Summer Kids Club at Waterfield House
Waterfield House care home in Hadleigh, Ipswich, were overjoyed by the turn out in the community, at their summer kids club in August. The home…
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Koalas Reunited with their Pandemic Admirer
The most unlikely heroes of the pandemic live in Edinburgh Zoo and eat eucalyptus leaves. Three koalas, Tanami, Inala and Kalari, became celebrities in Fernlea…
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Programme for Government Must Address the Nursing Workforce Crisis Through Increased Investment
RCN Scotland is calling for the Scottish government’s Programme for Government to set out plans for increased investment in health and social care to tackle…
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Police Force Visit Signature at Elton House as Part of Community Crime Prevention Brainstorm
Police officers have paid a visit to Signature at Elton House to brainstorm ways the community can support the force. The visit is the latest…
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“Healthcare Sector Would Shut Within Two Days” Without Commercial Laundries” – as The TSA Asks New PM to Guarantee Support
Rising energy prices for laundries could cause massive problems for whole UK economy In an open letter to the new Prime Minister, the Textile Services…
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‘Deliver for Adult Social Care’, says NCF as Liz Truss Named new PM
The National Care Forum (NCF) is calling on Liz Truss, named as the new PM, to commit and take urgent action to deliver for adult…
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Volunteer to Take Part in Great Northern Run to Raise Funds for Blackpool Care Home
An MHA volunteer will be taking part in the Great Northern Run to raise funds for a Blackpool care home. Tom Seal will be participating…
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Six Care and Housing Providers Awarded £440k to Co-Produce Tech Services with Older Residents
Bield Housing & Care, Haringey Council, Platform Housing Group, Pobl Group, Southend Care and Wiltshire Council will each receive between £65k – £75k in funding…
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