Healthcare Application Rates Cause Concern as Winter Months Approach
The healthcare sector continues to fall short of job applicants with recent data showing a 42% decline in people applying for vacancies between June 2022…
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Playing a Musical Instrument Shines Light on Benefits for People Living with Dementia- Study Reveals
Results from a new study have revealed that care home residents living with dementia displayed signs of memory recall after playing the keyboard, as well…
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Feathered Friends Come to Ashcombe
Residents of Ashcombe House, in Worting Road, have enjoyed a close encounter with Owls and birds of prey. Colin Sutherland from Wings of freedom rescues…
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Who Let the Dogs Out at Care Local Care Home?
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Upton Bay Care Home in Poole welcomed a litter of furry friends to attend the home’s Annual Dog Show, for…
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Care Home Resident Completes Lifetime Wish to Fly a Plane
A care home resident in Basingstoke has completed a lifelong wish – and he’s now on a real high. 82-year-old Roger Mashall, a resident at…
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Magnificent Kelpies Leave Care Home Residents in Awe
Residents at Preston House Care Home in Glenrothes were left speechless by The Kelpies, the famous pair of 30-metre-high statues depicting the mystical shape-shifting water…
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Care Home Raises Over £100 for Macmillan Cancer Support in Summer Fair!
Residents and friends of Laurel Lodge Care Home in Norwich, have raised £143 for Macmillan Cancer Support in their Summer Fair! The event was organised…
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NHS Confederation Responds to Liz Truss’ Vow to Divert NHS Funding to Social Care
Responding to Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss’ plan to divert NHS funding to social care, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “Health…
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Statistics on Adult Safeguarding Published in New Report
The latest information on safeguarding concerns reported to local authorities in England has been published by NHS Digital. Safeguarding Adults, England, 2021-221 provides details of…
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Staff at Puddington Care Homes Working Towards Quality Mark
Staff at two care homes in Puddington, Cheshire are working towards an accolade for their specialist care. Over thirty carers and the senior leadership team…
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Hugh Myddelton House Celebrates National Dog Day
“Staff and residents at Barchester’s Hugh Myddelton House care home in Southgate got up close and personal with some furry friends when they celebrated all…
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Age UK Responds to Ofgem’s Price Cap Increase
Age UK has responded to Ofgem’s announcement that price cap will rise by 80% to £3,549 from 1st October 2022 Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at…
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Most Vulnerable Unprotected in Energy Price Rises
The cost of living crisis continues to be the most pressing issue facing thousands of people across the country. Government policies announced to date to…
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Care Home Residents Prove You’re Never too Old to Learn
AN EDINBURGH care home is encouraging lifelong learning for its residents as it partners with the Open University to form an in-house college. Cramond Residence…
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Topping Out Ceremony for New Dementia Specialist Care Home HMT Littlehampton
An official ceremony has marked the ‘topping out’ of HMT Littlehampton, a brand-new dementia specialist care home in Climping, near the seaside town of Littlehampton,…
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