Frances Shares Secret to Longevity on Her 100th Birthday
A new centenarian has shared what she believes is – and isn’t – the secret to a long and happy existence. Having recently reached the…
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Antibiotic Use in Midlife Associated with Memory and Thinking Decline in Women
Researchers in the US have found that chronic antibiotic use in women during middle age is linked with poorer cognition even seven years later. The…
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Government publishes Fair Cost of Care guidance
The Government has published guidance for Local Authorities in England on the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund 2022 to 2023. £162 million…
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Auchtertool Care Home Joins Effort to Support the People of Ukraine
Staff and residents at Camilla House in Auchtertool, Fife pitched in to organise a collection of vital supplies for a local Kirkcaldy shop to transport…
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Care Home Turns the Clock Back for an Afternoon of Vintage
Birchwood House, the Tunbridge Wells-based care home, has turned the clocks back for an afternoon of vintage 1940s fun at the request of its residents….
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Care Home Residents ‘Come Together’ for Beatles Event
A Blandford care home rang out to the sounds of the Fab Four as residents sang and danced to their favourite Beatles songs. Residents at…
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Care Home Launches ‘Glazing with Gratitude’ Initiative
A care home in Congleton Cheshire felt the powerful connection of gratitude this week following the inauguration of ‘Glazing with Gratitude’ – an initiative launched…
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Charity Calls on Prime Minister to Convene ‘Dementia Taskforce’ to End Long Wait for Treatments
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has written to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, asking him to convene a new Dementia Medicines…
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Sector Leaders Call for Action on Social Care Workforce
National adult social care organisations have come together to call on the Government to deliver a long-term care workforce strategy and tackle the issue of…
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Mayor of Havering Opens Romford Care Home’s Dementia Café
Romford Care Home has recently officially launched their monthly Dementia Café. The Nursing, Dementia Nursing and Residential Dementia home in Neave Crescent, Romford have certainly…
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Care Home Residents and Staff Mark Day of Reflection
Care homes joined a national day of reflection to mark the second anniversary of the start of the pandemic. Residents and staff at Colten Care…
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Placing Personality in the Spotlight on Down Syndrome Awareness Week
AN accessible care officer is the “perfect example of what inclusion means on Down Syndrome Awareness Week”, according to National Care Group. The provider of…
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Local Schoolchildren Help to Name Rooms for New Care Home
Eve Belle care home in Wickford, Essex, is set to open its doors in spring, and the team are hard at work establishing meaningful community…
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Moors Manor Care Home Team Take on Sponsored Walk on National Walking Day
Staff from Moors Manor Care Home in St Leonards are taking on a 12 mile walk from their sister home in Hamworthy to raise money…
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Local Councilors Visit Blaina Care Home for Special Event
A special event aimed at recognising staff achievements was held at a Blaina specialist service earlier this month. Cwm Celyn hosted a celebration to mark…
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