“It’s a War and We Have to Stick Together” – Care Workers Share their Experience
There is a “moral obligation” to provide more psychological support to care home staff as they continue to live with the impact of the COVID-19…
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Runwood Homes Launch Environmental Poetry Competition
Across the Runwood Homes Group, homes will be focusing on the environment as the theme of the month, as part of the organisation’s group-wide dignity…
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Surrey Care Home Celebrates its Female Leaders this International Women’s Day
Banstead-based maritime charity, The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, care home Belvedere House is celebrating the female leaders within its team this International Women’s Day (8…
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70% of Public Against Scrapping Free Tests for Care Home Visits
An Alzheimer’s Society poll has revealed that 70% disagree with the Government’s decision to scrap free lateral flow tests for care home visitors, while only…
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Waved Off to War by a Princess, Alfred Celebrates 100th Birthday With Message From a Queen
Peebles Care Home resident Alfred Goddard has received a birthday message from a Queen who 78 years ago waved him off to war as a…
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East Cornwall MP Praises Quick Improvements in Liskeard Care Service
Sheryll Murray, MP for East Cornwall, has praised care service Buttermill Cottages for the improvements made since new operators took over last year. The service,…
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Care Home Characters Leap Off the Page for World Book Day
Residents and staff at a Dorset care home got well and truly into character as they celebrated the World Book Day annual celebration of reading….
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Health Secretary Sets Out Digital Care Record Targets
Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid has announced a target to get 80 per cent of social care providers, including care homes and home…
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Gillingham Care Home Goes Football Crazy Over AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust Visit
Residents at Care South’s Fern Brook Lodge care home recently put their footballing skills to the test with another visit from the AFC Bournemouth Community…
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NHS Confederation responds to Health and Care Bill amendments passed in the House of Lords
Members of the House of Lords have successfully passed a number of amendments to the Health and Care Bill. Amendment 80, tabled by Baroness Cumberlege…
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Gut Health Plays a Role in Alzheimer’s Development, New Study Says
A series of experiments presented today (Wednesday 2 March) at the Alzheimer’s Research UK 2022 Conference at the Brighton Centre, has implicated the health of…
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Luck of the Irish – Pop Star Wish Comes True for Bury St Edmunds Care Home Resident
A care home resident was delighted to receive a very special message from her favourite pop star. 87-year-old Sheila Lilley, from Care UK’s Glastonbury Court…
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The London Children’s Ballet Comes to Local Care Home
Residents and staff at Magnolia Court care home in Golders Green experienced an afternoon of joy when The London Children’s Ballet came to visit. London…
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National Care Hero Award for Norfolk Carer
Jenny Ashford, Senior Carer at Norfolk Lodge Care Home in Hunstanton, Norfolk, has won a national social care hero award in recognition of her hard…
Read more...RCP Warns the UK Is Facing a Crisis in Care for Older People
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is warning that a combination of a rapidly ageing population and a lack of NHS workforce planning means we…
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