Wisbech Care Home Residents Show I’m a Celebrity Contestants How It’s Done
Residents at a Cambridgeshire care home have been showing I’m a Celebrity contestants how it should be done. People living at Dove Court in Wisbech…
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NCF responds to the Autumn Statement – Certainty for Social Care? Not yet……
The National Care Forum (NCF) is the leading association for not for profit social care and support organisations. Responding to the Autumn Statement, Professor Vic…
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Care England Calls for Ofgem Investigation into ‘Horrendous” Energy Bills
Care England has written to Ofgem and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) accusing gas suppliers of being “unduly onerous” in their…
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Care Residents and Children’s ‘Art Through the Generations’ Exhibit at Cheltenham Library
Community groups including residents at local care homes, run by The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), have created a range of artwork pieces…
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Chancellor Announces £2.8bn Social Care Funding Increase Next Year
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in today’s Autumn budget that he is to increase the NHS budget over the next two years by an extra £3.3…
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Peterlee Care Home Makes Soap Fan Resident’s Dream Come True
Peterlee Care Home has made a dream come true for resident Eileen Moses, who is an avid Emmerdale fan. Eileen, 76, who has lived at…
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The Fremantle Trust Residents Make Hundreds of Pom Poms for Christmas on the Cobbles
Earlier this year, Sue Faulkner, The Fremantle Trust’s Life Style and Wellbeing Manager contacted Ruth and Bea from Aylesbury Town Council to see whether The…
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Social Care Charity and Rugby League Join Forces to Tackle Discrimination in Schools this Anti Bullying Week
As the UK marks Anti Bullying Week 2022 (14-18 November), Community Integrated Care, the Rugby League World Cup 2021 and the RFL are engaging more…
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Belong Appoints Head of Dementia and Care Quality
Specialist dementia care provider, Belong, has named leading dementia expert, Caroline Baker as head of dementia and care quality, a newly created role with a…
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Seasonal Celebrations in Full Swing as Talbot View Celebrates Winning Autumn Food Festival Competition
Residents and staff at Talbot View recently celebrated the change of season by taking part in their very own Autumn Food Festival with various activities,…
Read more...Neither ‘Funding Nor Workforce’ to Meet the Needs of Older and Disabled People this Winter
More than 9 in 10 (94%) adult social services directors in England do not believe there is the ‘funding’ or ‘workforce’ to meet care costs…
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Rugeley Based Care Home Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary
A Rugeley based care home celebrated its 30-year anniversary and still employs two staff members who were there when they first opened. MHA Briar Hill…
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Alzheimer’s Drug Fails to Slow Decline in Phase III Clinical Trial
The pharmaceutical company Roche has announced that two phase III trials of the potential Alzheimer’s drug gantenerumab did not achieve the goal of slowing clinical…
Read more...“Save Social Care” Message Sent to Government
CAMPAIGNERS today sent a last-ditch plea to the Government to save the care of older and vulnerable adults ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Autumn Statement. They…
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Social Care Reform Cannot Wait’ Says National Care Provider Alliance
It is grossly irresponsible for the government to assist widespread speculation in relation to the fate of adult social care reform, says National Care Provider…
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