Team CHIP Win the Care Innovation Challenge 2022
The five finalist teams selected from the Care Innovation Challenge creative weekend were at The Care Show, the largest care event in the UK, showcasing…
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Post-Pandemic Loss of Older Workers from Labour Market Continues
Labour market figures released this week show 27.6% of all people aged 50-64 are ‘economically inactive’ – neither in work nor looking for work –…
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Simply the Best – Care Home Scoops Coveted National Title
Reigate Beaumont Care Home in Reigate has beaten all the competition to be crowned National Garden of the Year in the Barchester Care Awards 2022….
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NHS Invites People 50 and Over for Autumn Boosters and Flu Jab
Millions of people aged 50 and over will be able to book their autumn booster and flu vaccines tomorrow, as the NHS Covid-19 and flu…
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Calls for Support to Prevent Bereavement from Tipping Older People into Poverty
The UK Commission on Bereavement has set out a list of recommendations which would benefit people aged over 65, the group most likely to experience…
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LGA Responds to Ombudsman Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints
Responding to the 2021/22 annual review of social care complaints by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local…
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Government Needs to Urgently Rethink Relationship Between Health and the Economy, says BMA
In a major new report the BMA calls on the Government to consider the health of the population as crucial to sustainable economic growth, rather…
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Sky’s the Limit for Virtual Spitfire Pilot Robin, 92
A 92-year-old Chichester care home resident fulfilled a long-held wish to reach for the sky once again after carers enabled him to take the controls…
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Winchester Care Homes’ Day of Fun Boosts Wildlife Rescue Charity
A pair of Winchester care homes joined forces for a family-friendly fete in aid of a charity that rescues sick and injured animals and birds….
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Complaints About Social Care Increasingly Due to Funding Constraints says Review
The cost of providing care has become an increasingly common theme in the complaints made to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman over the…
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Care Home Get a Surprise Visit From Lamas
Residents of Centrum Care homes were recently treated to a special surprise visit from some very special guests – a herd of Lams! The Lamas,…
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Knight Frank’s Annual Care Home Awards, Recognises Four Winners and Raises £65,000 for Healthcare Charities
Knight Frank, the independent global property consultancy, hosted its annual Care Home Awards last week, recognising excellence in the sector while raising over £60,000 for…
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Full of Smiles: Hastings Care Residents Treated to an Afternoon Tea Experience at Luxury Spa Hotel
Residents at a Hastings care home were recently treated to an afternoon tea experience at a luxury spa hotel to bolster overall wellbeing — with…
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NCF Calls on Government to Tackle Deepening Workforce Crisis
The National Care Forum (NCF) is calling for urgent government intervention to tackle the deepening workforce crisis that engulfs adult social care. The call comes…
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Funding for Social Care to Solve Crisis ‘Won’t Scratch the Surface’, Warns Dementia Charity
Dementia charity Alzheimer’s Society says the size and the scale of the problem in social care is ‘immense’ and people with dementia are being let…
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