Paying Privately For A Care Home Is Now The Norm, New Data Reveals
Paying privately for a care home is now the norm, not the exception for families across the UK, with new data suggesting many people are…
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RSV Vaccination Programme Expanded To Protect Elderly From Serious Illness
Adults aged 80 and over, as well as all residents in care homes for older adults, will become eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus…
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Enfield Care Home Keeping Local Pub Culture Alive
Residents at Woodbury Manor Care Home are continuing to support local pubs as they enter their 6th year running their monthly lunch club. The long-standing…
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Shepperton Care Home Manager Wins Eminent Woman of Impact Award
Margielyn Gonzaga, Home Manager at The Burlington care home in Shepperton, has been named Recipient of the Eminent Woman of Impact Award at the 2026…
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Care UK and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service Mark 10 Years of Lifesaving Partnership
Care UK and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) are marking ten years of a lifesaving partnership that has strengthened fire safety standards and…
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Student Paramedics Complete Successful Placement at Carterton Home
Five students from the Oxford Brookes university have completed a successful placement at a Carterton home. All five students are currently studying paramedic science and…
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Kailash Manor Celebrates India’s 77th Republic Day with Patriotic Fervour and Cultural Pride
Kailash Manor came alive with colour, music and heartfelt patriotism as residents and staff gathered to celebrate India’s 77th Republic Day. Observed annually on 26…
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The Princess Royal Writes to Veterans for Charity’s 110th Anniversary
Residents living at Royal Star & Garter Homes have received a letter from its Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, as the charity celebrates…
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Excelcare Accelerates Growth with 500 New Care Home Beds and Entry into Children’s Services
Excelcare has confirmed a substantial pipeline of new developments, strengthening its portfolio with around 500 additional care home beds and an expansion into children’s services….
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Championing Social Care Appoints New Chair
Vishal Shah has been appointed chair of Championing Social Care, succeeding founding chair Avnish Goyal, who is stepping down after five years leading the volunteer-led…
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Hesley Group Announces Expansion with 60 New Individual Homes Planned by 2030
Hesley Group has announced its growth plan to transform specialist learning disability and autism friendly living and support across the North and South Yorkshire region….
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Nutrition & Hydration Week Returns for 2026 with Themed Daily Activities
Nutrition & Hydration Week will return from 16th to 22nd March 2026, with care homes and NHS Trusts across the UK expected to participate in…
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Bognor Regis Home Creates Dementia Friendly Rendition of Wizard of Oz Panto
A Bognor Regis home brought the panto to their residents and staff with a dementia friendly rendition of The Wizard of Oz. Joanne Mitchell, activity…
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Leighton Buzzard Care Home Joins Recycling Campaign in Support of Macmillan Cancer Support
Residents and staff at a Leighton Buzzard care home have taken part in Greene King’s nationwide Tub2Pub campaign in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. Leighton…
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Care UK Celebrates National Puzzle Day
Thursday 29th January marked National Puzzle Day and many Care UK homes encouraged residents to engage with puzzles, embrace crosswords, jigsaws and paper-based games including…
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