Care Home Open Week 2023 Smashes Participation Record From Care Homes and MPs
5,200 care homes across the country took part in Care Home Open Week 2023, a nationwide event aimed at encouraging communities to engage with care…
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Skills For Care Data: Adult Social Care Workforce Growing Again, But Challenges Remain
The adult social care workforce in England started growing again in 2022-3, according to new data from Skills for Care. The annual Size and Structure…
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Anchor Chef Of The Year Announced
A chef at an Aylesbury care home has won the Anchor’s Chef of the Year Award after being announced at the final ceremony at Leeds…
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Wild West Open Day Helps Runcorn Care Home Raise Loot For Residents
The Wild West came to a Runcorn care home when residents and staff donned their ten-gallon hats and mounted their (inflatable) horses. A western themed…
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Care Home Operators Call For Government Action Accepting National Fee Uplift
Scottish Care members have “reluctantly” decided to accept a 6% uplift in the National Care Home Contract rate that had been offered by the Convention…
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Young Carers To Benefit As Care Home Walkers Smash Marathon Challenge
Around 30 kindhearted walkers living at a New Forest care home have proved it’s never too late to get active and raise money for a…
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Pride for Patrick, 89, on ‘Amazing’ Bourne Free Parade
An 89-year-old care home resident has spoken of his joy and amazement at being part of a community pride parade waved on by thousands of…
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NHS in England Grappling With Difficult New Normal As Staff Sickness Soars Post-Pandemic
The NHS in England is facing a new normal of sickness absence in hospitals and community services having seen a 29% jump in the most…
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LibDem MP Visits Integrated Urgent Care Hub In St Albans City Hospital
Healthcare provider HUC was delighted to welcome LibDem MP Daisy Cooper to its integrated urgent care hub within St Albans City Hospital last week (Friday,…
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Young Football Fan’s Shirt Design Brought To Life By Local Care Home
A young football fan’s vision for a shirt design has been brought to life after he was announced the winner of a competition run by…
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Princess Muna of Jordan Becomes Global Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Disease International
Alzheimer’s Disease International has announced that Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein of Jordan has become an Honorary Ambassador. HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein…
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Liverpool Care Home Partners With The Brain Charity For Groundbreaking Dance Therapy Study
Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of specialist care for adults living with complex needs, has announced a new partnership with The Brain Charity, a…
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Orchard Care Home Hosts Primary School For Craft Morning
Orchard Care Homes’ Nesfield Lodge, Belle Isle, Leeds, welcomed pupils of local Clapgate Primary School, recently, when they came armed with craft materials to make…
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Care Home’s Birthday Card Appeal for Joyce’s 100th
AN APPEAL for birthday cards has been issued by a Huddersfield care home for a great grandmother who turns 100 next month. Aden View Care…
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Councils Face Surge in Young People Coming into Care
Four in five of England’s largest councils overspend on their children’s services budget last year, with local authorities facing a surge in young people requiring…
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