Hospice Praises Care Home Residents For ‘Phenomenal’ Fundraising
People living with dementia have found a crafty way to support a New Forest hospice charity. Residents at Colten Care’s Linden House care home in
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Care Home Residents To Benefit From Transformation Funds
Residents at two HC-One care homes will benefit greatly from Greater Manchester Transformation Funding awarded to them in partnership with Bolton Council. HC-One’s Bolton based
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Aberdeen Couple Celebrate 62nd Valentine’s Day
An Aberdeen couple are perfectly placed to give lessons in love this Valentine’s Day – as it will be the 62nd time they will celebrate
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Tina Hill Rewarded For Compassion At Chesterfield Care Home
A CARE home worker has been commended for her “kind, caring and compassionate” approach to the job. Tina Hill is a health care assistant at
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1 In 3 People With Dementia Don’t Get The NHS Support They Are Supposed To
With the number of people living with dementia estimated to hit 1 million by 2020, Age UK is warning of an urgent and growing need
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Arthritis Drugs Linked To Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
Scientists from the University of Southampton have teamed up with researchers from the University of Oxford to look at whether existing drugs for arthritis have
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Hallmark Care Home Celebrates 15 Years
Hallmark Care Homes’ facility in Maesteg, Bryn Celyn Care Home, celebrated over a decade of delivering excellent relationship-centred care recently with a party to mark
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Barchester Healthcare Presents Long Standing Employee With Brand New Car
A long standing employee of Barchester Healthcare has been rewarded with a brand new car for her participation in the company’s 2017 Employee Engagement Survey.
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Report Reveals Looming Care Crisis For Disabled Adults And Families
Over two thirds (67%) of families caring for disabled adults with complex needs live in fear of what will happen to their loved one when
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LGA Responds To Housing For Older People Report
“There is a clear link between housing, health and social care, and this needs to be considered in the Government’s forthcoming social care green paper.
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Positive Beliefs On Ageing Associated With Reduced Dementia Risk
Scientists in the US have researched how positive beliefs about ageing are linked with a reduced risk of dementia risk, including in people who carry
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New Guidance On Assessing The Financial Viability Of Providers Applying For Registration
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has introduced new guidance on assessing the financial viability of care providers applying for registration. From 12 February 2018 the
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Elderly Get Their Perfect Slice On National Pizza Day
A SLICE of fun was served to Stockton-on-Tees care home residents when they celebrated National Pizza Day. The residents at Ingleby Care Home, in Ingleby
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Department Of Health & Social Care “Not Doing Enough” Says Report
The Department of Health and Social Care is not doing enough to support a sustainable social care workforce. The number of people working in care
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Care Group Calls For Urgent Action On Workforce Crisis
A social care group today called for urgent action after a top-level report exposed serious shortcomings in the social care workforce. A damning report from
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