Families Face Dementia Care Postcode Lottery, Warns Carehome.co.uk
Families across the UK are facing a dementia care “postcode lottery”, with the availability of advanced dementia support ranging from 57% of care homes in…
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Sutton Rose Care Home Residents Return to Villa Park for Unforgettable European Semi-Final Night Thanks to Aston Villa
Two Sutton Coldfield care home residents enjoyed a night to remember as Aston Villa helped make it possible for them to return to Villa Park…
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Boost for Armed Forces Veterans Living at Low Furlong in Warwickshire
Former members of the Armed Forces in Warwickshire will benefit from enhanced person-centred care and support after Low Furlong care home, part of the Runwood…
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Community Comes Together for the Great Ferndown Memory Quest
Parley Place care home in West Parley set up a fun event around Ferndown in the prelude to Dementia Action Week on behalf of Ferndown…
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Landmark Reports Expose a Dementia Care System Failing Patients at Every Stage
New findings published today (May 18th) by Alzheimer’s Society reveal that dementia patients routinely face prolonged delays to diagnosis, followed by gaps and stark inequalities…
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Windmill House Manager to Take on Ben Nevis Challenge for Dementia Research
A dedicated care home manager from Windmill House Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, is preparing to climb Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest…
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Government to Transform Mental Health Care with New Strategy
Frontline workers, clinicians and mental health experts are being invited to share their views on how to transform mental health care for children and adults…
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Alton Place Care Home Completes Mountbatten End of Life Programme
Hartford Care’s Alton Place care home on Winchester Road, Alton, has completed The Mountbatten End of Life Programme, an accredited education and training initiative designed…
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Macclesfield Care Home Team Take On 31-Mile Challenge for Dementia UK
Staff at The Rowans care home in Macclesfield are taking on a 31-mile walking challenge throughout May to raise money and awareness for Dementia UK,…
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Work Completes on Major New £6m Care Home Development in York
Work is complete on a luxurious new £6m care home that sits just two miles from York city centre, and its first residents are immediately…
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CCN Launches New Business Plan To Support Councils In County Areas
The County Council’s Network (CNN) has published its new business plan and vision for the organisation, outlining its support to member councils and reinforcing its…
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What Connects Year 1 and a 90-Year-Old? A Newmarket Care Home Finds Out
When Year 1 pupils from Fairstead House School arrived at Brampton Manor Care Home in Newmarket on Tuesday 12th May, they came prepared. Clipboards in…
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Unpaid Carers Are Bearing “Unsustainable” Burden Of Social Care Crisis Baroness Casey Warns
Millions of unpaid carers across the UK are being left under intolerable pressure as they prop up an increasingly fragmented adult social care system, according…
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Sector Reacts to King’s Speech
The adult social care sector has responded with cautious optimism — and no shortage of concern — to this week’s King’s Speech, as the government…
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Wes Streeting Resigns as Health Secretary
Wes Streeting has resigned as Health Secretary and urged Sir Keir Starmer to step down as Prime Minister, intensifying growing unrest within the Labour Party…
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