Residents Vote For Top Dog At Care Home Canine Competition
Residents at Three Elms, the Minster Care-run residential home in Warrington, made some new furry friends as they invited local dogs and owners to take
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Fifties Themed Summer Fayre For Queens Meadow Care Home
A 1950s themed summer fayre took place at Queens Meadow Care Home – with young dancers performing songs and routines from movie classic Grease. The
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Vulnerable Adults Being Let Down By Poor Social Work Practice, New Report Finds
Vulnerable people are being forced into situations against their will because care providers are not following the proper processes, the Local Government and Social Care
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Contribute To A Study Of Community Engagement In Care Homes
Making Pals is a three-year project Co-ordinated by Alive! that aims to increase the levels of community led activities for older people in care. Alive!’s mission is to put
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Providers Tell CQC: ‘We Want To Improve’
Social care providers have told a leading sector regulator that they are committed to driving up standards but are being hampered by funding shortages and
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New Report Finds That Unmet Needs In Social Care Among Older People Are Widespread
Ipsos MORI and partners have conducted a new and timely research project highlighting the experiences of unmet need for care among older people living in
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Wendy Completes London To Paris Cycle For Alzheimer’s
CARE home boss Wendy Waddicor has completed a London to Paris cycle ride in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society – raising more than £7,500. The
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One Social Hour A Week In Dementia Care Improves Lives And Saves Money
Person-centred activities combined with just one hour a week of social interaction can improve quality of life and reduce agitation for people with dementia living
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State Pension Age Increase Brought Forward
The rise in the state pension age to 68 is to be brought forward, according to new plans announced by the Government last week. Six
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HRH The Princess Royal Opens New Care Centre In Cirencester
One of the UK’s largest not-for-profit care home providers, The Orders of St John Care Trust, officially opened its newest care facility in Gloucestershire –
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Nelson Care Home ‘Celebrates A Life’ With Memorial Event
Loved ones gathered recently to be together and remember their loved ones who had passed away. Andrew Smith House have created a memorial garden to
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CQC Leader Faces Worried Care Providers
Social care providers from across the region are set to quiz a leading regulator on how they can raise standards whilst coping with the current
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Report Suggests One In Three Dementia Cases May Be Preventable
A new report has estimated that a third of dementia cases could potentially be prevented if nine different risk factors could be eliminated. The Lancet
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Belong Atherton Resident Hits The High Notes In School Brass Band Performance
Staff at Belong Atherton care village have made a dream come true for lifelong music fan, 85 year-old Edith Ibbotson, by arranging for her to
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Mental Health Providers Should To Adopt “Quality Improvement”
Mental health providers should to adopt quality improvement to improve patient care, a new report from The King’s Fund finds. Quality improvement, the continual change
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