Happy New Year from The Carer
We would like to wish all our readers a very happy and prosperous New Year for 2017!
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News
Loneliness is “All Year-Round Concern” Warn Councils
Loneliness needs to be an all-year-round concern and not just something that matters at Christmas, warn councils. The Local Government Association, which represents more than
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Memories Revived for Stanley, 90, as Theatre Troupe Visit Care Home
HAPPY hours spent treading the boards were re-lived when a professional theatre company brought their panto to a New Forest care home. Stanley Crowe, 90,
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Premier League Players Swap Football For Bingo Balls At Teesside Care Home
MIDDLESBROUGH Football Club players swapped a football for bingo balls when they visited a Teesside care home. The Premier league aces called the numbers at
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Government Needs A Social Care Funding Solution “Independent Of Local Funding Constraints”
Following the Government statement saying that it will allow local authorities to increase council tax bills by 3% for each of the next two years
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BMA Demands Healthcare Plan Detail
The Government must show leadership and spell out the detail of how health and social care reform will be achieved, the BMA has demanded. BMA
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Elsie, 95, and Tony, 75, Prove “It’s Never Too Late”
Elsie, 95, and Tony, 75, who are both residents at Care UK’s Broadwater Lodge care home, surprised everyone by announcing their engagement and then agreeing
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Merry Christmas to All Our Readers!
We here at The Carer would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
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94-year-Old Dresses up as Father Christmas for Alzheimer’s Research UK
A Saffron Walden grandad determined to still have fun at 94 has raised hundreds of pounds for Alzheimer’s Research UK after dressing up as Father
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Wythenshawe Care Home and Primary School Get Crafty for Christmas
Residents at Wythenshaw-based care home, The Peele, enjoyed a festive morning of arts, crafts and carols with pupils from Crossacres Primary Academy. In the lead
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Care Home Festive Lunch Reunites Long Lost Family
Alexandra (green hat) and Ena (blue cardigan) were reunited at Beaumont Hall’s recent community lunch Two cousins were reunited this week at a local care
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CQC Launches Consultation On Its Next Phase Of Regulation
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is inviting people to give their views on its plans to deliver a more targeted, responsive and collaborative approach to
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Community Integrated Care Supports Pioneering Dementia Artistic Research
Community Integrated Care is supporting pioneering artistic research that explores the impact that touch can have in promoting stimulation and emotional connection in dementia care,
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Facebook Fame For Ingleby Care Home Resident
A STOCKTON care home resident has become an internet sensation after a video of her singing a duet of “White Christmas” went viral on Facebook.
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Struggling For A Christmas Present For Nan? Take Her For A Meal Or To The Theatre.
A new report “The Missing £Billions” by the Internatonal Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK) and supported by Anchor, Englands largest not-for-profit provider of housing and
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