Care England Responds To Visitor Guidance
Care England has expressed disappointment that the Department of Health and Social Care took so long to deliver guidance on visitors to care homes.
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Government Adviser Dismisses PM’s Claim Care Homes To Blame For Coronavirus Deaths
Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty has rebutted Boris Johnson’s comments blaming care homes for coronavirus deaths saying his “enthusiasm for blaming people for anything is zero”.
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Care Home Residents & Families Can Now Be Reunited As Visits Restart
Care home residents will start to be reunited with their friends and family, where safe
Local directors of public health will, with their authorities, lead the decision-making process for care home visits
Councils “Unprepared” For Senior Housing Crisis
New research produced by global property consultancy Knight Frank and law firm Irwin Mitchell has revealed that councils across England are underprepared to provide suitable housing for seniors.
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Banstead Care Home Residents Sing Down Memory Lane
Residents of local care home, Sunrise of Banstead were treated to a trip down memory lane and an afternoon of entertainment as part of a special concert series organised by The Not Forgotten on Monday 20th July.
Read more...Thousands Of Businesses Urged To ‘Act Now’ For Right To Employ EU Workers Post-Brexit
EXPERT immigration lawyers say tens of thousands of businesses incluiding care and nursing homes could face a battle to register in time for the right to employ workers from the EU from 2021 – unless they act quickly and prioritise their planning now.
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Newton Aycliffe Care Home Resident Celebrates 101st Birthday
A very special Resident at HC-One’s St Clares Court care home in Newton Aycliffe celebrated his 101st birthday on 17th July.
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Study Creates Multisensory ‘Culture Boxes’ To Communicate Critical COVID-19 Information And Alleviate Loneliness For People With Dementia
A new nationwide study will test how music and art can alleviate social isolation and loneliness while boosting wellbeing in dementia patients during ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.
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‘People Need People’ – Reopening Care Homes
Care providers have been calling on the government to release guidance on reopening care homes in England to allow families and loved ones of residents to be reunited.
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Sheffield Care Homes Say Thank You To Local Communities For Lockdown Support
Residents and colleagues at Exemplar Health Care’s specialist nursing homes in Sheffield, gave special thanks to the local community on Sunday’s
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Study Identifies 10 Risk Factors For Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists led by a team in China have identified 10 risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. The 10 factors are diabetes, poor BMI, reduced education, high blood pressure in midlife
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Lincoln Care Home Creates Very Own Bowling Green
HC One’s White Gable care home decided to set to work to create their very own bowling green.
A few months ago, one of the Residents at the Lincoln care home expressed a desire to play lawn bowls.
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School Child Who Created ‘Hugs In A Bag’ For Care Home Residents Gets To Visit The Home
A Surrey school pupil, who created ‘Hugs in a Bag’ for local care home residents during lockdown was able to visit the home in person last week – with PPE and social distancing allowing her to come and greet grateful residents face-to-face.
Read more...Unjustifiable Snub To Exclude Nurses And Carers From Pay Boost, Says IPPR
IPPR analysis reveals nurses’ pay still not caught up with inflation since 2011 public sector pay freeze
Today the government has announced that nurses and many other NHS workers will not be included in the new public sector pay rise, despite their work
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Mental Health Deterioration Of People Affected By Dementia, With Third ‘Giving Up’
Charity’s support used over half a million times during lockdown, people with dementia worst hit in terms of deaths and thousands struggling with mental health decline.
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