Gracewell Of Sway Resident To Walk Over 15,000 Steps For Charity
Colin Evans, 95, and his dog Rusty are set to do 50 laps around their Gracewell of Sway care home in an ambitious attempt to raise £500 for Cancer Research UK.
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Carers Worried Over Mountain Of Work To Come
New visiting regime and vaccination will stretch providers
Over-stretched are providers are calling for urgent help as they face a mountain of work to enable visiting to resume and the vaccination programme to begin.
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Helping The Community At Coventry Care Home
Residents and Colleagues at HC One’s Brandon House care home have been getting involved with the shoebox appeal.
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Celebration Of Surrey Social Care Sees Celebrities Line Up To Praise Care Workers
A virtual event celebrating social care in Surrey saw celebrities line-up to praise the hard work of care sector workers during the pandemic, applauding them for going above and beyond to help those in need.
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Moss View Proud Of Resident, A Volunteer For Over 40 Years
Eva is a Resident on the Harmony community, Dodd Wing at HC-One’s Moss View care home in Liverpool. Eva volunteered for over 40 years of her life and when Colleagues heard about this, they just had to find out more.
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Government’s Winter Plan-Science 10 – Maths 0
Following the release of the government’s Covid Winter plan Vic Rayner, Executive Director at the National Care Forum shares her thoughts on the impact it will have on social care and of its potential impact on care providers:
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Surrey Care Home Takes Part In Virtual Event Celebrating The County’s Care Workers Who Have Gone Above And Beyond In 2020
A Surrey care home has taken part in a special virtual event that recognised the outstanding dedication of those working in social care across the county – in what has been a challenging year for the sector.
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Prime Minister Publishes COVID Winter Plan
The Prime Minister has published the government’s COVID Winter Plan, which will include care homes being able to permit family visits over Christmas by testing relatives for COVID-19.
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Quantum Care Homes Recognised For Their Outstanding Achievement
Staff in Quantum Care homes across Hertfordshire were delighted to receive Outstanding Achievement Awards at the Hertfordshire Care Providers Association Awards ceremony which took place on Friday 20th November.
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Care Home Arranges “Grand Tour Of Scotland” To Bring The Attractions Through The Door
INQUISITIVE residents at a tech-savvy care home are set to travel Scotland from their armchairs this festive season thanks to a packed calendar of virtual tours.
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Death Rise Is Stark Covid-19 Reminder
Providers warn against complacency
Another rise in Covid-19 care and nursing home deaths provides a stark warning that the virus hasn’t gone and is still claiming the lives of loved ones, carers said today.
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Ixworth Care Home Unveils New Visitor Pod
A care home in Ixworth has introduced a new visiting pod to allow residents and their loved ones to meet indoors this winter, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues.
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Resident Who Celebrated 104th Birthday At Hertfordshire Care Home Imparts Cheeky Advice For Younger Generations
A resident who celebrated her 104th birthday at a Hertfordshire care home has shared some words of wisdom to the younger generations; ‘Life is short, so make the most of it!’
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Newcastle-Under-Lyme Care Home Coordinator Wins Dignity In Care Award
The Activities Coordinator at Abbeywell Court Care Home has been named as a Residential/Nursing Care Home Champion in the Dignity in Care Awards 2020.
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Wales To Introduce Visitor Testing And Free Care Home Visiting Pods
Temporary ‘pods’ are being provided to care homes across Wales to better facilitate visits over Christmas and the winter months, the Health Minister has announced.
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