Mabel Celebrates Her 100th Birthday With Friends And Family
A FORMER factory worker has celebrated her 100th birthday with a party alongside friends and family at her care home in Chester-le-Street. Mabel Fenwick was…
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Care For People With Learning Disabilities “Should Be Close To Home”
NICE is urging councils and health bodies to make sure that people with learning disabilities can access well-designed services and staff with the right skills…
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Study Finds Anti-Inflammatories Could Help Prevent Dementia – Alzheimer’s Society Comment
A Vancouver-based research team led by Dr Patrick McGeer, has published a paper suggesting that anti-inflammatory drugs could prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The study suggests that,…
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Visit Your Local Care Home On Care Home Open Day
Skills for Care is urging people to join in Care Home Open Day, as care homes across the country invite their communities to join in…
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Rhyming Fun A Hit At Care Homes Nationwide
Residents at more than 40 Care UK homes across the country celebrated World Poetry Day on Wednesday 21 March. The fun-filled events organised by Care…
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Older People Receiving Social Care Set Out The Problems They Face And How To Fund A Better System
A new report by Age UK, “Why call it care when no-one cares?“, summarises the results of a series of listening events the Charity has…
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Easter Miracle As Ducklings Hatch At Care Home
DUCKLINGS have hatched at a Northumberland care home just in time for Easter. The Oaks Care Home, in Blyth, had been incubating the baby birds…
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Leading health charities team up to fund research into hearing loss and dementia
Action on Hearing Loss has teamed up with Alzheimer’s Research UK to co-fund research that will increase our understanding of the common biological mechanisms underlying…
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Sherford Manor Residents Have The Need For Speed At Stock Car Racing Day
Sherford Manor residents swapped tea and cakes for gears and brakes when they attended a stock car racing event at Smeatharpe Stadium. The Taunton home,…
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NACC Care Chef Of The Year 2018 Finalists Confirmed
The 12 finalists for the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2018 culinary competition have been confirmed. Following a series of regional heats, the National…
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Patients In Urgent Care Settings To Benefit From Electronic Prescriptions
Use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in integrated urgent care settings is to be rolled out nationally following a successful pilot. It will mean…
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Care Home Resident’s Passion For Fashion Reignited After Chance Encounter
A chance friendship struck between a Steyning care home resident and a local tailor has resulted in an unexpected job offer. Val Lynch, 85, was…
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CQC Announces Its Regulatory Fees For Providers For 2018/19
Following a public consultation last year, the Care Quality Commission have outlined the fees that providers of health and adult social care in England will…
Read more...Dementia Charity Calls For New Approach To Avoid Delaying Future Treatments
In a report published today, the UK’s leading dementia research charity reveals that the NHS could face significant practical and financial challenges in delivering future…
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Your Care Rating 2017/18 – Survey Results Released
Results of the 2017/18 Your Care Rating surveys continue to paint a positive picture of life in participating residential care homes across the UK. Your…
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