The Postcode Lottery Of Finding An Accessible Home
The Centre for Ageing Better is warning in a new briefing on accessible homes that progress on some accessibility features has been “frozen in time”…
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Veterans Celebrate Armed Forces Day
Royal Star & Garter has marked Armed Forces Day at its Homes. The veterans’ charity held a series of events, activities and outings to mark…
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Aylesbury Care Home Unveils Buddy Bench to Haydon Abbey Pupils
Pupils and residents recently gathered in celebration as Avondale Care Home presented a specially donated buddy bench to the children of Haydon Abbey School, marking…
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NHS 10-Year Plan Welcomed, But Success Hinges on Social Care Leadership and Integration
Care England has welcomed the ambitions of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan – but warns that without clarity on how adult social care is integrated…
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Studies Suggest Rugby Players Have Brain Changes That May Increase Risk Of Dementia
Two studies in Brain today found that retired professional rugby players had changes in their brains and raised levels of proteins in their blood that…
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Smooth Sailing at Cabrini House
Residents of Cabrini House in Orpington, a care home run by Diagrama Foundation for adults with learning disabilities, are discovering freedom, joy, and confidence each…
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COVID-19 Inquiry Continues to Examine Care Sector Impact
The inquiry has continued this week examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people. Healthcare professionals working in residential…
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Social Care Safeguarding In Crisis, Warns Legal Rights Charity
On 4th July 2024, the Labour Government was elected on a mandate of change. One year on, Access Social Care’s annual State of the Nation report reveals a…
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Find Out The Connection Between Film Star Russell Crowe And A North Wales Care Homes
The owners of a care organisation have discovered that one of their homes once belonged to the family of film star Russell Crowe. Mario Kreft…
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Give 65-Year-Olds Adult Social Care ‘MOT’ To Keep More People Out Of Care Homes, Says IPPR
A new report from think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), has set out its plan to stop the spiralling costs of adult…
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First-Time Exhibition For Two Barnsley Care Home Artists
Two artists living at a Barnsley care home will display their work for the first time in an exhibition at the Town Hall this month….
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Salvation Army to Exit Residential Care Home Provision
The Salvation Army has announced it will transition from providing residential care for older people to grow its community-based support model. Shifting focus from residential…
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Gwen’s 106th Birthday Brings Five Generations Together at Chelmunds Court
Chelmunds Court Care Home Resident Gwen reached a remarkable milestone on Tuesday, 24th June, as the home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, hosted an…
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Fleetwood Hall Care Home Residents Visit Local RNLI Station
Residents of Fleetwood Hall Care Home in Fleetwood, part of Sandstone Care, recently enjoyed a very educational outing to Fleetwood’s local RNLI Lifeboat Centre, where…
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Sector Responds to Governments 10-Year Health Plan
The unveiling of the government’s long-awaited 10-year Health Plan today has prompted immediate and varied reactions from across the health, residential and nursing care sector,…
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