Remembrance Day – We Want to Hear Your Stories
At The Carer, we consider it a great privilege to publish and share the meaningful ways care homes across the UK commemorate Remembrance Day. As…
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Nursing Homes
Care Home Residents “Penalised” As Funding Slashed By £5,000
Health bosses in North Wales have been blasted for a “travesty” that cuts funding by more than £5,000 a year for care home residents receiving…
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Scottish Government “Steps in” to Sponsor Visas for Foreign Care Workers
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney announced that the Scottish Government will directly sponsor visas for overseas care workers in a bold move to counter Westminster’s…
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NACC Celebrate 2025 Award Winners
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) gathered in Nottingham (1st – 2nd October 2025) to celebrate the great and the good of care catering…
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Ilona Tomza Crowned as the 2025 NACC Care Chef of the Year
Ilona Tomza of Porthaven Care Homes of has been crowned National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2025. Ilona was crowned…
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Plan to Deport Legal Migrants “Potentially Catastrophic” Warns Social Care Champion
A social care champion says Reform UK’s “potentially catastrophic” plan to threaten legal immigrants with deportation would put vulnerable people at risk in Wales. Mario…
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Melbourn Springs Donates £900 to The Parish Church of All Saints for Refurbishment Works
Melbourn Springs Care Home has proudly donated £900 to The Parish Church of All Saints, Melbourn, supporting essential refurbishment works that will help preserve the…
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Number of Full-Time Unpaid Carers Soars by 70 Per Cent- Now at “Breaking Point”
England’s social care system is at breaking point, with rising demand, shrinking supply, and growing reliance on unpaid carers, according to a new paper for…
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Ground-Breaking Pilot Brings Medical Students Into Nursing Homes In Hampshire
Third-year medical students are undertaking placements in local social care settings in a new pilot programme developed by the University of Southampton and the Hampshire…
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UK Think-Tank Calls for “Radical and Urgent Reform” of Britain’s “Broken” Social Care System
The Social Care Foundation (SCF), a UK-wide think tank, today publishes a wide-ranging report on the state and future of social care in Britain. Damian…
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NHS Kicks Off Winter Vaccine Roll Out with Flu Jabs
Vaccine teams across the country are ramping up efforts to make it as easy as possible for those eligible to get their jabs, including family…
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Skills for Care Highlights How Digital Technology is Empowering Care
Throughout September Skills for Care is highlighting the benefits of digital technology in care with our ‘Digital technology: empowering care’ spotlight. The campaign will look…
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NACC National Awards 2025 Shortlist Announced
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has revealed the shortlist for the NACC National Awards 2025. The prestigious awards recognise and celebrate teams and…
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Houghton-le-Spring Dementia Care Home raises £341 for Local Charity
Paddock Stile Manor Dementia Care Home has shown exceptional community spirit by raising £341 for the Connor Brown Trust, a local charity dedicated to combating…
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Vacancy Rates in Social Care Return to Pre-Covid Levels Report Reveals
Social care vacancy rates have returned to pre-Covid levels, according to the latest data from Skills for Care – the workforce development body for adult…
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