Bishop Makes Confirmation Wish Come True For Care Home Resident Bill, 87
A senior church figure has helped to make a heartfelt wish come true for an 87-year-old Winchester care home resident. Bill Lanfear was the centre…
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CQC Issues Update on Local Authority Assessment Pilots
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have now confirmed that Birmingham City Council, Lincolnshire County Council and Nottingham City Council will be the first sites to…
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Superior Care Scoops Sunday Times Best Companies Award
West Midlands care home group Superior Care Midlands (UK), has been named a Sunday Times Best Company to work for in the category of medium…
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Care Group Launches ‘CarePool Karaoke’ to Strike a Chord for Mental Health Awareness Week
A care group based across Kent, East Sussex and Northamptonshire has launched ‘CarePool Karaoke’, a unique take on James Corden’s famous ‘Carpool Karaoke’ from The Late…
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Selfless Nurses at Care Home Receive Tribute From Care Home Residents
Care home residents and team members have marked its nurses’ tireless work to support their wellbeing throughout the year at a presentation ceremony held in…
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Carers and Individuals with Learning Disabilities Complete Charity Challenge
Colleagues and individuals at a specialist care provider in Greater Lincolnshire have helped to raise over £2,000 for charity by virtually covering the distance between…
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Two UK Charities Announce Partnership on World Therapeutic Horticulture Day
Methodist Homes (MHA) and Thrive, two of the largest charities in the UK are working together in promoting gardening and wellbeing to improve physical and…
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Baroness Andrews Criticises Government’s ‘Deeply Disappointing’ Response to Committee Report
Baroness Andrews, former-Chair of the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee, has criticised the Government’s response to the Committee’s report, A “gloriously ordinary life”:…
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Eurovision Fever Takes Over Halstead Care Home
Eurovision fever took over a Halstead care home this weekend. Residents at Care UK’s Colne View, on Dame Mary Walk, spent the week preparing for…
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Local Care Home Presents Cheque to Local Dementia Charity
Bushey House Beaumont care home in Bushey recently presented Herts Musical Memories with a cheque for £650 to support a local dementia charity who connect…
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Assistant Manager Who “Stumbled Across” Bottisham Home Celebrates 30-Year Work Anniversary
An assistant manager who went down the wrong street in search of a nursery for her young child has celebrated 30 years working in the…
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New Research Aims to Revolutionise Care for Older People
New research on social care and older people resulted in a toolkit designed by The Open University aimed at transforming the well-being of older people…
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HC-One Launches its First Specialist Dementia Care Community
HC-One has opened its new pilot Specialist Dementia Care Community (SDCC) in Meadow Bank Care Home, in Preston, Lancashire. Pioneering a new therapeutic approach, this…
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Gosport MP pushes for Older Person’s Commissioner
Dame Caroline Dinenage has once again asked for better rights for children to see their grandparents following parental separation in Questions to the Justice Secretary –…
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Mayor Marks Launch of Dementia Action Week
On Monday 15th May 2023, staff and residents at Barchester’s Elm Bank care home in Kettering marked the launch of ‘Dementia Action Week’ alongside Mayor…
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