Dorchester Care Home Team Complete 26-Mile Trek to Honour World Alzheimer’s Month
A Dorchester care home team have raised over £1,600 by walking 26 miles in honour of World Alzheimer’s Month. Staff from Maiden Castle House care…
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Intrepid Care Team Support Mental Health UK
An intrepid Sanctuary Care team from Scotland white-knuckled their way through some nail-biting water adventures to support a charity close to their hearts. Regional Manager…
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Unpaid Carers Spend Up To 220 Hours Managing Care System Bureaucracy, Major Study Reveals
A groundbreaking new study, Kenway, E. (2025) Moving in circles: supporting carers navigating the care system. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, by author, doctoral researcher and…
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Care Providers Prepare for Major Protest at Labour Conference in Liverpool
Care providers across the UK are mobilising for a significant demonstration at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Monday, 29th September, as the Providers…
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Kent Care Home Leader Wins International Business Award
A Kent-based care home entrepreneur has been recognised on the global stage after being named a winner in the prestigious Stevie Awards for Women in…
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Hilton Park Residents Enjoy a Trip to Bottisham Air Museum
Residents from Hilton Park Care Home in Bottisham took a nostalgic trip down memory lane when they visited the Bottisham Airfield Museum. The Museum was…
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Teesside Yesteryear Motor Club’s car show at Middleton Hall Retirement Village raises funds for Zoe’s Place
A dazzling line-up of vintage and classic cars from members of the Teesside Yesteryear Motor Club (TYMC) at Middleton Hall Retirement Village helped to raise…
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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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Mental Health Act Detention Data Continues to Show Worrying Disparities Based on Ethnicity
NHS Confederation mental health director Rebecca Gray has expressed concern over the disparity in detention rates of mental patients, based on ethnicity, in the recent…
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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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UK Care Home Deals Hit Record High As Demand For Services Is Set To Boom, Reveals Christie & Co Market Report
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has launched its Care Market Review 2025 report, which analyses a range of topics relating to the UK…
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Springwood Corner Care Home Celebrates Grand Opening with Nostalgic Event
Springwood Corner Care Home, a new state-of-the-art care home in Gravesend, celebrated its grand opening with a lively and nostalgic 1940s themed event on Thursday…
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Government Needs Better Oversight To Tackle Market Failures In Children’s Residential Care
Residential care costs for looked-after children have almost doubled in five years, reaching £3.1 billion in 2023-24, driven by rising demand, limited placements – especially…
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SCIE And The Access Group Lead Sector Drive To Define National Standards Of Care
The government has outlined ambitious plans to transform the adult social care system through the establishment of a National Care Service supported by comprehensive national…
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Share Your World’s Biggest Coffee Morning Celebrations for a Chance to Win a Prize with The Carer!
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is just around the corner, and we at THE CARER are calling on the UK adult social care sector to…
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