Blind Veteran Takes the Plunge with 80 Length Tribute for VE Day’s 80th Anniversary
Preparations are in full swing as Lee, a veteran living at Housing 21’s specialist scheme, The Rise in Plymouth, gears up to swim 80 lengths…
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Social Care
Nottingham Care Home Celebrates Resident Betty’s Remarkable 106th Birthday
HC-One’s Rivendell View Care Home, in Nottingham, celbrated the 106th birthday of cherished resident, Betty McGuinness, on Monday, April 21, 2025. The entire Rivendell View…
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Forgotten No More: £40,000 Appeal To Restore Scottish Veterans’ Memorial
Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) have launched a major public appeal to restore the charity’s century-old Memorial at Eastern Cemetery in Leith, Edinburgh – a poignant…
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New Chapter Begins With 88-Year-Old’s First Painting Exhibition
An inspiring new art exhibition will showcase the creative talents of Martin Birkhans, an 88-year-old Edinburgh resident who has rediscovered his passion for painting, proving…
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Care Home Teams Up With Local Football Team To Strengthen Intergenerational Links
A Highlands care home is building intergenerational links with local sports stars with the sponsorship of a youth football team. Meallmore has sponsored Clachnacuddin Youth…
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Wellbeing Survey Results On Social Care Workforce Published
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has published the results of its first Have Your Say Workforce Wellbeing Survey on the experiences of people working…
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Despite The Rain Northamptonshire Home Raises Hundreds Following Spring Fayre
The weather didn’t dampen the spirits of a Northamptonshire home as they managed to raise hundreds during their spring fayre. MHA Rushden Park held their…
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Care Home Colleagues Climb Mount Snowdon To Raise Money For Community Choir
Colleagues from Anchor’s Glenvale Park care home in Wellingborough braved harsh conditions to climb Mount Snowdon to raise money for local community choir, Dementia Sings…
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1,700 Children Referred To Children’s Social Care Every Day
Around 1,700 children are referred to children’s social care services every day in England, underlining the need for an adequate long term funding solution in…
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Superstar Charlie Joins Patchway Care Home For Community Day
The red carpet was rolled out for adorable Charlie the donkey when he joined a Bristol care home event to help raise cash for charity….
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How to Use AI to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs in the Care Sector
By Philip Douglas, founder and CEO of Compleat Software (www.compleatsoftware.com) As the CEO of Compleat Software, I have worked closely with care providers and understand…
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Documentary Shining Light On Compassion In The Care Sector Tours UK This Spring
A groundbreaking new documentary exploring the humanity and joy of life in a care home is embarking on a nationwide tour this spring. CARE, a…
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Scotland’s Care Campaigners Call for an End to the Overuse of Restraint and Seclusion
Campaigners in Scotland are calling for a unified legislative framework to regulate the use of restraint, seclusion and forced injections across all state care and…
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Pioneering Organisation Provides Blueprint For Social Care In Wales
The outstanding work of a pioneering care organisation that’s celebrating its 40th anniversary is an example to the rest of Wales, says a Welsh Government…
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Quel Plaisir As Care Homes’ Community Party Raises £1,000 For Parkinson’s
A care home provider teamed up with the charity Parkinson’s Poole to stage a Parisian café-style community tea dance, raising more than £1,000 to help…
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