Bingo Fundraiser Raises over £1k for Yeovil Dementia Care Home
A bingo evening at Yeovil’s Quicksilver Mail Pub raised £1100 in aid of the residents’ fund for people living at specialist dementia care home, Chestnut…
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Sense Unveils Ambitious Three-Year Transformation Plan for Disabled People with Complex Needs
Sense, the national charity that supports disabled people with complex needs, has launched a wide-ranging transformation plan that will guide its work through to 2029,…
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Labour MP Toby Perkins Visits Priory’s The Birches Adult Care Home To Mark Autism Acceptance Month
Team members and residents at Priory’s The Birches adult care service welcomed Labour MP Toby Perkins during a visit to mark Autism Acceptance Month (April)….
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Hundreds Of Unpaid Carers And Organisations Join Together For Biggest Day Of Physical Activity
Unpaid carers and organisations collectively achieved thousands of hours of activity as a community during the first ever Carers Active Together day which took place…
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Care South Chefs Run Baking Masterclass To Support Future Catering Talent In Dorset
Care South’s care home chefs led a bread baking masterclass to help with upskilling the next generation of catering trainees. Mark Wardman, Catering Operations Manager…
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Government To Examine Deaths Of Vulnerable Care Leavers
Vulnerable young people leaving the care system will be better supported following a review launched by the government today into the deaths of care leavers….
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Blackpool Home Continues To Cater To Residents Occupational Needs With 50’s Style Kitchen
The residents spent time getting used to the new kitchen with themed items from the 50’s A Blackpool home has added a 50’s themed kitchen…
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Ridgewood Court Honoured For Its Care For Veterans
The team and residents at Sanctuary Care’s Ridgewood Court Residential Care Home in Pensby are celebrating after proudly achieving Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) status. This…
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Therapy Pets Bring Joy to Residents at Huntingdon Care Home
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Bayleaf Care Home in Huntingdon were delighted by a recent visit from a variety of beautiful therapy animals. The visit…
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Midlands Care Home Entertained by Junior Football Team as Generations Come Together in Sutton Coldfield
Residents at Sutton Rose Care Home in Sutton Coldfield marked the start of the Spring weather with a heartwarming afternoon spent with the junior team…
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Baristas Better Trained Than Dementia Staff says Alzheimer’s Society
A leading charity is today warning that serious shortfalls in dementia training are leaving social care staff unprepared, unsupported, and putting people with dementia at…
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Marketing a Care Home: Building Trust Through Digital and Community Reputation
By Melissa Cooper, digital marketing specialist and the founder of Beanie Media (https://beaniemedia.com) Choosing a care home is one of the most important and emotional…
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World Art Day Embraced at Care UK
Care UK homes have brought out the arts and crafts supplies today, embracing creativity with residents on World Art Day. Creative outlets are important for…
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Newcomer to Influential Support Worker: Ade’s Fast-Track Career Success
National Care Group’s Springvale Resource Centre, in Greater Manchester, is celebrating the success of one of its colleagues, who has been named ‘Support Worker of…
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Black Isle MP Visits Fortrose Care Home Ahead of Fifth Anniversary
Black Isle MP Jamie Stone visited a Fortrose care home as it prepares to mark its fifth anniversary. Mr Stone, who represents Caithness, Sutherland and…
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