Conservation Charity Visits Hull Care Home
Residents at residential care home Elm Tree Court recently received a fascinating lesson about penguins following a visit by The Deep, an education and conservation…
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Social Care
Care Home Resident Celebrates 104th Birthday
A resident at a care home Machynlleth has celebrated her 104th birthday surrounded by family and care home staff. Morfydd Bowyer, who was born on…
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Film Starring Role for Hampton Care Home
Hampton Care Home was recently chosen as a setting for the film Wake, which premiered in London recently. The gritty ten-minute ‘short’ marks the writing…
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“Been A Very Rewarding Journey”, Says Staff Member At Stafford Home Who Celebrates 25 Years’ Service
A staff member at a Stafford home who has been working there for 25 years says it’s “been a very rewarding journey”. Suzie Pritchard started…
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Support For Unpaid Carers Tumbles As They Bear The Brunt Of Social Care Crisis Ignored By Budget
New NHS England data shows support has tumbled for unpaid carers as they continue to prop up a social care system that was largely ignored…
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New Wichelstowe Care Home Celebrates Halloween in Style with Public Pumpkin Carving Contest
Willowbrook View, a new luxury care home in Wichelstowe which will open its doors in January 2025, made a big splash in the community this…
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Urray House Celebrates 10 Years at the Heart of the Community
Urray House Care Home in Muir of Ord marked its 10th anniversary with a lively celebration attended by residents, families, and members of the local…
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It’s Chills and Thrills Galore as Green Park Nursing Home Gets into the Halloween Spirit!
The people who live at Green Park Nursing Home in Warrington have been unleashing their inner child this week, as they not only celebrate Halloween…
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Burnley Care Home Residents Sing with Volunteers to Help Stroke Survivors ‘Find Their Voice Again’ in Support of World Stroke Day
Colleagues and residents at HC-One’s Dove Court care home, in Burnley, Lancashire, joined up with friends from BT companions to support national campaign Sing4Stroke with…
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Britain’s Oldest Nurse Daisy, 84, Among The Gold Winners at Wales’s Social Care Oscars
Britain’s oldest nurse Daisy Richards was among the stars of the social care Oscars in Wales. Daisy, 84, who qualified in 1958 and is still…
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Care Sector Hit by Double-Whammy Rising Costs Could Force Providers Out
Measures announced in yesterday’s Autumn Statement will make it harder to provide care to older, vulnerable and disabled adults, campaigners warned today. The care provider…
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Chancellor To Increase Social Care Spending
A “significant real terms funding increase” for local government next year has been promised by chancellor Rachel Reeves in today’s Budget (30 October). This will…
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Care England Calls for Urgent Action to Address Social Care Funding Gap in Autumn Budget
Care England is urging the government to prioritise adult social care investment in today’s Autumn Budget. Ahead of the announcement, Care England is drawing attention…
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Care England Responds to the CQC’s State of Care Report 2023/24
Care England has responded to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) State of Care 2023/24 report, released earlier today. This report sheds light on critical issues…
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Carers UK Welcomes Reports That Chancellor May Increase To Earnings Limit On Carer’s Allowance In Budget
Carers UK is reacting positively to a report in The Sun that the Chancellor, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, will announce an unprecedented rise in…
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