Teen Volunteer Shows New Friendship Has No Age Limit at Buckingham Care Home
A 14-year-old from Buckingham is spending his free time at a local care home, where a shared love of chess has helped forge a friendship…
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Care Home Residents’ Help is a Cut Above for ‘Wonderful’ Laura
Residents at a Winchester dementia care home gave some hands-on help as a long-haired staff member lost 34cm of her auburn locks for charity. It…
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Close Encounters of the Crawly Kind: Residents at TLC Kailash Manor Spend Time with the Zoolab Team and Their ‘Anipals’
There’s never a dull moment at TLC Kailash Manor Care Home, especially when you get the opportunity to host a unique group of visitors for…
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“Sergeant Major” Care Home Stalwart Celebrates 70th Birthday After 35 Years of Devoted Service
A housekeeping manager affectionately dubbed “sergeant major” has celebrated her 70th birthday after more than three decades of service at a care organisation. Pendine Park,…
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69% of Overseas Care Workers May Leave UK Under New Visa Rules, Risking 4.2 Million Hours of Care a Week
Up to 69% of overseas care workers in the UK would leave or consider leaving if the government introduces a 15-year route to settlement, according…
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New “Care About Care” Campaign Launches to Put Care at the Heart of the National Conversation
A major new campaign launches today calling on Government to recognise that social care is an essential part of our economy as well as our…
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Care Staff Back Alzheimer Scotland Match Behind The Scenes
A team from Hamberley Care Homes stepped beyond their day-to-day roles to support a major charity football event, highlighting how care staff are extending their…
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Morrison Community Care Group Announces Acquisition of Ipswich Care Home Site
Morrison Community Care Group has announced the successful acquisition of a new care home development site in Ipswich, alongside the appointment of Kori Construction Limited…
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Surrey Heights Dementia Care Centre Partners with Local School For Dementia Friendly Art Exhibition Visit
Residents at Surrey Heights Dementia Care Centre, part of CHD Living, have enjoyed a week of community connection and creative inspiration after visiting a local…
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New Care Home To Open In Eccleshill This Summer
Bradford Hall Care Home, a new purpose-built care home, is preparing to open in Bradford this summer, bringing 72 bedrooms, a range of communal facilities…
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Paralympic Medallist Brings Joy of Table Tennis to Social Care
Community Integrated Care welcomed Paralympic table tennis medallist Jack Hunter Spivey to its head office on Thursday 23rd April to mark World Table Tennis Day,…
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WWII Flying Veteran Jim Celebrates 101st Birthday at Dorset Care Home
A World War Two RAF veteran has celebrated his 101st birthday at a Dorset care home. Arthur ‘Jim’ Freer spent the day at Colten Care’s…
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New National Standards to Strengthen Intergenerational Engagement in Care
The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) has launched a pioneering new programme to develop National Intergenerational Engagement Standards for Care Homes, marking a significant step…
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Former Rugby Coach Gets Special Visit From Huddersfield Giants
Two first team players, prop Thomas Burgess and forward Harry Rushton, made the visit to see Albert “Bert” Mackay, 78, who lives at Aden View…
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Home Secretary Must Drop Plans To Restrict Rights Of Essential Migrant Workers, Says UNISON
Frontline care workers have taken their fight against proposed immigration changes directly to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s Birmingham constituency, warning that the reforms could devastate…
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