Daily Mail Exposes Cost of Discharge Delays to the Public Purse
The National Care Association has responded to a recent The Daily Mail which lays bare the reality of serious failings in the health system which…
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Remembrance Day – We Want to Hear Your Stories
At The Carer, we consider it a great privilege to publish and share the meaningful ways care homes across the UK commemorate Remembrance Day. As…
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Farmers Stage Tractor Display To Thank Care Home Residents For Food Bank Help
Farmers displayed a trio of vintage tractors outside a Lymington dementia care home to thank residents and staff for their input to a food bank…
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New Internship Programme Awards £10.5 Million To Help Build Research Careers
NIHR has funded 12 regional programmes to develop and deliver innovative research internship programmes to inspire registered health and social care professionals to build a…
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Salutem Finance Team Swaps Spreadsheets for Spades at Chesham Specialist Care Service
Members of the finance team at Salutem Care and Education traded spreadsheets and calculators for gardening gloves during a volunteering day at Birchwood specialist service…
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Eilean Dubh Residents Shine in Talent Show
Fun loving residents at a Black Isle care home stepped into the spotlight for the home’s latest show-stopping event, the ‘Stars of Eilean Dubh’ talent…
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The Mayor of Eastbourne Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony at New Care Home
Eastbourne’s newest care home, Alice Court, has marked a major milestone with a celebratory topping out ceremony, signalling the completion of construction for the state-of-the-art…
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Health Minister Hails Overseas Workers As “Stars of Wales” Amid Deportation Row
A Welsh Government Minister has hailed the “huge contribution” of overseas care workers amid a deportation row. Health Minister Jeremy Miles joined Care Forum Wales…
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Councils in England React to Plans For New Local Crisis and Resilience Fund
A new survey of councils in England reveals that just two per cent believe the £842 million-a-year Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) will be sufficient…
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Team of Volunteers Arrange Coffee Morning at Croydon Home and Raise More than £450
A group of volunteers who spend their time at a Croydon home arranged a coffee morning to raise funds and managed to accumulate more than…
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Southbourne Beach Care Home Participates in YMCA Bournemouth’s BIG Sleep Easy 2025
Southbourne Beach Care Home joined around 30 local businesses in supporting YMCA Bournemouth’s BIG Sleep Easy 2025, an impactful initiative aimed at raising awareness and…
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Jumping For Joy! Care Home Colleagues Donate Over £2,000 to Macmillan
Kirsty and Gemma from Care UK’s Murrayside care home in Edinburgh recently jumped into action, raising £1,485 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Kirsty Watson, the home’s…
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Care Homes and Nottingham University Unite to Share Dementia Care Best Practice
Staff from an East Midlands care group and the University of Nottingham recently attended an international Alzheimer’s conference – taking learnings to apply to their…
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Deputy Mayor of Wakefield Opens Fairwood Fields Care Home in Pontefract
The Deputy Mayor of Wakefield, Councillor Lynn Masterman, officially opened Fairwood Fields Care Home in Pontefract on Saturday 25th October, marking a proud new chapter…
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Care Residents and Carers Urged to Get Flu Vaccination
The flu season has hit the NHS more than a month earlier than usual, with cases three times higher than this time last year. The…
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