Paralympian and TV Presenter Drops In to Worthing Care Home
An athlete-turned-TV presenter has visited a Worthing care home to see the great work it does.
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Adult Social Care
Unprecedented Community Support Enables Prospect Hospice To Expand In-Patient Beds By 50%
Thanks to exceptional and unprecedented support from the local community over the past year, Prospect Hospice, Swindon and North Wiltshire’s dedicated adult hospice providing end of life care…
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Three Decades of Care: Millfield Care Home Celebrates 30 Years in the Bolsover Community
Millfield Care Home in Bolsover, Chesterfield, has marked 30 years at the heart of the community with a special summer event bringing residents, families, colleagues and friends together…
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Care Homes and Sector Leaders Unite To Improve Support For Residents Living with Hearing Loss
There is a resident in almost every care home in England who has quietly stopped joining in. They sit at the table at mealtimes but do not follow the conversation.
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Hartford Court Residents Enjoy Garden Makeover After Activity Coordinator Wins £1,500 Prize
Residents at Hartford Court Care Home in Cramlington are enjoying a beautiful new garden space after Wellbeing Coordinator Ann Callan won the home a £1,500 garden makeover competition.
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Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home Strikes Gold
Staff at Yeovil dementia nursing home Chestnut Lodge have been celebrating the news that the home has been awarded the Quality Hallmark Award for the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) accreditation.
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Poole Care Home Resident’s Special Reunion with Hospital Colleagues
A care home resident returned to her former workplace for an ‘emotional’ reunion with her colleagues at Poole Hospital.
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“See What Care Is Really Like” — Campaigner’s Plea to PM
A Social care campaigner and care home owner has launched a direct video appeal and written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham, urging him to meet residents and care staff in Scarborough and see first-hand the reality of the UK’s ‘broken care system’, as the PM prepares to tour the North.
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Care Resident Eleanor Celebrates Milestone 105th Birthday
At Sanctuary Care’s Lake View Residential Care Home in Telford, resident Eleanor Devey celebrated the incredible milestone of her 105th birthday.
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Astronomy Expert Brings Solar Eclipse to Life for Telford Hall Residents
Residents at Telford Hall Care Home in Lawley Village had their own astronomy expert on hand to explain the science and spectacle of the solar eclipse.
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Hospice Deficits Have More Than Doubled In A Year
Hospices across England ended the last financial year with a collective deficit of more than £70 million – more than double the previous year* – as rising costs and stagnant funding force services to make difficult decisions about care.
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Residents Driving Positive Changes In Social Care Across Wokingham Borough
Residents across Wokingham Borough are playing an active role in shaping the future of adult social care, helping influence local services, strengthen community connections and raise awareness of the support available in their communities, according to an annual Social Care Future update.
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RCN Warns Extreme Heat Leaving NHS and Care Settings “Impossible and Inhumane”
Extreme heat is turning parts of the NHS and the care sector into an “impossible and inhumane” environment for staff and patients alike, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned, as it calls for an urgent nationwide programme to heat-proof health…
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Digital Care Hub Launches its First Photo Competition for Adult Social Care
Digital Care Hub has launched its first photo competition, inviting people across adult social care to share images of digital care in action. Entries close…
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Swindon Community Build Vibrant ‘Dementia Garden’ at Willowbrook View Care Home
Willowbrook View care home in Swindon recently unveiled a vibrant new ‘dementia garden’ on its grounds created with the generous support of organisations, businesses and…
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