Care Homes Revive Memories with VJ Day Commemorations
Wartime memories were revived when care homes in Dorset marked the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day. Colten Care’s homes Abbey View in…
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Adult Social Care
Hartford Care Acquires Five Homes from The Graham Care Group
Foundation Partners and Deer Capital have acquired five fully operational homes across Kent from The Graham Care Group, in a move which takes their total…
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£30 Million To Boost Social Care Services And Reduce Hospital Delays
The Welsh Government is making £30 million in additional funding available to local authorities to strengthen community-based social care services and improve hospital discharge processes….
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Research Funders’ Sign Joint Commitment For Better Inclusion Of Older Adults In Research And Health Studies
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has signed a joint statement alongside other major UK research funders, committing to greater inclusion of…
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Wiltshire Council Holds Drop-In Adult Social Care Roadshows This Autumn
Wiltshire Council is holding events across the county this autumn to encourage people to talk about adult social care services and provide feedback to help…
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National Care Group Unveils First Impact Report, Celebrating Sustainability Milestones
National Care Group, one of the UK’s leading adult social care providers for adults with learning disabilities, mental health diagnoses, acquired brain injuries, and autistic…
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Project Helping Unpaid Carers To Get Active Is Up And Running Again After Three-Year Funding Boost
Carers UK is re-launching its successful Carers Active project following a new funding contract from Sport England of £362,184 for three years. There are 4.7…
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Liverpool Care Home Residents Lead the Way at Anfield 5K for LFC Foundation
Residents and colleagues from Thornton Hall and Lodge Care Home in Crosby, Liverpool, laced up their trainers and proudly took on the Run to Anfield…
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Calverton Care Home Residents Welcome MP for Special Visit
Residents and colleagues at HC-One’s Springwater Lodge Care Home in Calverton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, were delighted to welcome a special visitor, Michelle Welsh, MP for Sherwood…
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Whitstable Carer Marks 45 Years Working For Country’s Largest Charitable Care Provider
July 1980, and as the world was getting used to the new decade, a 17-year-old Ann Campbell was entering life as a carer with Methodist…
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Conference Tackles Uncertainty and Challenges in the Care Sector
Care providers from across Lincolnshire tackled uncertainty and challenges facing the sector at the annual conference of the Lincolnshire Care Association on Thursday (17th July)….
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New Welsh Language Course To Strengthen Patient Care
Health Secretary Jeremy Miles has launched a new course for health and social care staff to help meet the needs of Welsh-speaking patients and develop…
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Banbury Care Home Residents Go the Distance in Sports Day Fundraiser
Care UK’s Seccombe Court, in Adderbury, hosted a lively sports day to raise money for Katharine House Hospice, which provides specialist palliative care to people…
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Plans Submitted For New Somerset Care Home
A planning application has been submitted to Somerset Council by JLL Planning on behalf of Liberty Care Developments for a new care home on Marston…
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Complaints Processes Must Meet Basic Standards Ombudsman Says
Care providers across England are being urged to ensure their complaints processes meet basic standards, after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found a…
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