CPA Report A “Stark Warning” Says Anchor Chief
Rob Martin, managing director of Care Services for Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for people in later life has shared his…
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Chippenham Care Home Hosts Community Bake Off Competition
Cepen Lodge Care Home in Chippenham invited local professionals to a networking event with a twist – the Great Cepen Bake Off. Taking place on…
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Bury St Edmunds Care Home Resident and Student Pen Pal Meet Up For The First Time
Care home resident Pat Herd (90 years old), who lives at RMBI Care Co. Home Cornwallis Court, in Bury St Edmunds, was overjoyed when she…
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Young Achiever’s Shine! Local Care Home Duo Inspire With Diploma Success
Staff at the Rose Lodge Care Home in Wisbech were delighted when our two care assistant’s, Cameron Drew-Peck and Khaye Riet completed their National Diploma…
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Care Homes Reminded About Clarity Of Contracts Following Ombudsman Investigation
Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has upheld a complaint that a care provider inappropriately withheld Free Nursing Care (FNC) payments. A man complained to…
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Tripping The Light Fantastic At Local Care Home
Hyacinth House in Stapehill, Wimborne, recently kicked off the countdown to Christmas in style with a magical Christmas light switch-on. Residents, their families, friends and…
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Oakland Care Completes Purchase On 70-Bedroom Care Home Scheme In Fleet
Care home provider, Oakland Care, have completed the purchase of a 70-bedroom, sustainable, care home development site in Fleet, Hampshire. Planning consent has been granted…
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Signature Senior Lifestyle Named Care Home Group of the Year at LaingBuisson Awards 2024
Care home provider Signature Living has been awarded Care Home Group of the Year at the prestigious LaingBuisson Awards 2024. Signature Senior Lifestyle operates 10…
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Extra Care Scheme Scoops Local Award and Secures National Award Nominations
Housing 21’s Extra Care scheme Handyside Court in Derby, has been recognised by Derby City Council with the prestigious Community Respect Award. The accolade celebrates…
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Social Care ‘Endangered’ By ‘Catastrophic’ National Insurance Increases, Warns ADASS President
The Government’s Budget decision to increase employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) will have “catastrophic consequences for millions of people drawing on care and support” will…
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Care Home Resident Reunites With Painting After Nearly 80 Years
A remarkable chain of events has led to a 105-year-old resident at an Otterbourne care home being reunited with a work of art she painted…
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Residents at Alloa Care Home Enjoy MP Visit for UK Parliament Week
HC-One Scotland’s The Orchard Care Home in Tullibody, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, was visited on Friday, November 22 by Member of Parliament (MP) for Alloa and Grangemouth,…
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Carrstone House Officially Opens, Welcoming First Resident
Carrstone House Care Home, a newly built, state-of-the-art care home in Downham Market, officially opened its doors last week, and yesterday it welcomed its first…
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Government Urged To Wake Up To Social Care Collapse
Campaigners are calling on the Government to wake up to dire warnings over the imminent collapse of care for older, vulnerable and disabled adults. The…
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Kate Receives 25 Year Long Service Award at The Cedars Care Home
A housekeeper at The Cedars Care Home in Bourne has received a prestigious twenty-five Year Service Award in celebration of working at the home for…
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