Over £4,700 raised for Royal Star & Garter at Birmingham International Tattoo
The Birmingham International Tattoo – the largest indoor tattoo in Britain – has raised over £4,700 for veteran’s charity Royal Star & Garter. The military…
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Skills for Care Publishes Updated Framework To Support Great Leadership In Social Care
Skills for Care has published its refreshed Leadership Qualities Framework (LQF), modelling what great leadership looks like in adult social care. The updated framework sets…
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Cinnamon Care Homes Receive the First ‘Take Note Music in Care’ Bronze Awards from University of Roehampton
Representatives from six Cinnamon Care Collection care homes were the first in the country to receive Take Note Music in Care bronze awards, in recognition…
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“Been Here as Long as the Home”, says Chaplain at Derby Home Who Marks 15-year Service
A chaplain working at a Derby home says he is part of the makeup of the home as he marked his 15-year service. Paul Hygate…
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Local Care Home Welcomes the RBL and Community for Veteran’s Event
On Tuesday 3rd March the Hickathrift House Care Home was delighted to welcome Toby North, Chairman of the Wisbech Royal British Legion and Andrew Sharp,…
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Rotherham Care Home Celebrates Veteran Friendly Framework Accreditation
Cherry Trees Care Home in Rotherham is proudly flying the flag after achieving accreditation under the Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) – a national programme recognising…
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Dorset Firefighters Spend ‘Fascinating’ Day With Care Home Residents
Firefighters joined care home residents in Poole to spread community spirit and uncover details of shared local history. Four members of the station crew at…
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Sailability Charity Benefits From Donation By Retired Yachtsman
A retired yachtsman chose the dementia care home where his wife now lives, Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington, as the venue for a donation…
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Care Home Launches Free, New Community Initiative – Friends Connect
The care team and residents at The Lawn, the Alton-based residential care home run by charity, Friends of the Elderly – are excited to announce…
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Braeburn Lodge Care Home Celebrates International Women’s Day
Residents at the Braeburn Lodge Care Home in Market Deeping looked ahead to International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th by spending the day celebrating…
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Low Pay Costing Social Care Sector Billions in Hidden Costs, New Research Warns
New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has revealed the true financial toll of low pay in adult social care, warning that persistently poor wages…
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Danish Teenager’s Heartfelt Letter to Grantown War Veteran
A wartime codebreaker from Bletchley Park living in Grantown has received a moving letter of thanks from a teenager in Denmark who discovered her service…
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Local Government at Its ‘Financially Weakest’, Warns LGA Ahead of Spring Statement
The Local Government Association (LGA) is urging the Chancellor to use the Spring Statement to further stabilise council finances, warning that growing cost and demand…
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UK’s Largest Care Provider Marks 40th Anniversary
Shaw healthcare, the UK’s largest employee-owned care provider, is marking its 40th anniversary, reflecting on four decades of work spanning housing, care services and facilities…
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Beryl Celebrates Her 104th Birthday At Her Patchway Care Home
Centenarian Beryl Thatchell enjoyed a party to remember as she celebrated her 104th birthday surrounded by friends and family at her Bristol care home. And…
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