Longridge Hall Care Home Opens Its Own Pub For Residents
Residents of Longridge Hall Care Home don’t have to travel far to enjoy a pub experience – they only need to nip into the next…
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Excelcare Residents Share their Resolutions for 2024
As we welcome the start of the new year, residents living in Excelcare Homes have been looking ahead and setting resolutions and goals they would…
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% Of Over 65s Living In Care Homes Higher In Worthing Than Anywhere Else In England And Wales
New research has revealed the percentage of over-65s living in care homes is higher in Worthing than anywhere else in England and Wales. For this…
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Transforming The Quality Of Care In Care Homes Through Better Use Of Data
A British Geriatrics Society report makes key recommendations for the effective use of a national minimum dataset to deliver the best possible care in UK…
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Commander Boxall-Hunt Retires As CEO Of Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society After 17 Years
The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, the Surrey-based charity which provides a care home and sheltered housing dedicated to the care and welfare of seafarers and…
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Great Yarmouth Centenarian Elsie’s 100 Birthday Cards Request Exceeds All Expectations
When a call was put out to send 100 birthday cards to a Great Yarmouth care home resident for her 100th birthday, little did she…
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Share Your Christmas Celebrations with THE CARER to Win!
We here at THE CARER are offering care homes the opportunity to win A PRIZE FOR YOU AND YOUR CARE HOME. We are inviting Care Homes around the UK to share…
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Wilson the Wallaby Visits Residents at Local Care Home
Paternoster House Care Centre, in Waltham Abbey, had a very unusual Christmas visitor, Wilson the white wallaby! Residents at Paternoster House were pleasantly surprised to…
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Outstanding Social Care Awards for Willows Care Home
Willows Care Home has received a Chief Nursing Silver Award for its outstanding contribution to Health and Social Care, while Gail St Juste-Alcide, its Clinical…
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Overseas Recruitment Yields Success for North Yorkshire Care Provider
A North Yorkshire care provider has spoken of the excellent partnership overseas care workers have formed with existing staff to provide vital care for vulnerable…
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New Guidance On Vitamin D Supplements For Residents In Adult Care Homes
The Care Inspectorate (Scotland) has this month published new guidance on offering vitamin D nutritional supplements to eligible residents in adult care homes. Vitamin D is important…
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“Spoonful Of Fresh Honey A Day” Secret To Long Life For Resident At Hastings Home Who Turns 107
A resident at a Hastings home has put her love for bees and a “spoonful of fresh honey a day” the secret to her having…
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‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly At Tewkesbury Care Home
Residents at Barchester’s Ashchurch View care home in Ashchurch, Tewkesbury have struck up a wonderful friendship with the children from Alderman Knight School. The children…
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George Receives the Arctic Star Medal for Second World War Navy Service on His 104th Birthday
Boultham Park House resident George Pearson was presented with the Arctic Star Medal by members of the Royal Naval Association as part of his 104th…
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Care Home Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Mayor Visit
A Welsh care home has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a day filled with entertainment, food and a variety of awards and gifts to be…
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