Bring Volunteers into Care Homes to Improve Quality of Life says Report
Volunteering can play a vital role in improving both the working and living environment for staff and residents in care homes, claims a new report…
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Care Homes
Snow Better Way to Raise Money for Charity!
Staff at Claremont Parkway Care Home in Kettering swapped their uniforms for costumes on National Elf Day in an effort to raise funds for the…
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‘Enchanted Forest’ Gives Care Home Residents an Early Taste of Christmas Magic
Residents from four New Forest care homes took the chance to decorate Christmas trees they contributed to a Lymington church festival. Parties from Colten Care’s…
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Reindeers Help New Forest Care Home Share the Magic of Christmas
A New Forest care home shared the magic of Christmas with a ‘meet the reindeer’ community afternoon for residents and local schoolchildren. The fun at…
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Care Home Resident Showcases Love for Art in the Form of Exhibition at Local Library
A resident at an Aylesbury care home has been given the opportunity to showcase his love for art with an exhibition. Joao Lima has been…
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New Care Home Launches with Support from BBC MasterChef Winner
Signature at Farnham Common, a new care home, provided an early glimpse of its facilities with the help of BBC MasterChef winner and author Jane…
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Crosby Care Home Manager Retires After Dedicating 26 years to Her Beloved Care Home
Long-serving local care home manager, Linda Johnson, has bid farewell to residents at her care home in Crosby, Liverpool after 26 years of serving older…
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Royal Star & Garter Residents and Staff Celebrate Christmas with Annual Service
Royal Star & Garter residents past and present have been remembered during the charity’s annual Starlight service. The Christmas service was broadcast for residents and…
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Care Home Sector Remains Resilient Despite Forthcoming Inflationary Headwinds
UK care home operators have seen a five percent rise in occupancy levels and an increase in profitability as the sector recovers from the pandemic…
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Bagpiper Makes Moira’s Wish Come True
A resident at a Winchester dementia care home was treated to some rousing bagpipe music to help fulfil a wish on her ‘bucket list’. Moira…
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Westgate House Supports Local Church Christmas Appeal
Westgate House Care Centre champions Christ Church’s ‘Shoe Box Appeal’, providing many gifts for children in need during Christmas 2022. This Christmas, local community charities…
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Fury at Hancock’s Covid in Care Homes Comment
FURIOUS care providers say the Government has some serious questions to answer after former health secretary Matt Hancock’s comments on covid in care homes. Former…
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Care Home Pairs Residents with Adorable Toddlers to Celebrate World Nursery Rhyme Week
A Hertfordshire care home has paired its residents with a group of adorable toddlers to celebrate World Nursery Rhyme Week – in a bid to…
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Raising a Glass-Gow – Care Home Toasts St Andrew
It was ‘Latha Naomh Anndra sona dhuibh’ all round this week at a local Poole care home, or rather, Happy St Andrews Day in layman’s…
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Christmas is Coming – Your Chance to Win a Luxury Hamper
Yes, Christmas is coming and we here at THE CARER are offering care homes the opportunity to win a luxury Scottish hamper packed with festive…
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