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Highview Lodge Celebrates Carer Sue’s Retirement After 25 Years

Residents and staff at Highview Lodge Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, came together on 8 June to celebrate the retirement of long-serving carer Sue Risley, marking the end of an incredible 25-year career dedicated to caring for residents and supporting the home’s community.

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East Kent Police Specials Become Dementia Friends in Ramsgate

The team from Chartwell House Care Home in Broadstairs travelled to Ramsgate Fire Station last month to deliver a Dementia Friends session to 25 East Kent Police Specials, helping volunteer officers better understand and support people living with dementia in their communities.

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CQC Calls for Immediate Action as Supreme Court Rewrites Deprivation of Liberty Rules

Care providers have been urged to review their practices without delay following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that fundamentally changes how deprivation of liberty is determined in England and Wales.

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Hertfordshire Plots Up To Eight New Nursing Homes In Ambitious Social Investment Drive

Hertfordshire County Council is moving forward with plans to deliver up to eight new purpose-built nursing homes across the county, as senior officers warn that without intervention the authority faces a significant and growing shortfall in residential care capacity over the coming years.

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Edinburgh Care Forum Urges Locals To Prepare For Care Needs Early Amid Rising Demand For Services

Edinburgh Care Forum (ECF) – an industry network created to improve care support for families – has issued a call for Edinburgh locals to plan ahead for later-life needs to reduce the burden on loved ones amid a rising demand for services.

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UNISON Marches on Westminster Over ‘Broken Promise’ to Care Workers

UNISON members will descend on Westminster next Wednesday, 10 June, as the union steps up pressure on ministers over what it describes as a “broken promise” to migrant care workers.

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