“Formidable” Ex-teacher Rhiannon, 104, Reunited with Pupil in Care Home
A retired 104-year-old domestic science teacher has been reunited with one of her former pupils at the care home where they now both live. Great…
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Starry, Starry Night – Care UK Celebrates Its Own Stars Of Residential Care
Care UK team members up and down the country have been celebrating in style as the winners of its 2019 Stars awards, which recognise individual…
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North Walsham Care Home Residents Enjoy A Shopping Spree – At Home!
Residents at The Manor House care home in North Walsham have enjoyed some much needed retail therapy after making a wish come true for one…
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Project To Help Care Home Residents Walk Everyday Wins Prestigious Award
Walking charity Paths for All’s Care About Walking project to improve the lives of older people has won the Coaching for an Active Life Category…
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Baillieston Care Home Honoured At Scottish Care Awards 2019
The Oaks Care Home, in Baillieston, has been recognised as a leading Scottish care home at a prestigious awards ceremony celebrating the best of the…
Read more...Care England CEO Martin Green Visits Mayflower Care Home
Professor Martin Green, OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, today visited Mayflower Care Home to find out more about the home’s approach to dementia care…
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Plea To The Industry – Let’s Do Our Bit To Combat Loneliness Of Older People This Christmas
According to Age UK, more than 3.8m people in England over the age of 75 live alone, with 40% saying that the television is their…
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Abandoned Dogs Given Winter Warmers By Local Care Home
Knitting residents at St Mary’s care home in Scunthorpe have spent months crafting winter warmers for local rescue dogs. Residents and staff from St Mary’s,…
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L R Chief Executive Tracey Stakes and Deputy Chief Executive Tracy Paine with the Residential Care Award at the LaingBuisson 2019 award ceremony
Belong Scoops National Care Award
Not-for-profit care village operator, Belong, has won the Best Residential Care Accolade at the prestigious LaingBuisson Awards 2019, which recognise the industry’s finest examples of…
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Barchester Healthcare Acquires 24 brighterkind Care Homes from Private Equity Firm Terra Firma
Barchester Healthcare has purchased 24 brighterkind care homes from Terra Firma, for an undisclosed sum. Barchester has more than 12,000 beds and looks after 11,000…
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Brunelcare Lead the Way with Mindfulness
Brunelcare, a Bristol based charity providing housing, care and support for older people in the South West for over 75 years, is set to open…
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Anchor Hanover Wins Large Residential Care Provider of the Year at LaingBuisson Awards
Anchor Hanover scooped the Large Residential Care Provider of the Year Award at the LaingBuisson Awards earlier this month. The not for profit company was…
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Veterans At Sir Aubrey Ward House Enjoy Talk To Mark Remembrance Day
Marlow-based care home, Sir Aubrey Ward House, welcomed PhD student Axel Dessein, from the Centre for Grand Strategy at King’s College London, to speak with…
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Lancashire Care Home Supports BBC Children In Need
Staff from a Residential Care Home in Ormskirk, Lancashire have supported the annual fundraising extravaganza by ‘dressing up’ for the day and getting in the…
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Residents’ Christmas Cards Help Raise Money For Royal Star & Garter
Veterans are helping raise money for the charity caring for them by designing Christmas cards. ‘Winter Robin’ and ‘Christmas Tree’ cards are among the 12…
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