CQC Figures Reveal Increase in Serious Care Home Injuries
There has been an alarming increase in the number of serious injuries reported by care homes in England according to data from the Care Quality…
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Care Homes
Art Volunteers Get Elderly Painting Their Windows
TEESSIDE care home residents have been painting their windows and creating collages with community art studio Artrium. Volunteers and staff from the Hartlepool-based studio visited…
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Patients Face Long Wait to see Benefits from NHS funding Boost
New analysis from The King’s Fund suggests that patients face a long wait before they will see improvements in care as a result of the…
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Unpaid Carers Face Bleak Financial Future Paying Care Costs
New research released today by Carers UK, the leading membership charity for people caring unpaid for family and friends, shows unpaid carers are “bankrupting their…
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Alpacas Feel at Home at Shropshire Nursing Home
Alpacas Alfonzo and Roulette, known as Alfie and Roo, delighted residents at Shropshire nursing home, Stretton Hall, in All Stretton. The two brothers and their…
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Care Home Staff’s Marathon Hike for Cancer Charity
A MIGHTY mixed terrain 26-mile hike across the Peak District will challenge care home staff as they aim to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support….
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Eastbourne Care Home Staff Praised for “Passionate” Delivery of Care in New CQC Report
Staff at a care home in Eastbourne have been praised for the “respect and kindness” they show to residents and for being “passionate about providing…
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Local MP Celebrates Work of the Prince’s Trust at Ellesmere Port Care Home
Justin Madders MP has joined Whitby House to unveil its garden make over. A group of young adults taking part in The Prince’s Trust project,…
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A Clean Sweep for Orchard Care Homes
Orchard Care Homes providers of specialist residential, dementia, nursing and short-term respite care, is celebrating after achieving an outstanding 5-star food hygiene rating across all…
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Hugh Bonneville Celebrates the Role of Arts in Care at Blenheim Court
On Saturday 29th June actor Hugh Bonneville known for Downton Abbey, Notting Hill and Paddington visited Caring Homes’ Blenheim Court in Liss, to lead in…
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Care Home and Cancer Charity Create Well Dressing for Ancient Ceremony
A CARE home and one of the largest charities in Britain teamed up to produce a work of art for the ancient Peak District custom…
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Duo of Topping Out Ceremonies Bring Two New Care Homes Closer to Completion
Two of the eight new Care UK homes due to open in the next 12 months reached important milestones in their construction calendars last week….
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Armed Forces Day round-up: Celebrations at Military Charity’s Homes
Residents at The Royal Star & Garter Homes have been awarded HM Armed Forces Veterans Badges in recognition of their military service. The badges are…
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Family Fun Galore at Charity’s Surbiton Summer Fete
Hundreds of visitors enjoyed music, food and shopping at The Royal Star & Garter Homes’ Summer Fete in Surbiton on Saturday 29 June. The community…
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National Care Home Open Day Celebrated in Camberley
Kings Lodge care home in Camberley joined forces with the towns Alzheimer’s Café to celebrate National Care Home Open Day. Care Home Open Day is…
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