Care Home Residents Try Their Hand At Folk Dancing
Dancing was the order of the day at Southgate Beaumont care home, where residents were keen to get involved with the Iberian folk dances. Staff…
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Discharging Patients into Care Homes Would be ‘Appropriate’, Covid Inquiry Hears
The Covid inquiry has heard from a top government adviser that that discharging positive Covid patients into care homes would be “entirely clinically appropriate” while…
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The Oaks Care Home Encourages Intergenerational Connections through Reading Sessions with Reaside School
The Oaks Care Home in Rubery has welcomed children from Reaside School, to take part in making some intergenerational connections and enjoy reading, and wellness…
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Memories for Mo as Care Home Celebrates 20 Years On Site of Family House
An 84-year-old Hampshire woman whose care home occupies the exact spot where her family’s house used to be joined fellow residents and guests for a…
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Bentley Birthday Treat For Care Home Resident Raymond
Tunbridge Wells Care Centre resident Raymond King enjoyed a very special 104th birthday recently…. with the help of a fabulous Bentley Flying Spur! Raymond, who…
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Ex WAAF Care Home Resident Celebrates her 104th Birthday
Celebrations were in full flight at Elm Bank care home in Kettering as one of its residents reached her 104th birthday in style. Elsie Miles,…
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Bomber Command Veteran and Prisoner of War Camp Survivor Celebrates 100th Birthday
Resident and veteran at Fairmile Grange Care Home in Christchurch, Gordon Simpson, was a navigator in the RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War…
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Providers’ Plea over Overseas Worker Changes
CARE providers are urging the Government not to make changes to the rules on employing overseas workers because they are providing a lifeline. There are…
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RAF Veteran Celebrates 104th Birthday with Fellow Veterans in a Service of Remembrance
A Kidderminster care home resident and World War Two veteran celebrated his 104th birthday with a wonderful surprise. John (Jack) Jeffrey Beavon, from Care UK’s…
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Southgate Care Home Makes Resident’s Dream Come True
John Lumsden, a resident at Barchester’s Southgate Beaumont Care Home has always liked the finer things in life. John had always wanted to take a…
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Seventy-Year Wait for Medal Ends for RAF Veteran Eric
A near 70-year wait to receive recognition for taking part in the UK Nuclear Test Programme has finally come to an end for a Whitby…
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Pyjamas and Pampering Prove ‘Perfect’ Way to Support Children in Need
Care home residents in Chichester were all smiles as a spot of pampering helped raise money for Children in Need. To kick off the fun…
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Liverpool Care Home Resident and Painter Adds a Splash of Colour for Charity
Phil Smith, a resident at RMBI Care Co. Home The Tithebarn, in Liverpool, is passionate about two things: painting and helping people. To celebrate his…
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Maria’s Sound of Music Delights Care Home Residents
Gap year student Maria Jimenez is delighting residents at a dementia care home in Bridgwater by playing her guitar to accompany impromptu karaoke sessions, as…
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CQC Publishes Pilot Adult Social Care Assessment Results
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the findings of its 5 pilot assessments, assessing how local authorities meet their duties under Part 1 of…
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