Experimenting With The Braille Code On World Braille Day
Residents at Yeovil dementia care home Chestnut Lodge started the New Year by experimenting with a new skill – learning about braille on World Braille…
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Care Home Residents Raise £1.3k To Help Those With Dementia In Their Community
Kindhearted residents, staff and families at a Dorset dementia care home have raised more than £1,300 to help all those in their community who live…
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HC-One Residents Attend Special Filming of The Yorkshire Vet at Cannon Hall Farm
Residents and team members from HC-One’s Lydgate Lodge, Ashworth Grange and Greenacres care homes in West Yorkshire, enjoyed a magical evening, after being invited to…
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The Carer Christmas Tree Competition Winner
THE CARER is delighted to announce the winner of our Christmas Tree Competition – congratulations to the wonderful team at Woodlands Park Care Centre in…
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Local Care Home Sets Out Ambitious Challenge To Create 100 New Dementia Friends
Farley Gardens, a newly opened care home in Binfield, Bracknell, has set itself an ambitious community challenge: to inspire and support 100 local people to become…
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Thornhill House Care Home Achieves Veteran-Friendly Status
Thornhill House Care Home has been officially recognised as a Veteran Friendly Care Home, giving former members of the Armed Forces — along with their families and the wider…
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Berkshire Care Home Staff Obtains Queen’s Nurse Award For High Standards Of Care
Emily Rock, Clinical Nurse Manager at RMBI Care Co. Home Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Court, in Wokingham, has achieved the prestigious title of Queen’s…
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New Data Shows NHS Staff Pulled Out All The Stops To Keep Care Going During Previous Strikes
Responding to NHS England’s data showing the impact of the latest round of resident doctor strikes, Rory Deighton, acute and community care director at the…
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Award-Winning Emmanuel Brings Smiles And Songs To Care Home Residents
A care home worker who brightens the lives of residents by bursting into song and playing dominoes has been honoured with a Smile Award. The…
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Sale Care Manager Highly Commended At Stars Of Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards
Kimberley Douglas, registered manager at Beckdale House in Sale, part of Milewood, has been highly commended in The Amazing Manager Award (North) at the inaugural…
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North West Leads the Way with UK’s First Academy for Hospice and Palliative Care Workers
The UK’s first academy for hospice and palliative care workers has been established in the North West. Born from the Lancashire and South Cumbria Hospices…
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Care Homes Not Losing Staff to Supermarkets, Major Study Finds
A comprehensive study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has challenged the long-held belief that care homes are losing staff to supermarkets and Amazon warehouses,…
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New Care Ratings System Shows Strong Performance Across Wales
Over 92% of care services in Wales have achieved high standards in the first seven months of a new ratings system being in place. Since…
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Runwood Homes Charity Raffle Raises £2,800 for Asthma & Lung UK and the MS Society
Runwood Homes has successfully raised £2,800 through its latest charity raffle, with proceeds to be divided equally between Asthma & Lung UK and the MS…
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WIN a £100 Marks & Spencer Voucher This Christmas
Are you ready to spread some Christmas cheer? The Carer is hosting a special festive competition to find the most beautifully decorated Christmas tree! HOW…
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