Nutrition and Hydration Week: 17th – 23rd March
Nutrition and Hydration Week 2025 will run from Monday, 17th March, to Sunday, 23rd March, spotlighting the critical role of proper nutrition and hydration in…
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Vital Opportunity For Social Care Missed Say Providers
The Government has missed a vital opportunity to invest in social care, help older and vulnerable people AND boost the economy, campaigners say. Social care…
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Local Care Home Hosts Intergenerational Playgroup For The Young And Old
Hilton Park care home, in Bottisham have recently hosted an intergenerational playgroup for residents and members of the local community. The event, which took place…
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Fab-u-lous! Charity Dance Contest Raises £80,000 With Help From Care Home Provider
A Strictly-style ballroom dance competition supported by a care home partner has raised more than £80,000 for a Dorset-based palliative care charity. Forest Holme Hospice’s…
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Care Home and Firefighters Make Retired Fireman’s 2025 Dream a Reality
A care home in Liverpool has helped make 82-year-old retired firefighter Albie Donoghue’s 2025 dream come true by reuniting him with his firefighting mates, who…
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The Future of the NHS
By Kathryn Smith OBE, Chief Executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (www.scie.org.uk) Today, 29 January 2025, the Public Accounts Committee has published a…
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The adult social care sector has long faced significant pressures, but today, mounting workforce, and regulatory challenges on top of financial pressures driven by changes…
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Future of the NHS: Health Officials Out Of Ideas and Remarkably Complacent, PAC Finds
The Government’s NHS ambitions run counter to officials’ lack of ideas or drive to change, according to a report published today. In the context of…
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It Was Back To School For Care Home Residents
The residents and staff at Elm Bank care home in Kettering were delighted in attending the local St Thomas More School to celebrate International Day…
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100km in 40°C Heat: Head of Dementia Care at Avery Healthcare Prepares for Sahara Trek
With just under a month to go, Avery Healthcare’s Head of Dementia Care, Mary-Joy Albutt, is preparing to tackle a gruelling 100km trek across the…
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Boutique Care Homes Celebrates Double Success at National Activity Awards 2025
Boutique Care Homes is proud to announce the success of two of its homes, The Burlington and Chartwell House, at the prestigious National Activity Awards…
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Chelmunds’ Court Celebrates Cultural Diversity with a Vibrant Cultural Awareness Day
Chelmunds’ Court care home, part of the Runwood Homes group, recently hosted an inspiring Cultural Awareness Day at the Bluebell Cafe, inviting residents, staff, and…
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Oxford Home Creates Resident Calendar For 2025 By Replicating Famous Paintings From The Past
The home did something similar in 2022, which proved to be very successful An Oxford home has created a calendar for 2025 by getting its…
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Ex-Nurse Diana Celebrates 102nd Birthday With ‘Stay Active’ Message
A former nurse has celebrated her 102nd birthday among family, friends and staff at a New Forest care home. Diana Creasey moved to Colten Care’s…
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Local Care Home Goes Down Under For Australia Day
Residents at Hickathrift House Care Home in Marshland St James, Wisbech have been discovering all things Antipodean in celebration of Australia Day, which took place…
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