Care Home Partners with Petting Farm to Provide Animal Therapy to Residents
A care home in Brentwood has partnered with a local petting farm for animal therapy as part of the care and support they provide to…
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Tour De Barchester – Local Care Home Workers Take On Charity Cycling Challenge
For the second year running, staff from Barchester Healthcare’s care homes and hospitals are taking on a gruelling cycling challenge this time from Exeter to…
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Pet Therapy Brings Paw-Sitive Benefits To Edinburgh Care Home
Four-legged friends provide companionship to elderly residents AN Edinburgh home specialising in dementia care has launched a pet therapy programme to combat loneliness and improve…
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Open Day Hailed A Great Success and Lots Of Visitors At Jubilee House
An open day to celebrate the transformation of a Whitby nursing home has been hailed as a great success. Jubilee House threw open its doors…
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Miracle’ Song by Absolute Novices on its Way to a Recording Studio
For Carers Manchester, doing something different for this year’s Carers Week celebrations (5th – 11th June 2023) was a must. And unwaged Carers from across…
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How to Implement a Preventative Social Care Agenda Still Not Completely Understood Researchers Reveal
Despite promises to implement more preventative social care strategies the government does not understand what preventative care looks like researchers have revealed. Swansea University researchers…
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It’s All In A Name – Local Children Lend A Helping Hand To New Multi-Million-Pound Care Home
A local Scout Group has helped name the suites at a brand-new care home in Angmering. Children from the 1st Angmering Scout Group took part…
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Lords Committee Hears From Senior DHSC Officials On Tackling Barriers To Health Integration
Today, Monday 5 June the House of Lords Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee will hold two evidence sessions including one with senior policy…
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Lower Intake of Flavours Linked to Age-Related Memory Loss, Suggests New Study
People who consume fewer plant-based chemical substances, called flavanols, as part of their diet may be more likely to experience age-related memory decline, suggests a…
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Championing Social Care Launches Essential Resources for Care Homes Ahead of Care Home Open Week
Championing Social Care, the volunteer-led group of leaders from across the social care sector, has revealed an extensive range of resources and an activity pack…
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Could this be you? 1966 Autograph Hunters Invited back to Hendon Hall Ahead of Poignant Bobby Moore Tribute
Signature at Hendon Hall, a care home in North London, is inviting young fans from the 1966 World Cup back to the famous grounds they…
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Rugeley Home Invites Alpacas To Entertain Residents And Staff
A Rugeley home invited some furry friends to come and entertain staff and residents. MHA Briar Hill House welcomed two alpacas Teddy and Carlos from…
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Only 2% of Carers Receive Financial Support from Local Authorities
Recent analysis from the Health Foundation revealed the high personal and financial cost shouldered by unpaid carers; 1 in 5 report feeling socially isolated and…
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Government to Launch Legal Action to Prevent Whatsapp Disclosure
The government is to launch a legal challenge over the Covid inquiry’s demand for WhatsApp messages and documents, citing that the documents and messages being…
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Boost for Social Care as Providers Join Forces
CARE providers across the Yorkshire and Humber region are joining forces to support one another and fight for better care for the area’s oldest and…
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