Carer’s Voluntary Humanitarian Visit
A PEMBROKESHIRE residential home Deputy Manager is set to use her skills to help people with disabilities and mental health difficulties during a voluntary humanitarian…
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Barber Mounzer Bowls Over Inverclyde Residents with Free Hair Cuts
A BARBER who started a new life in Scotland after escaping war-ravaged Syria has proved he is a cut above the rest by giving out…
Read more...Call for Evidence for New 10-year Plan to Improve Mental Health
The general public, people of all ages with lived experience of mental health conditions and those who support people with mental ill-health are urged to…
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The Belmont Becomes Second Dementia Café in Partnership with Worcester Warriors Community Foundation
From the 26th of April, The Belmont care home will become the second venue to host the successful dementia café, which will take place at…
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Personality Traits Linked with Memory and Thinking Problems, Study Suggests
Research from the US suggests that people who are organised and have self-discipline may be less likely to develop mild memory and thinking problems while…
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Virtual Becomes Reality for Abbeyfield’s Falmouth Residents
Residents at Tresillian House, Falmouth, are enjoying the newest virtual reality (VR) technology, visiting new and familiar places at a touch of a button without…
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Music Making Sparks Joy for Dementia Residents
Residents at a dementia care home in Plymouth have been enthusiastically singing along with their favourite songs during a specially arranged pre-Easter visit by Plymouth…
Read more...Skills for Care’s Latest Monthly Data Shows Vacancy Rates Continue to Rise in Social Care
Skills for Care has released its latest monthly data for the social care workforce. The figures show that vacancy rates are continuing to rise, while…
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Care Body Quits Fees Group Because Councils are “Deprioritising Care” Amid Growing North-South Divide
An organisation that represents care providers has dramatically quit a group set up to discuss fees. The decision by Care Forum Wales (CFW) to resign…
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Governments Urged to Invest at Least 6% of Health Budgets in Prevention
The International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) has today launched its G20 flagship report calling on governments to reorient their health systems to prevent and better…
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Birthday to Remember for Formby’s Oldest Resident
She may have celebrated her last birthday in lockdown, but last Friday was a day to remember for Formby’s oldest resident Marjorie Hodnett who celebrated…
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Rita Celebrates Her 100th Birthday with a Surprise Visit from Down Under
At Friends of the Elderly’s RNNH Care Home in Bournemouth, Dorset, one of its residents, Rita Crumplin, has been celebrating her landmark 100th Birthday which…
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Veterans’ Wellbeing Boost: Renovating Surbiton Care Home’s Garden
Work has begun on renovating the outdoor area and garden at Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton, which provides care to veterans and their partners…
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Industry Leaders Write Open Letter to Health Secretary on “Living With Covid in Care Settings”
Industry leaders have written an open letter to Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the letter, from Methodist Homes (MHA), the…
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Care Home Chef Caters for his Former College Lecturers’ Silver Wedding Anniversary
There was a special 25th wedding anniversary surprise for Alan Williamson, a resident at Hartford Court in Portsmouth, and his wife Judith. Cooking and preparing…
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