Care Homes Spread the Love with Random Acts of Kindness
From makeovers and foot spas to gifts for children in hospital, Colten Care homes across the region have been enjoying giving and receiving Random Acts…
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Monkey Business at Witney Care Home
There was some monkey business at Newland House Care Home in Witney when the residents and team were enchanted by two special visitors on Wednesday…
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Scouts Honour: Care Home Pays Tribute to Baden Powell
Residents at a local care home have been paying their tributes to Lord Baden Powell, founder of world-wide Scout Movement. Upton Bay Care Home, of…
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Ex-Royal Navy Officer Celebrates 100th Birthday
A PENSIONER who has turned 100 this month has showed that age has no limits after revealing his secrets to a long and happy life….
Read more...Councils Could Face Budget Blackhole Amid Concerns About Underfunded Adult Social Care Reforms
Of the £36 billion the new UK-wide health and social levy will raise over the next three years, only £5.4 billion is to be ringfenced…
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Pet Ownership Could Help Preserve Memory and Thinking, Study Suggests
Researchers in the US have reported that long-term pet ownership is linked to lower levels of memory and thinking decline in those over the age…
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‘You Said, We Did’ Initiative at Wisden Court Care Home Put in Place to Meet Residents’ Wishes
The team at Wisden Court, in Stevenage, have put in place a brilliant initiative to help understand what changes residents would like to see within…
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Care Home Gives Ex-Professional Pianist the Confidence to Play Again
A former professional pianist celebrated her 95th birthday at a Dorset care home by performing live again more than ten years after she last played…
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JCVI Advises a Spring COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for the Most Vulnerable
Over-75s and people with suppressed immune systems in the UK are to be offered another Covid-19 booster vaccination in the coming weeks to increase potentially…
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Gloucester Based Chef and Coach Celebrates 15 Years with Care Home
A chef coach based at a Gloucester care home has recently been awarded a long service award and says he has received “full support” in…
Read more...New Research shows a “Hidden” Mental Health Crisis is Debilitating Older People
Age UK has urged older friends and relatives to ‘reach out’ for help as restrictions relax and the pandemic loosens its grip, a “hidden” mental…
Read more...Calls to Create a New “Universal Social Care Service
Creating a universal care service could enable over 1.9 million extra people to access publicly funded care services and create almost a million new jobs,…
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People with Care and Support Needs Volunteer at International Football Tournament
One of the North East’s biggest social care providers, Community Integrated Care, has assisted 10 people with support needs to take part in a once…
Read more...Over 90% of Adult Unpaid Carers Feel Ignored by the Government
Findings from a new Carers Trust survey provide alarming evidence of a deep-rooted failure by successive governments to understand and meet the basic support needs of…
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A Royal Reward: Learning and Development Manager at South East Care Group Recognised in Prestigious QNI Awards
A South East care group is celebrating after one of its senior staff members was awarded one of the highest accolades in the profession for her ‘exceptional contribution’ to social care.
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