Give Older and Vulnerable Hope for 2019 – Plea
A provider has called on the Government to publish the Green Paper on social care and give 1.4m people currently going without care some hope…
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Dementia Care
Youngsters Deliver Dozens of Christmas Presents to Elderly
NURSERY children have given dozens of Christmas presents to elderly care home residents in Sandiacre. The children from Brookhill House Day Nursery, in Stapleford, near…
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Brownies Spread Festive Spirit at Merseyside Care Home
CHRISTMAS carol singing Brownies put on a festive performance for elderly residents at their Merseyside care home. The St Bartholomew’s Church Brownies visited Aaron Grange Care…
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NHS Digital Publishes Dementia and Antipsychotic Drug Prescription Data for First Time – Alzheimer’s Society comments
The data has been published as part of an expansion of the monthly Recorded Dementia Diagnoses report, and accounts for figures submitted by 98.8% of…
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Boro U23s Deliver Christmas Gifts to Elderly
THE BORO’s under-23s played Santa Claus when they delivered gifts to elderly care home residents in Middlesbrough. The Middlesbrough Football Club youngsters visited The Gables…
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Healthcare Teams’ Elf Week Fundraising Event for Alzheimer’s Society UK
This year Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Healthcare team, has raised a staggering £37,072 during their annual Elf Week – a fundraising event to raise…
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Christmas Miracle as Vera Performs at Care Home Party
A Christmas miracle took place at a Teesside care home when a previously bedbound resident got up to sing Three Times a Lady.Vera Huitson, 94,…
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Fundraising Campaign Hits Target for Care Home Defibrillator
When Stocks Hall Mawdesley Care Home in Lancashire had the idea of opening a Christmas Craft Stall in the Reception area, to raise funds towards…
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A ‘No Deal’ Brexit Will Force the NHS and Social Care System into ‘Emergency Planning’ Mode
Responding to NHS guidance for England on what should be done to prepare for a no deal Brexit, Niall Dickson, co-chair of the Brexit Health…
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Pioneering Training Programme Provides Job Opportunities in North East Care Sector
A pioneering new training programme is helping people to secure work within the North East’s adult social care sector. Dementia support charity and residential care…
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Memory Walk Fundraising Success for Wetherby Manor Staff
Staff from care home Wetherby Manor in Wetherby have raised a fantastic £1,500 for the Alzheimer’s Society by taking in part in three of the charity’s…
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Hull Kingston Rovers Give Care Residents a Technology Warm Up
Players from Hull Kingston Rovers recently visited a specialist dementia home to help residents try out the latest virtual reality technology. Residents at Hica Group’s…
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Counties Set out Social Care policy Positions in New Report
England’s largest councils have backed government plans to introduce a cap on care – but warn that it must be fully-funded otherwise it will inadvertently…
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Retirement Levy” Suggested to Fund Future Care
A one-off “Retirement Levy”, to fund residential care, or care support people may require in old age, has been suggested by the Department of Health…
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Court of Appeal Overturns £400m Sleep-in Shift Ruling
The Court of Appeal has reversed an Employment Tribunal judgment which could have cost the care sector £400m in back pay to staff. The ruling relates…
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