Excelcare Residents Share their Resolutions for 2024
As we welcome the start of the new year, residents living in Excelcare Homes have been looking ahead and setting resolutions and goals they would…
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Elderly
Warning Over ‘Damaging’ In-House Home Care Plan
A North Yorkshire health trust’s decision to create its own ‘in house’ home care service could backfire and leave vulnerable local people without care, providers…
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Hugh Grant “Spreads Festive Cheer” Serving Christmas Lunch to Elderly Residents
PHOTO: KEVIN POOLMAN/H&F COUNCIL Hugh Grant shared some “festive spirit” by spending Christmas Day serving a joyful lunch to elderly residents in London in what…
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Letter to Government & the BMA Demands “End the NHS Dispute”
Five organisations representing NHS leaders and patients have jointly written to the Chair of the Council of the BMA and to the Secretary of State…
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D-Day Veterans Celebrate Their 100th Birthdays
Two D-Day veterans who live at Broughton House Veteran Care Village in Salford are celebrating their 100th birthdays this month. Peter Belcher marked his milestone…
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Newbury Care Home Fulfils Resident’s Wish Of Returning To Family-Owned Shop
A Newbury care home resident was delighted to pay a visit to her family’s knitting shop – which has been in her family for four…
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Research Finds Alcohol Can Be Part Of Having A ‘Good Life’ In Care Homes
A study exploring alcohol policy and practice in care homes across England has been carried out by academics from the University of Bedfordshire in partnership…
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Flurries Of Snowflakes Cover Care Home
A flurry of beautiful snowflakes landed on Elgar Court residential home in Malvern this week! In November, the residents launched a Snowflake competition with The…
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Southport Home Appeals To Community In Bid To Get 100 Cards For Resident Turning 100
A Southport home is calling on the support of the community to help reach 100 birthday cards for one of their residents. Amelia ‘Millie’ Goddards…
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Residents Do Christmas Bauble Cake Bake Off For Local Foodbanks
The Great British Bake Off might be over for another year but try telling that to staff and residents at Barchester’s Elgar Court residential home,…
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More Than 2 Million Older People Will Spend Christmas Alone
New statistics from Age UK show just how difficult and lonely this Christmas will be for older people in the UK: 2.3 million older people…
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Care Home Residents Enjoy A Christmas Singalong With Vocal Coach Dan Cooper
Staff and residents at Austen House care home in Lower Earley, Readingwere treated to a fun-packed hour in the company of choir leader and vocal coach to the stars,…
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Hark The Herald Angels Sing At Local Care Home
Heavenly voices rang out at Moors Manor Care Home as the community came together to celebrate Christmas with a carol concert. Staff and residents at…
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Residents Engage In Rural Reminiscences
Residents at Yeovil’s newest care home have been transported back through the years with a visit from Jan Millward of Rural Reminiscences. The group at…
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Care Home Carol Singers Light Up Forest Of Christmas Cheer
More than 30 residents from six care homes joined forces to sing carols and entertain visitors at a church Christmas tree festival. Performers from homes…
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