Court House Begins new Chapter with Two Key Milestones
Court House Care Home in Malvern is entering a significant new chapter as Jane Brown secures formal Registered Manager status, coinciding with the start of…
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Health and Social Care
Free Personal Care Plan will Exclude Working-Age Disabled Adults, Downing Street Confirms
Free personal care under the proposed National Care Service will be available only to people aged 65 and over, Downing Street has confirmed. Working-age disabled…
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David Cameron to Host Bloomberg Podcast Series on Search for Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs
Former Prime Minister David Cameron is to host a new four-part podcast series examining the latest developments in Alzheimer’s research and the search for new…
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Ringwood Care Home Launches Men’s Club for Residents to Share Skills
Residents at a Ringwood care home are putting their woodworking skills to good use through a new men’s club. The team at St Ives House…
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Police “Arrest” Wolverhampton Care Home Resident in Playful Surprise
A resident at a care home in Wolverhampton has had her lifelong wish fulfilled in the most unexpected way – with a surprise visit from…
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Hindhead Care Home Celebrates Culture and Heritage
Residents at a care home in Hindhead, Surrey, have been enjoying new experiences from around the world from the comfort of their own armchairs. Staff…
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£80m Challenge for Faster, Better Dementia Diagnosis Launched
Nine new technologies, including faster MRI brain scans and a remote cognitive assessment, are to be tested in the NHS as part of a government…
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AI Adoption Gathers Pace Across Social Care But Providers Call For Greater Support
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used across social care services, but providers need greater regulatory clarity, training and financial support to ensure the technology…
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Care Homes’ Open Garden Days Raise £1,000 for NGS Charities
Community-minded residents and staff at three Hampshire care homes have raised more than £1,000 for charities supported by the National Garden Scheme (NGS). Around 125…
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CareTrust REIT Signs Deal with LNT Care to Buy 45 New Care Homes in £1.1bn Deal
LNT Care Developments has announced a sale and leaseback agreement with US based CareTrust REIT, who have purchased the freehold interests of 45 operational and…
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Council Fees Fall £2.36bn Short of Care Costs Report Reveals
A New Care England report reveals local authorities are underpaying for older people’s residential and nursing care by £2.36 billion a year, equivalent to an…
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Care Show’s Got Talent Eight Finalists Revealed
The full line-up for this year’s Care Sector’s Got Talent Grand Final has been revealed, with eight very different acts preparing to take their talents…
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Autumn Budget Must Back England’s Counties as Social Care Spend Increases
County and rural councils are facing a £7 billion-a-year increase in service costs by 2028/9 unless the Government takes action in next month’s Autumn Budget,…
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Braintree Care Home Residents and Staff Go ‘Pink’ to Help Combat Cancer
Residents and staff at RMBI Care Co. Home Prince Edward Duke of Kent Court, in Braintree, Essex, have joined forces to raise money for Breast…
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Teesside care homes gather for Macmillan Coffee Morning
Dozens of residents and staff members from Mandale House Care Home, in Thornaby, Ingleby Care Home, in Ingleby Barwick, and Hazelgrove Court Care Home, in…
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