Excelcare’s Heart ‘n’ Soul Festival Honours Leaders of Soul and Inspires Celebration
Mayoress, Lyndsey Calvert opens the Tiki Bar at Goldenley Care Home. The tiki bar was a project the team and residents from Goldenley Care Home…
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TLC Care Choir Spreads Love And Celebrates Diversity During Pride Month
Team members across the nine homes and the Support Office of care home group TLC Care, joined forces to participate in the much-anticipated ‘TLC Care…
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Dedicated Home Care Staff Celebrate Success At Care South’s Annual Awards Ceremony
Care South celebrated the outstanding achievements of its home care staff at its annual Stars Awards ceremony on Thursday 13th July at AFC Bournemouth’s Vitality…
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Age UK Calls For Shift Towards Joined Up Health And Social Care
A major new report from Age UK, ‘The State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2023’, documents how our health and care…
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National Swimming Pool Day: Resident Living With Dementia Takes The Plunge!
A woman living with dementia has rekindled her love of swimming, thanks to staff at her Surbiton care home and at a local leisure centre….
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Care Home Transforms Into Blackpool For A Day
Avonbridge Care Home in Hamilton took residents on a delightful journey to the coastal town of Blackpool for a day of cherished memories and reminiscent…
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Better Pay Is The Solution To England’s Care Recruitment Crisis, Says UNISON
Better pay is the solution to England’s care recruitment crisis, union Unison has commented following the release of a workforce report earlier this week from…
Read more...New Evidence Linking Sight Loss To Dementia
A new study suggests that sight loss in people over 71 years old may be linked to dementia. The study was in the Journal of…
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£5.7m Specialist Care Home Officially Opens In Stockton
Exemplar Health Care has marked the official opening of Tees Grange, its brand new £5.7m care home in Stockton-on-Tees. Cutting the ribbon to Stockton’s newest…
Read more...Report Reveals A workforce in Sustained Crisis says Care England
Care England has today expressed concern at the findings of Skills for Care’s latest workforce report and called on Government to invest the necessary resources…
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Junior Doctors Urge Fresh Talks As 5-Day Strike Begins In England
Junior doctors are striking for five days from today, marking their longest period of industrial action yet. From 7am this morning young medics at the…
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Skills For Care Data: Adult Social Care Workforce Growing Again, But Challenges Remain
The adult social care workforce in England started growing again in 2022-3, according to new data from Skills for Care. The annual Size and Structure…
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NHS in England Grappling With Difficult New Normal As Staff Sickness Soars Post-Pandemic
The NHS in England is facing a new normal of sickness absence in hospitals and community services having seen a 29% jump in the most…
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LibDem MP Visits Integrated Urgent Care Hub In St Albans City Hospital
Healthcare provider HUC was delighted to welcome LibDem MP Daisy Cooper to its integrated urgent care hub within St Albans City Hospital last week (Friday,…
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Councils Face Surge in Young People Coming into Care
Four in five of England’s largest councils overspend on their children’s services budget last year, with local authorities facing a surge in young people requiring…
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