Healthcare Worker Retires After 41 Years At Veterans’ Charity
Royal Star & Garter’s longest serving member of staff has retired. Lead Healthcare Assistant Emrys Owen bid farewell to the charity and residents at its…
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Exemplar Health Care Hits Major Growth Milestone with 50th Home Opening
Exemplar Health Care is celebrating achieving a major growth milestone as the organisation opens its 50th care home. Construction for Hillside Court, a £7.7 million…
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Labour Vows To Form Partnership With Charities And Plans ‘Society Of Service’
Labour leader SirKeir Starmer has promised to “reset” the relationship between government and charities, if his party is elected, and announced his vision for a…
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Social Care Reform Must Be A Priority For The Next Government, Report Says the Health Foundation
Cap on care costs equivalent to just over £4 per household per week by 2035 Ending the cycle of broken promises to reform social care…
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Welsh Council Plans 20% Care Fee Increase Following Closures Threat
Conwy Council has announced inflation-busting plans to increase fees by up to 20% after warnings that care homes were at risk of financial meltdown and…
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Care Home Operators Enter Administration
Two companies which operate care homes in the south of England have been placed into Administration. Tom Grummitt and Andrew Smith of insolvency firm Bridgewood…
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Residents Look Forward To Pampering Sessions As New Beauty Salon Opens At Altrincham Home
There will be plenty of facials and pedicures at an Altrincham home following the opening of their new beauty salon. MHA Handsworth have opened a…
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Research Captures Harrowing Testimonies From Care Staff On The Impact Of The Pandemic
As the public inquiry into the UK’s response to Covid-19 continues, new research led by Northumbria University academics shines a light on the impact of…
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Racing Residents And Competitive Carers Enjoy A Week Of Exercise And Sport
Staff and residents at Maiden Castle House care home in Dorchester, part of Care South, enjoyed an action-packed calendar of unique exercises, fun games, and…
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Dynamic Lighting and Its Benefits to Dementia Patients
By Kate Turley, 1851 Royal Commission Industrial Fellow The continued growth of the ageing population comes with a number of health-related pressures. One of the…
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UK Government’s Changes To Skilled Worker Visa Salary Levels Set To Impact Care Sector
By Siobhan Owers and Ian Bell, Fragomen LLP (www.fragomen.com) In a plan to slash migration, the Home Secretary James Cleverly, announced on 5 December 2023…
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How to Better Support Those with Hearing Loss
Article written by Paul Harrison – Audiologist and Founder of Hearing Aid UK (www.hearingaid.org.uk) Improving the management of hearing loss among care home residents Supporting…
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Council To Close Towcester Care Home Despite Minister Objections
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has agreed to close Ridgeway House in Towcester despite opposition from local Conservative MP and Minister Andrea Leadsom. The council said…
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Staffing And Talent Attraction Remains Top Pressure For Health Leaders
Almost half of staff not happy with pay Talent attraction and retention remains the top priority for leaders in the health and care sectors in…
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WK Goodman Announces New Senior Hire In Health And Social Care Team
Anna Fee joins RWK Goodman’s Health and Social Care Team with a focus on regulation and contentious matters Based in the London office, Anna is…
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