LGA Responds to CMA Care Home Market Study
Responding to the publication of the Competition and Markets Authority’s final findings following an extensive review of the UK care home sector, Cllr Izzi Seccombe,…
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Former WW2 SAS Serviceman Recalls His Experiences
A former SAS serviceman residing at a Caerphilly care home has been reminiscing about his time stationed in Malaya and Korea during the Second World…
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High BMI Linked To Increased Risk Of Dementia Later In Life
A new study led by researchers at University College London shows that people with a higher body mass index (BMI) in midlife are more likely…
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Bucks Fizz Celebration To Open Care Home’s New Bistro
A NEW bistro has been officially opened by the Mayor of Stockton-on-Tees at The Beeches Care Home. Mayor Councillor Maurice Perry and Mayoress Laraine Perry…
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Award Win For Local Learning Disability Nurse
A local registered learning disability nurse has been recognised for his hard work, dedication and passion with an award – thanks in part to a…
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Musicians Provide Therapy For Elderly With Dementia
MUSICAL therapy has been helping Sheffield care home residents living with dementia. Singers from charity Lost Chord have been at The Laurels and The Limes…
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Watchdog’s Funding Call Is A Wake-Up To Government
A watchdog’s report, which warns that the current system for providing social care is no longer sustainable without more funding, should be a wake-up call…
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Bield Veteran Attends Remembrance Ceremony
AN 86-YEAR-OLD from Glasgow recently remembered his fellow veterans on Remembrance Sunday in George Square. Private Andrew Glassford, a tenant at Bield’s Loch Laidon Court…
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Sunrise Of Eastbourne Residents Get Behind “Help The Homeless” Campaign
Residents from Sunrise of Eastbourne have been busy knitting hats and scarves and setting up a donation fund in aid of the “Help the Homeless”…
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Care Home Residents Left ‘Reeling’
A Bournemouth care home rang with the sound of music and fancy footwork when it was visited by a band of Scottish revellers. Colten Care’s…
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Urgent Action Needed Across The UK Care Home Market
The CMA is calling for reform of the care home sector so people get the support they need in their old age, and taking action…
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Care Home Spreads Festive Cheer With Christmas Bazaar
A Colchester care home is preparing to celebrate the festive season by opening its doors to the public and staging a Christmas Bazaar. The annual…
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Stephen Fry Calls On Public To Share Poignant Dementia Film This Christmas
Actor, broadcaster and activist Stephen Fry is calling on the public to back dementia research again this Christmas after Alzheimer’s Research UK re-launches its award-winning…
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Social Care Staff Urged To Get Free Flu Jab
Social care workers are being urged to have free flu jabs to help protect themselves and the people they are working with. Free flu…
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Only Three Per Cent Of Health Leaders Think Budget Will Make Big Improvement, NHS Confederation Finds
Just three per cent of health leaders think last week’s Budget will make a big improvement to their organisation’s ability to provide good care. The…
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