Kneading the Way, Care Home Residents Celebrate Real Bread Week
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Magnolia Court care home in Golders Green had a fantastic time celebrating Real Bread Week, surely one of the best…
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Ex-Royal Navy Officer Celebrates 100th Birthday
A PENSIONER who has turned 100 this month has showed that age has no limits after revealing his secrets to a long and happy life….
Read more...Councils Could Face Budget Blackhole Amid Concerns About Underfunded Adult Social Care Reforms
Of the £36 billion the new UK-wide health and social levy will raise over the next three years, only £5.4 billion is to be ringfenced…
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‘You Said, We Did’ Initiative at Wisden Court Care Home Put in Place to Meet Residents’ Wishes
The team at Wisden Court, in Stevenage, have put in place a brilliant initiative to help understand what changes residents would like to see within…
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Care Home Gives Ex-Professional Pianist the Confidence to Play Again
A former professional pianist celebrated her 95th birthday at a Dorset care home by performing live again more than ten years after she last played…
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JCVI Advises a Spring COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for the Most Vulnerable
Over-75s and people with suppressed immune systems in the UK are to be offered another Covid-19 booster vaccination in the coming weeks to increase potentially…
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Gloucester Based Chef and Coach Celebrates 15 Years with Care Home
A chef coach based at a Gloucester care home has recently been awarded a long service award and says he has received “full support” in…
Read more...New Research shows a “Hidden” Mental Health Crisis is Debilitating Older People
Age UK has urged older friends and relatives to ‘reach out’ for help as restrictions relax and the pandemic loosens its grip, a “hidden” mental…
Read more...Calls to Create a New “Universal Social Care Service
Creating a universal care service could enable over 1.9 million extra people to access publicly funded care services and create almost a million new jobs,…
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Local Care Home Joins Thousands of Residents for Annual ‘Pub Quiz’
Barchester’s Upton Bay care home, in Poole, got into the Christmas spirit by joining a virtual afternoon of festivities along with the staff and residents…
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Revitalise Chief Executive Awarded CBE in New Year Honours List
Janine Tregelles, Chief Executive of Revitalise, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours list for her Services to Learning Disability. Janine has…
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UK Marks 132 Million Life-Saving Covid-19 Vaccinations in 2021
Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations were administered across all four nations of the UK in 2021, as part of the largest vaccination programme in British…
Read more...Government Provides Extra £60 Million to Local Authorities for Adult Social Care Over January 2022
The government will provide an extra £60 million to local authorities to support the adult social care response to COVID-19 in January, Minister for Care…
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From Café to Care Village – Coffee Shop Manager Finds Calling in Social Care
A former coffee shop manager has progressed to one of the top roles at the Belong care village in Newcastle-under-Lyme after leaving her previous job…
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More Restrictions Eased for Care Homes
From Monday 17 May care home residents will be able to have more named visitors and more opportunities to make visits out with no need…
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