North Devon Care Home Unite to Send Birthday Cards After BBC Story Sparks Heartfelt Response
A story shared by the BBC this week struck a chord with the team at Heanton Nursing Home, a home in North Devon that supports…
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Social Care
Birmingham Hospice Hits £1 million Mark in Christmas Treecycling Donations
Birmingham Hospice is celebrating after its annual Christmas Treecycling campaign raised £1 million since its inception in 2012. Since 2012, 51,624 trees have been collected…
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Badgers Mount WI Celebrated For Community Work At Local Care Home
Members of the Badgers Mount Women’s Institute were celebrated for their dedication to community work with a special afternoon tea event hosted at a local…
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New Manager Appointed at The Hall in Thornton-le-Dale
The Hall care home in Thornton-le-Dale, part of Park Lane Healthcare, has welcomed a new home manager following the retirement of long-standing manager Diane Hagan…
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Fiscal Drag Will Strip Billions from Care Workers and Undermine Fair Pay Agreement
Care England has today published new analysis warning that frozen Income Tax and National Insurance thresholds will remove an estimated £1.4 billion from care workers’…
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Social Care Dominates Local Authority Spending Study Reveals
Local authorities across England are devoting more than three-quarters (78%) of their discretionary spending to social care provision, according to recently published financial data. Research…
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Big Garden Birdwatch 2026: Care Homes Prepare for Nation’s Favourite Wildlife Event
Care homes across the UK are gearing up for this weekend’s Big Garden Birdwatch, the world’s largest garden wildlife survey that has become a beloved…
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Midsomer Norton Care Home Donates Over £1,000 to Time is Precious Charity
Somer Valley House care home in Midsomer Norton presented a donation of over £1,000 to local charity, Time is Precious, raised over the festive period….
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Lord Mayor Opens £10 Million Care Home In Herne Bay
The Lord Mayor of Canterbury Councillor Keji Moses and Lady Mayoress Carol Reed have officially opened Dunham Care’s first care home; Herne Bay Manor in…
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Care Home Fundraisers Amass £3,000 to Help Maintain Ancient Dorset Mill
Residents and staff at a north Dorset care home have raised nearly £3,000 for the community charity that looks after their town’s historic mill. The…
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The Social Care Institute for Excellence’s Chief Executive, Kathryn Marsden OBE, Announces Departure
Kathryn Marsden OBE, Chief Executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), will step down from her role at the end of February 2026…
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Residents Brew Up for Samaritans at The Denby Care Home
Residents at HC-One’s The Denby Care Home in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, came together with family members this morning to support the Samaritans as part of…
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Parklands Plans Multi-Million-Pound Investment
Parklands Care Homes is planning a multi-million-pound investment in care provision across the north and north-east of Scotland, including its largest ever purpose built care…
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Residents Roll Up Their Sleeves for Caterham Care Home Makeover
Residents and staff at Buxton Lodge care home in Caterham have taken pride in refreshing the home’s reception and entrance areas, working together to create…
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New Funding for Studies to Adapt Health and Social Care Systems to Climate Change
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded almost £700,000 in funding to 7 development award research projects addressing the impacts of…
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