Derby’s Oldest Nursing Home Ends 2024 on a High After Winning a String of Awards
Brookfields is Derby’s longest-running private nursing home having been converted from a house by Joan and Peter Turner who bought it in 1968. The first…
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Social Care
Southport Care Home Cooks 50 Meals to Support Homeless People this Christmas
The team at Connell Court, on Weld Road near Birkdale Village made home-made chicken curry and chilli con carne along with caramel shortbread for dessert….
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Bake Off Star Judges Christmas Cooking Creations at Parkstone Care Home
A Great British Bake Off star visited residents at a Parkstone care home to judge their Christmas baking competition. Maggie Richardson, who appeared on the…
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Crewe Comes Out in Force for Ivy’s 105th
Celebrating another year is always a joyous occasion but perhaps few birthdays are as special as sharing one with your hometown, as Crewe’s Ivy Hart…
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NHS Highlights Dementia Symptoms to Look Out for Over Christmas as Numbers Diagnosed Soar
As family and friends gather for the festive period, the NHS is highlighting the signs and symptoms of dementia to look out for in loved…
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Festive Fun at Connell Court
Residents at Connell Court care home in Southport have been getting into the Christmas spirit by enjoying lots ‘festivities’ over the past few weeks. A…
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Ruth Langsford to Spread Dementia Awareness this Christmas in Partnership with ITV
As families cosy up in front of the TV to watch Christmas listings this festive season, ITV viewers may notice some differences to the messages…
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Castle School Students Spread Holiday Joy with Festive Singing
Cambridge Manor Care Home delighted in an incredibly special Christmas singing performance when Castle School students visited the home to give a loud and lively…
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Care Group Launches ‘The Lounge’!
Saint Cecilia’s Care Group is launching ‘The Lounge’ a new, vibrant and accessible community hub for Scarborough and surrounding areas. The Lounge, at Eastway, Eastfield,…
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University Of York To Lead Research To Transform Adult Social Care Following New £31m Investment
A University of York academic has been given oversight of a £31m research budget to help transform adult social care across the country. Professor Yvonne…
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Winter Pressure Builds As No Sign Of ‘Festive Flu’ Letting Up
Flu cases in hospital have already surpassed last year’s peak as festive infections “flood” hospitals early this winter. Latest weekly figures published this week show…
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Red Rose Care Unites The Generations As Christmas Card Competition Winners Are Announced
Red Rose Care Community has successfully brought festive cheer to the local area with its Christmas card competition, designed to help form connections between the…
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A Fond Farewell To Chaplain Joanna
Residents and staff at a dementia care home in Plymouth bid a fond farewell this week to the chaplain who has been supporting them for…
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Christmas Joy For World’s Oldest Choir As It Sings Its Way Into The Record Books
A 17-strong choir, whose members are between 87 and 99 years old and has an average age of 94, made history today (Thursday 19 December)…
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Sector Responds to Publication of the Local Government Finance Settlement
Sector leaders and organisations have responded this weeks provisional local government finance settlement, which will provide £69 billion for councils across the country, a real-terms…
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