New Wichelstowe Care Home Celebrates Halloween in Style with Public Pumpkin Carving Contest
Willowbrook View, a new luxury care home in Wichelstowe which will open its doors in January 2025, made a big splash in the community this…
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Urray House Celebrates 10 Years at the Heart of the Community
Urray House Care Home in Muir of Ord marked its 10th anniversary with a lively celebration attended by residents, families, and members of the local…
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It’s Chills and Thrills Galore as Green Park Nursing Home Gets into the Halloween Spirit!
The people who live at Green Park Nursing Home in Warrington have been unleashing their inner child this week, as they not only celebrate Halloween…
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Burnley Care Home Residents Sing with Volunteers to Help Stroke Survivors ‘Find Their Voice Again’ in Support of World Stroke Day
Colleagues and residents at HC-One’s Dove Court care home, in Burnley, Lancashire, joined up with friends from BT companions to support national campaign Sing4Stroke with…
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Britain’s Oldest Nurse Daisy, 84, Among The Gold Winners at Wales’s Social Care Oscars
Britain’s oldest nurse Daisy Richards was among the stars of the social care Oscars in Wales. Daisy, 84, who qualified in 1958 and is still…
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Care Sector Hit by Double-Whammy Rising Costs Could Force Providers Out
Measures announced in yesterday’s Autumn Statement will make it harder to provide care to older, vulnerable and disabled adults, campaigners warned today. The care provider…
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Chancellor To Increase Social Care Spending
A “significant real terms funding increase” for local government next year has been promised by chancellor Rachel Reeves in today’s Budget (30 October). This will…
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Care England Calls for Urgent Action to Address Social Care Funding Gap in Autumn Budget
Care England is urging the government to prioritise adult social care investment in today’s Autumn Budget. Ahead of the announcement, Care England is drawing attention…
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Care England Responds to the CQC’s State of Care Report 2023/24
Care England has responded to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) State of Care 2023/24 report, released earlier today. This report sheds light on critical issues…
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Carers UK Welcomes Reports That Chancellor May Increase To Earnings Limit On Carer’s Allowance In Budget
Carers UK is reacting positively to a report in The Sun that the Chancellor, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, will announce an unprecedented rise in…
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Enough Is Enough On Social Care Time To Act, After Damning CQC Report
THE Government must act on a growing shortage of care for older, vulnerable and disabled adults after a report warned of a ‘precarious’ situation in…
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Latest Charity Report Reveals 222% Increase In The Number Of Requests For Social Care Information
National charity Access Social Care has released its annual State of the Nation report, which reveals a significant increase in the number of requests for…
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Sector Responds To CQC’s Report On The State Of Health Care And Adult Social Care In England
Sector leaders and organisations have today responded to the care Quality Commissions (CQC) state of health care and adult social care in England report which…
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CQC Warns of Care Inequalities and Two Tier Heath System
The CQC has published its annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England. The State of the Care report highlights inequalities…
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British Geriatrics Society Issues Stark Warning To The New Government Ahead Of Winter
Concerns that a repeat of previous years will yet again have a devastating impact on the health of older people. The British Geriatrics Society (BGS),…
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