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Specialist Neurological Rehabilitation Service in Oxfordshire rated Outstanding by the CQC
A neurological rehabilitation centre in Oxfordshire has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Orchard House, …
Borough Care Marks Nutrition & Hydration Week
Borough Care, the largest not-for-profit provider of care for older people in Stockport, marked Nutrition & Hydration Week (11-17 March 2019)…
Eastenders star celebrates care workers at glitzy awards event
Actor Shaun Williamson, famous for playing Barry in Eastenders, was the host of a glittering awards evening to celebrate staff at specialist care…
Teens and businesses making a difference in Huddersfield
A CELEBRATION evening was held to thank businesses across Huddersfield for providing volunteering opportunities to hundreds of teenagers.
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Bristol Trainee to become one of First Nursing Associates
A trainee from Bristol will become one of the country’s first Nursing Associates when she completes her apprenticeship qualification next month in…
Nutrition & Hydration Week 11th - 17th March
Nutrition and Hydration Week has taken place every March since 2012.
Its purpose is to bring people together to create energy, focus and…
Pets charm residents at Teesside care home
A HERD of fluffy, four-legged friends were the latest visitors to a Middlesbrough care home.
Rabbits and guinea pigs hopped in to see…
LOROS Hospice raises palliative care nursing profile
LOROS Hospice is one of five major health and social care employers behind the recently launched recruitment campaign Y/Our Future that is…
Farm animals bring smiles to elderly residents’ faces
HOOVES clattered through the halls of an Ellesmere Port care home when residents were treated to an animal therapy session.
Two miniature…
Older Women Share Their Wisdom On International Women's Day
“Make sure you know what you want to do, and be determined to do it” – older women share their wisdom. To celebrate International Women’s Day on…
Care homes getting worse in one in three local councils
Care homes getting worse in one in three local councils – urgent action needed to end inadequate standards of care, says older people’s charity…
Knitted walking frame bags bring joy to care home residents
Hand crafted walking frame bags have given care home residents more freedom to get about carrying their “essentials”.
A knitting group…
New home manager for Teesside care home
A FORMER care assistant has risen through the ranks at a Teesside care home,The Beeches Care Home, to be named home manager.
Jessica Brown…
Borough Care Appoints New Board Member
Borough Care, the largest not-for-profit provider of care for older people in Stockport, has appointed Lee Omar to its Board of Directors. In his…
Carrot Cake Day helps Chesterfield care home residents
NATIONAL Carrot Cake Day has been helping Derbyshire care home residents living with dementia.
Residents at Springbank House Care Home, on…
Care home’s first coffee morning a “huge success”
FAMILIES, friends and VIPs turned out for an inaugural coffee morning at a Peterlee care home.
The Town Mayor Councillor Scott Meikle,…
Paints and playdough for intergenerational sensory session
PAINTING and playdough gave elderly care home residents a new lease of life when they visited a nursery in Stockton-on-Tees. Residents from…
Bluebird Care Gosport Launches Campaign to Unite Against Loneliness
Bluebird Care Gosport, a home-care provider in the Hampshire area is embarking on an ambitious, and possibly life changing campaign, to try and…
Great Oaks welcomes new care home manager
Registered nurse Sara Muslin has joined the team at Great Oaks in Bournemouth as care home manager.
Sara has been a registered nurse for…
Guitarist Keith gets a special gift from pastor
Former church band member Keith Keenan has been gifted a guitar to continue playing in his care home in Skelmersdale.
Keith, who lives at…
Bluebird Care Gosport Launches Campaign to Unite Against Loneliness
Bluebird Care Gosport, a home-care provider in the Hampshire area is embarking on an ambitious, and possibly life changing campaign, to try and…
Barton on Sea Care Home Hosts Bubble Yoga
At a time of the year when the focus is to improve our health and well-being, Bethel House is taking a unique approach to keeping fit; with Bubble…
Care home cook Yvonne raises awareness of cervical cancer
The Oaks Care Home cook has been sharing her experience of cervical cancer as part of a national awareness raising week.
Yvonne Gibson,…
Edinburgh man is crowned top care home chef in the country
Months of head-to-head heats and a showdown final have seen residential care home provider Care UK crown Graham Watson Care Home Chef of the Year…
Northampton General Hospital to welcome nurses to recruitment open day
Nurses looking for new career opportunities in 2019 are invited to attend a recruitment open day at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) on 2…
Sally Magnusson announced to chair Future of Care Conference 2019
The organisers of the Future of Care Conference are pleased to announce that BBC broadcaster and dementia charity founder, Sally Magnusson has…
Social Care provider celebrates two glowing CQC reports
A social care provider is celebrating after two of its services – a rehabilitation team and a care home - both received 100% ‘Good’ reports from…
Dulux Trade partners with BRE in flagship Dementia project
Dulux Trade has furthered its work with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to deliver evidence-based principles to help improve…
Inaugural #GladtoCare competition successfully brings the care sector together
Carers from across the UK were invited to take part in a photo competition run by Person Centred Software and The Care Workers Charity.
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Book explores how to enable older people to live independently for longer
A new book, exploring the increasingly important area of reablement services in community care, has been written by health and social care…
Living with Dementia and the benefits of gardening
Gardening can have a profound impact on someone’s quality of life, especially those living with dementia. Gardens provide a familiar environment…