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Raizer deal gives a lift to retirement villages across the UK
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust has recently invested in some Raizer emergency lifting chairs to help residents get back on their feet across 21…
RCH opens its first specialist ABI centre
Care provider RCH was celebrating this month as it officially opened its first acquired brain injury centre in Bedfordshire.
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Encore Care Homes continues to invest in its team
Five team members from Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth, have completed the ‘Be an Effective Leader’ programme. Great Oaks is managed by Encore…
Nightclub bingo a hit at Tyneside care home
NIGHTCLUB sensation Bongo’s Bingo has spread to a Tyneside care home.
The revamped version of the traditional game, which has become…
Youngsters sing for elderly on UN Children’s Day
NURSERY children have been entertaining elderly care home residents as part of the United Nations Universal Children’s Day.
Youngsters…
Christmas Dinner Spreads Cheer Amongst Lonely
A new Dorset care home bed finding website is spreading Christmas cheer to those who are lonely this Christmas.
Care Home Bed Finder (CHBF…
Bluebird Care supports training company project to help the homeless
Bluebird Care has assisted local training company, Kilpatrick Consultancy, with a project to help the homeless in the Reading area.
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MFC mementoes help residents with dementia reminisce
THE BORO Foundation has been sending out memorabilia boxes to care homes to help residents with dementia reminisce.
The boxes containing…
Fairmile Grange celebrates Children in Need with the help of some special guests
A group of local children recently visited Fairmile Grange care home to help residents and staff raise money for…
NEW STARTER COMES TO THE RESCUE OF AN ELDERLY PATIENT
New starter at Hilton Nursing Partners, personal nursing assistant Lilly Schwarz, used her quick thinking to safeguard a 95 year old patient from…
DPC becomes ‘force’ for innovation and best practice
Diabetes Professional Care 2018 (DPC2018) is set to become the biggest yetwith a record-breaking attendance expected, leading to the event being…
DPC hosts ‘lively and engaging’ childhood obesity debate
Leading clinicians and policymakers participated in a “lively and engaging” debate about childhood obesity on the second day of a major DPC2018.…
Results of major CVD study presented at DPC2018
The results of the eagerly-anticipated DECLARE study into cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes was shared for the first time in the UK at…
How the elderly can benefit from using technology in relation to health?
In the UK, it’s estimated that around 45 million people use or own a smartphone. With most smartphone owners aged between 14 and 60, a large…
Stout and sandwiches a hit with care home residents
A Stout and sandwich afternoon was enjoyed by Northumberland care home residents – after they asked for more foodie activities. Staff served up…
It's time for social care to be bold when it comes to attracting younger talent
It is no secret that there is a recruitment crisis within the social care sector and recent statistics suggest that one million new care workers…
Pioneering training programme provides job opportunities in care sector
A pioneering new training program, Dementia Matters Academy, is helping people to secure work within the North East’s adult social care sector.…
Increasing confidence in using an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
Minutes count when a person collapses in sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)and AED machines have been described as the ‘single most important development…
Working with the Public Sector for more than 40 years
Fraser and Fraser have been working with the Public Sector for more than 40 years. We support Local Government department who need to identify and…
Party for resident’s ruby wedding anniversary
AN “UNFORGETTABLE” party was held at a Rotherham care home to celebrate a resident’s ruby wedding anniversary.
Broadacres Care Home, on…
Borough Care Hosts Employee Awards
Borough Care, the largest not for profit provider of care for older people in Stockport, recently held its Employee Awards 2018. The annual event…
Surprise party for golden couple Mary and Jimmy
A SURPRISE party was thrown by Tyneside care home staff in celebration of a resident’s golden wedding anniversary.
Banners, balloons and a…
Call For Action To Stop Next-Of-Kin Being Exploited
Next-of-kin are losing out on inheritances or having to pay excessive charges to claim them as a result of increasing numbers of local authorities…
Poppy gown created by care home in tribute to veterans
A POPPY gown has been created by a Sandiacre care home residents to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
The elaborate…
Care home’s remembrance ceremony for former resident Jill
Loving husband Peter Stapleton donated a bench to a Chesterfield care home in memory of his wife. Jill Stapleton lived at Barnfield Care Home, on…
Care home residents remember at Thornaby War Memorial
TEESSIDE care home residents, Mandale House Care Home, were among those to attend a Remembrance Day ceremony at Thornaby War Memorial.
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WW1 centenary marked by Ripon care home residents
RIPON care home residents, Sycamore Hall Care Home, have been creating poppy displays to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World…
You should pay for your own old age care if you can afford it
Conservative voters say, you should pay for your own care in old age if you can afford it.
A Censuswide survey, commissioned by Ridouts…
Willowbeck proud to announce specialist neurologic music therapy programme
Specialist care home Willowbeck has partnered up with a unique music therapy organisation, Chroma to deliver music therapy workshops with care…
Edyn.Care launches personalised home care in London
Edyn.Care has launched its personalised home care services in London, empowering seniors to stay at home, happily and safely knowing that 24-hour…
Baby yoga classes held at Teesside care home
BABIES and elderly care home residents are taking part in yoga sessions together at a Stockton-on-Tees care home.
The Kalma Baby sessions…
Brain Injury service recognised for end of life care excellence
Two neurological rehabilitation specialist units in Northampton have completed Gold Standards Framework (GSF) for its end of life care.
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