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Walfinch launches wellbeing campaign

Home care provider Walfinch has launched a campaign to bring more activity and mobility to ...

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Registrations open for Care Sector’s Got Talent

Care Sector's Got Talent (CSGT), the talent contest for the care sector, has opened registrations ...

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Supported adults contribute to home makeover

People supported by a social care provider played a key role in developing the look ...

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Home Instead lights up landmarks for dementia awareness

Home care company Home Instead has illuminated four well-known national landmarks in purple to mark ...

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Strictly judge brightens care home resident’s day

A resident at Goodwins Hall in King's Lynn was delighted to receive a video message ...

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Bupa Care Services partners with fitness company

Bupa Care Services has announced a 12-month partnership with community health and wellbeing company Be ...

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Care provider celebrates inclusion week

Team members from Hamberley Care Homes marked National Inclusion Week with a celebration across the ...

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Care England appoints fitness and wellbeing ambassador

Care England has appointed Bailey Greetham-Clark as ambassador for promoting physical activity and enhanced wellbeing ...

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Parklands Pathway Fund reopens for community projects

Parklands Care Homes has reopened its Pathway Fund, which is dedicated to helping community groups ...

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Greener Month returns to Oakland Care

Oakland Care staff and residents participated in a range of green initiatives across its ten ...

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We Care Group launches staff bonus scheme

Care provider We Care Group has launched a £1 million-plus annual bonus programme to reward ...

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How care home group is using Amazon voice tech to improve residents’ lives

Oakland Care has partnered with Vocala as part of a six-month pilot of Alexa Smart ...

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Care home introduces postbox to heaven

Avocet Court in Ipswich has introduced a "postbox to heaven" initiative to support families and ...

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Care provider pioneers health checks for employees

Luxury care group Connaught Care Collection is offering free "full-body health checks" to its 184 ...

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Government’s advice to social care managers amid 30°C heatwave

The UKHSA advises: 'Social care managers have an essential role in implementing this guidance and ...

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Sheffield care homes to receive training on sex and relationships

Care homes across Sheffield are set to receive training to tackle the discrimination older people ...

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Care home residents re-create Taylor Swift album covers

Care home residents have been re-creating Taylor Swift’s album covers as the singer prepares to ...

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Care home employee attends Royal garden party thanks to resident

The administration manager at MHA Morel Court spent an afternoon at Buckingham Palace thanks to ...

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Care homes prepare to open doors for Care Home Open Week 2024

Thousands of care services are expected to open their doors for this year's Care Home ...

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Care sector leader takes part in first ever Empire State abseil for charity

Avnish Goyal, chair of Hallmark Luxury Care Homes, became one of the first people to ...

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Care home wins silver medal for historic well decoration

Friends of the Elderly's Malvern-based care homes have won a silver medal for their creative ...

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Care home promotes community wellness

Boutique Care Homes' Chartwell House is holding a Community Walkathon to promote wellbeing and strengthen ...

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Carer wins poetry prize in Hamberley Care Homes competition

Care professional Sinu Ravindran, a homemaker at Richmond Manor Care Home in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, has ...

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CareTech Foundation reports on charitable activities

The CareTech Foundation has released its annual report and impact report for the fiscal year ...

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HC-One care homes mark Global Intergenerational Week

HC-One care homes are celebrating all things intergenerational to mark Global Intergenerational Week.

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Marathon man makes plans for Nigel

A Taylor Wimpey site manager is dedicating his London Marathon run this Sunday to a ...

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Care home coffee afternoon raises £400 for hospice

A Wiltshire care home a coffee afternoon has helped raise almost £400 for Dorothy House ...

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National campaign supports unpaid carers

GoodOaks Homecare has launched a new campaign to support the nation’s struggling unpaid carers.

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CSGT 2024 proves the care sector really does have talent!

On Tuesday 16 April, at the Coventry Building Society Arena, eight finalists from across the ...

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Dorset care home donates to local food bank

Residents at a Poole Care home have prepared and hand delivered 30 packed lunches to ...

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Care sector set to display talent

Excitement is building in the run up to the 2024 final of Care Sector’s Got ...

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Connected Caring wins contract to support unpaid carers

Connected Caring has won a three-year contract to support an estimated 16,000 carers in South ...

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Meallmore care home opens therapeutic sensory room

Meallmore’s St Modans care home in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire has opened a therapeutic sensory room to ...

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Study reveals emotional impact of pandemic on care home staff

A Lancaster University study has revealed the emotional impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on care ...

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Ambient Support team raises £5.5k in London half marathon

A team of nine runners representing Ambient Support have raised £5.5k for life changing technology.

8 months

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Lower Meadow embraces Holi celebration

Residents and staff at Runwood Homes’ Lower Meadow care home in Stratford-upon-Avon celebrated with a ...

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New resource helps care homes build creativity into every day

A new arts and creativity resource has been launched to help care homes build creativity ...

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Adopt a Grandparent signs up father and son

Charity Adopt a Grandparent has signed up its first father and son to virtually "adopt" ...

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Guild Care issues call to end social isolation

Guild Care chief executive Alex Brooks-Johnson has issued a call for an end to social ...

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Care home marks Global Recycling Day

HC-One’s April Park Care Home in Eckington, Derbyshire, marked Global Recycling Day by taking part ...

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Brixton care home unveils in-house pub

Limetree Care Home in Brixton has unveiled its newly renovated pub, The Lambeth Arms.

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Care home residents experience life under the waves

Care home residents have enjoyed a deep sea experience thanks to VR headsets provided by ...

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Hartford Care celebrates inspirational female residents on International Women’s Day

Hartford Care is celebrating the adventures and successes of the inspirational female residents across its ...

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Bluebird Care joins Tub2Pub campaign to aid cancer support

Home care provider Bluebird Care is taking part in Greene King's Tub2Pub campaign which aims ...

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HICA Group acquires Bridlington adult care centre

HICA Group has acquired Swan House Day Centre in Bridlington in East Yorkshire for an ...

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Adopt a Grandparent launches webinar series

Charity Adopt a Grandparent has launched a series of webinars to share its impact and ...

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Home care provider runs wish fulfilment campaign

A home care provider is running its third annual Genie in a Bottle campaign, aiming ...

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Meallmore partners with musical exercise firm

Meallmore is partnering with Scottish musical exercise provider danceSing as part of a Scottish government ...

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Falkirk care home hosts Menopause Café

Wallside Grange Care Home in Falkirk is hosting a monthly Menopause Café event, aimed at ...

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HICA Group sponsors grassroots football team

HICA Group, a care provider based in Hessle near Hull, has announced its continued sponsorship ...

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Volunteers thank care home residents for supporting humanitarian project

College students who volunteer to help some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable children ...

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Care home opens refurbished coffee bar

Weavers House care home in Cookstown, Country Tyrone, has opened a refurbished coffee bar.

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Barchester’s Charitable Foundation achieves donation milestone

Barchester’s Charitable Foundation achieved a donation milestone of £225,000 in 2023.

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Devon care home creates collaborative art piece

Sundial Care Home, located in Tipton St John, recently welcomed Creative Minds Exmouth through their ...

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Registrations open for Care Home Open Week 2024

Registrations are now open for Championing Social Care’s Care Home Open Week 2024 and the ...

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Hampshire care charity marks 40th anniversary with time capsule

Hampshire-based charity The Brendoncare Foundation will bury a time capsule in the grounds of one ...

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Registrations open for Care Sector’s Got Talent 2024

The spotlight is set to shine once again on the remarkable talents within the care ...

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Mills & Reeve brings women leaders in health and social care together

National law firm Mills & Reeve has hosted the second Women in Health and Care ...

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Championing Social Care raises over £20k for Adopt a Grandparent

Championing Social Care’s Christmas Lunch in December raised over £20,000 for Adopt a Grandparent.

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MHA prepares for awareness-raising event

e, where befriending volunteers take time out of their day to have conversations and offer ...

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Cornwall care home is ‘all shook up’ for second birthday

‘The king of rock ‘n’ roll was in the house as Barchester Healthcare’s Falmouth Court ...

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Mansfield care home joins university music research project

A Mansfield care home has been selected to take part in a music research project ...

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Ipswich Town FC gives care home footie fans a day to remember

Ipswich Town FC team members have given residents at a Suffolk care home a day ...

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Care home agony aunts ready to solve relationship dilemmas

Residents at a Suffolk care home are taking on the role of agony aunts to ...

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Care home staff and residents pay tribute to activities team

Staff and residents at Barchester Healthcare's Falmouth Court care home paid tribute to their activities ...

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Care home hosts local MP Nadhim Zahawi

Nadhim Zahawi, MP for Stratford upon Avon, chatted with staff and residents about his recent ...

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Future Care Group donates wheelchairs to Children with Special Needs Foundation

The Future Care Group has donated four wheelchairs to the Children with Special Needs Foundation.

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Care home residents strike a pose for magazine photo shoot

Residents at a Suffolk care home have been striking a pose for a photo shoot ...

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Ipswich care home plans to create nostalgia room

Avocet Court Care Home in Ipswich plans to create a "nostalgia room" featuring a donation ...

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Care home residents beat winter blues with woodland walk

Residents at RMBI Care Co home Shannon Court wrapped up and went on an adventure ...

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Families provide more support for older relatives in winter

Almost half of people in England increase the assistance they provide older relatives during the ...

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Council to discuss plans to make care homes more LGBTQ+ inclusive

Measures to promote LGBTQ+ inclusivity in care homes are to be discussed by Brighton & ...

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Record breaking junior storyteller visits Birmingham care home

Record breaking five-year-old author, Jayce Joyce, has entertained residents at a Sutton Coldfield care home ...

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Government announces national career pathway for care workers

Wide ranging plans to improve career prospects for care workers have been announced by the ...

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Artwork to shine a light on the invisible role of carers

An artwork that shines a light on the invisible role that carers play in families ...

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Care home resident receives portrait with a twist

A 103-year-old care home resident received a portrait with a twist, created by the daughter ...

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Dementia home pays tribute to football fans

Specialist dementia nursing home Wren Hall has created a sports memorial corridor to commemorate the ...

11 months

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Care home residents enjoy the fun of the fair

Residents from three Glasgow-based care homes experienced all the fun of the fair when they ...

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Care home supports families in need

Residents and staff at Colten Care’s New Forest care home Woodpeckers came up with a ...

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Beatlemania Christmas tree scoops care home prize

A Christmas tree tribute to The Beatles and Liverpool has won a care home competition.

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Christmas card competition brings smiles to Bluebird Care customers

Bluebird Care Southend and Darlinghurst Academy have teamed up on a Christmas card design competition.

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Alcohol can be part of a ‘good life’ in care homes, research finds

New research has found alcohol can be part of having a ‘good life’ in care ...

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Care UK celebrates Christmas with Care to Share initiative

Care UK is helping combat loneliness in its communities with its Care to Share initiative ...

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Audley Group appoints health and wellness director

Retirement housing provider Audley Group has appointed Emma Robinson as health and wellness director.

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Hartford Care donates £5,000 in Christmas charity initiative

Hartford Care has raised £5,000 for local charities through its Christmas charity initiative.

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Walfinch expands community event for Oxfordshire villagers

Walfinch Oxford is offering a free weekly village art class with a soup and roll ...

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Care group recognises superhero workers

Luxury care group CHD Living highlighted the outstanding work that its care staff do throughout ...

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Care home residents target Christmas no 1 spot

Residents at a care home in Crowborough, East Sussex are giving Michael Bublé and Mariah ...

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Leicester City stars spread festive cheer to care home residents

Leicester City football stars have been spreading festive cheer to care home residents in Stoneygagte.

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West Midlands theatre offers 10 free shows for care homes

A West Midlands theatre is offering 10 free shows for care home residents between January ...

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MHA launches lifestyle and wellness app

MHA has launched its own lifestyle and wellbeing app with the aim of keeping the ...

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Bupa residents choose their Christmas karaoke favourites

Dancing Queen by Abba was among the favourites in a poll of Bupa care home ...

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Adopt a Grandparent expands into Scotland

Adopt a Grandparent, an independent charity seeking to build intergenerational relationships across the globe, has ...

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Rishi Sunak helps care home get in the Christmas spirit

Prime Minister and MP for Richmond (Yorks) Rishi Sunak has helped a Northallerton care home ...

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Oakland Care helps plant over 400 trees in community initiative

Team members from three Oakland Care homes have joined a community initiative to plant over ...

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Care homes brighten up Christmas for hundreds of children

Residents, families, staff and well-wishers at seven Colten Care homes supported an appeal to collect ...

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Bentley birthday treat for care home resident

From left: The Bentley Flying Spur with Bentley driver Peter Constable, Tunbridge Wells Care Centre ...

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Care home manager wins World bodybuilding competition

A manager of a residential care home in Norwich has become a World Champion bodybuilder.

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Lottie launches annual Christmas giveaway for carers

Later living marketplace Lottie is offering carers the chance to win prizes worth up to ...

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TLC Care hosts bake off to support cancer research

TLC Care has hosted its inaugural TLC Care Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off Competition ...

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