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Canford Healthcare supports Ukrainian relief charity

Southeast care home operator Canford Healthcare has donated medical/care equipment and supplies to the Tunbridge ...

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Sanctuary Care shortlisted for workplace mental health and wellbeing award

Sanctuary Care is celebrating after being shortlisted for a national workplace mental health and wellbeing ...

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Care home cycling challenge raises over £350 on Red Nose Day

Team members at a New Forest care home have raised over £350 for good causes ...

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Care home residents and school kids team up for Red Nose Day

A Comic Relief funded project in Milton Keynes has brought together local care home residents ...

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Hamberley care home residents recall ‘unforgettable mums’

Hamberley care home residents have recalled their “unforgettable mums” ahead of Mother’s Day this Sunday.

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Students volunteer at Buckinghamshire care home

School students have been visiting a Signature care home to carry out volunteer work as ...

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Skydiving care home manager aims to raise £2,000

A Wakefield care home manager hopes to raise £2,000 for a seaside outing for residents ...

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Championing Social Care announces headline partners for Care Home Open Week 2023

Championing Social Care has announced Virgin Money, Civitas Investment Management and Christie & Co as ...

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Care homes recreate movie posters to celebrate Oscars

Two Bristol care homes have celebrated the 2023 Oscars by recreating iconic movie posters. Residents ...

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Care homes celebrate International Women’s Day

MHA Connell Court resident shares her thoughts on equity for International Women’s Day Care homes ...

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Respite resident moves into care home as he loves it so much

A respite resident who visited a care home for three weeks decided to move in ...

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Best-selling author gives exclusive reading to care home

Novelist Frederick Forsyth treated residents of a Signature care home to an exclusive audience to ...

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World Music Therapy Day sparks call for more music in care homes

Care home resident taking part in danceSing session A former ballet dancer is marking World ...

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Wolverhampton home wins funding to create retro space

A Wolverhampton care home received a much-needed cash boost from a convenience store following the ...

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Norovirus cases increasing ‘significantly’ with care homes worst affected

Norovirus cases are at their highest level in a decade with the majority of infections ...

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Care home resident takes to the ice with support from Torvill and Dean

A 97-year-old Essex care home resident and former ice skater was thrilled to receive a ...

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Pensioner play dates at Edinburgh care home

Intergenerational visits at an Edinburgh care home have brought some of the city’s oldest and ...

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Beaucare awards Excelcare home activity afternoon

St Fillans Care Home residents have been treated to a floristry session by equipment and ...

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Fife care home wins cake competition

The winning Barrogil House cake Barrogil House Care Home in Fife celebrated victory in a ...

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Powys care home opens sensory room and salon

Mary Day, Llys Hafren resident, in the new salon and sensory room Shaw healthcare’s Welshpool ...

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Championing Social Care launches Care Sector’s Got Talent 2023

Championing Social Care is delighted to announce that this year’s Care Sector’s Got Talent show ...

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Care home culture vital to boosting physical activity finds research

Residents at Richmond House care home in Crieff, Perth & Kinross, which took part in ...

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Oakland Care makes progress in bid to plant 1,000 trees each year

Team members from Oakland Care’s eight care homes have joined a range of volunteer tree ...

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Barchester’s Charitable Foundation offers grants to combat loneliness

Veterans Woodcraft, winner of a 2022 Jeanette Gill Award Barchester’s Charitable Foundation is offering grants ...

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OSJCT care home launches Companion Campaign to mark Dignity Action Day

A Grantham care home marked Dignity Action Day this week by launching a campaign to ...

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New Care appoints wellbeing co-ordinator

New Care has appointed a wellbeing co-ordinator at its Wilmslow Manor Care Centre, to develop ...

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Barchester care home launches community advice clinic

Florence Court Care Home in Fareham has teamed up with local professionals to launch a ...

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Government launches competition to boost health at work

The government has launched a competition for businesses to bid for a share of £1 ...

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Renaissance Care residents celebrate Burns Night

Care home residents in Aberdeen have celebrated Burns Night with the help of local pipers ...

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Macc Care Group launches Warm Space Wednesdays

Midlands-based Macc Care Group is offering a warm space for the elderly to escape the ...

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Barchester teams up with RoSPA on falls prevention

Leading care home provider, Barchester Healthcare, has teamed up with The Royal Society for the ...

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HC-One supports colleagues with new benefits and rewards initiatives

HC-One, the UK’s largest care home provider of residential, nursing and dementia care, has launched ...

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Bupa launches health benefits scheme for frontline employees

Care home workers are among 15,000 frontline staff benefiting from a new Bupa health benefits ...

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CareTech Foundation helps care home footie fans get to the match

The CareTech Foundation has awarded a Community Grant of £2,500 to Aldershot Town Football Club ...

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Excelcare residents share their new year’s resolutions

Residents across the Excelcare family have enjoyed celebrating the start of the new year this ...

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Championing Social Care’s first Christmas lunch celebrates year of achievements

Championing Social Care hosted its first Christmas Lunch at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall ...

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Boutique Care Homes provides Christmas cheer to families in need

A Kent care home has helped provide some festive cheer to families in need this ...

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TV’s Stacey Solomon visits care home for Christmas show

Residents at an Essex care home joined forces with television’s Stacey Solomon as part of ...

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Festive fun at Edinburgh care home

Edinburgh care home Cramond Residence kicked off a month of festive fun with a light ...

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Cheshire care home introduces ‘Resident of the Day’ initiative

A luxury care home in Cheshire is reintroducing an initiative designed to improve person-centred care ...

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Care home launches single to raise funds and awareness

Glastonbury Care Home has released a single to raise awareness and launch a fundraising campaign. ...

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Boutique Care Homes announces Christmas card competition winners

Southeast based family run operator, Boutique Care Homes, has announced the winners of its annual ...

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Rotherham care home supports Cash for Kids Christmas appeal

Residents and staff at a Rotherham care home are asking friends and families to donate ...

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Olympics-inspired youth group revamps care home garden

Young people in Devon received funding from a national social action programme to revamp the ...

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School children create art for new Care UK home

Care UK’s new care home in Shrewsbury, Oxbow Manor, has worked with pupils at Mereside ...

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Pensioners take aim during Edinburgh home’s new activity

Residents at luxury care home Cramond Residence in Edinburgh channelled their inner Robin Hood as ...

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Loveday partners with Opera Holland Park on monthly events

Leading care and hospitality company Loveday & Co has announced a partnership with independent arts ...

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Edinburgh care home introduces ‘Friday pub nights’

Cramond Residence in Edinburgh has introduced ‘Friday pub nights’ to provide residents with a regular ...

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CareTech Foundation awards wellbeing charity £10k

The CareTech Foundation has awarded a community grant of £10,000 to fund an intergenerational scheme ...

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Care home residents show I’m a Celebrity contestants how it’s done

Residents at a Cambridgeshire care home have been showing I’m a Celebrity contestants how it ...

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Manager’s memoir tells real story of life in a care home

A new memoir by a former registered care manager shares an insider’s perspective of what ...

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New CBI index helps businesses benchmark their health provision

A new index has been launched by the CBI to help businesses benchmark their staff ...

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New recruit strengthens Edinburgh care home’s activity calendar

Pensioners at an Edinburgh care home are being offered the opportunity to learn a new ...

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Carers conquer peaks in charity challenge

Six carers recently completed a daunting challenge to raise money for bone cancer.

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Care home residents channel ‘inner Banksy’ through graffiti art

Four Seasons Health Care Group residents have been channelling their ‘inner Banksy’ during an activities ...

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Caring Times supports The Care Workers Charity in Royal Parks Half Marathon

Caring Times editor-in-chief Lee Peart was among 12 runners fundraising for The Care Workers’ Charity ...

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Knight Frank’s hosts Care Home Awards

Global property consultancy Knight Frank hosted its annual Care Home Awards last week, recognising excellence ...

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Caring Times becomes Founding Member of The Care Workers’ Charity £500 Challenge

Caring Times is proud to be a Founding Member of the £500 Challenge.

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Care UK launches national TV campaign

Care UK has launched its first-ever TV commercial.

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Police launch investigation after woman injured at care home

Norfolk police have launched an investigation after an elderly care home resident was taken to ...

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Care home residents seek TikTok fame with Dolly Parton classic

A Liverpool care home is looking to go viral with its rendition of Dolly Parton’s ...

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Care home community concert supports Alzheimer’s Society

Care home residents have joined forces with the local community to support the Alzheimer’s Society.

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Police force visit Signature at Elton House as part of community brainstorm

Police officers have paid a visit to Signature at Elton House to brainstorm ways the ...

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Bespoke prayer book created for nursing home

A bespoke siddur (prayer book) designed to meet the needs of older Jewish people residing ...

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Yee haw! Care home hosts hoedown extravaganza

The Wild West came to an Edinburgh care home during a hoedown themed afternoon to ...

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Community Integrated Care hosts exclusive exhibition with Open Eye Gallery

Artworks created as part of a ground-breaking photography programme - the first of its kind ...

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Care homes first in queue as Wales begins Covid-19 booster roll-out

Care home residents and staff have been the first to receive their Covid-19 booster in ...

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Residents living with dementia display signs of memory recall after playing the keyboard

Care home residents living with dementia experience many well-being benefits, as well as displaying signs ...

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Hartford Care brings digital delights to 16 homes

Care provider Hartford Care has teamed up with well-being specialists Oomph! and the Digital Rainbow ...

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Oakland Care goes greener from September

Oakland Care will embark on the next stage of its sustainability journey in September with ...

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Never too old to learn – care home partners with Open University

An Edinburgh care home is encouraging lifelong learning for its residents as it partners with ...

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Social care charity hits a high note with online opera treat

A project which brings high-quality live music and dance to care homes across the UK ...

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Quick-thinking managers save choking man’s life

A Carlisle tourist’s life was saved when four managers from Advinia rushed to his rescue ...

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Crawley care home unveils new ‘kindness room’ for residents

Deerswood Lodge care home in Crawley has introduced a new ‘kindness room’, as part of ...

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Care home appeals to the public for help with seaside sensory garden

An Ely care home is appealing to members of the public to help complete a ...

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NHS leaders urge government to take action regarding rising numbers of people falling sick

NHS leaders across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are warning of rising numbers of people ...

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Professor Deborah Sturdy visits Cambridge Excelcare homes

Chief nurse for adult social care Professor Deborah Sturdy, accompanied by deputy director for Covid-19 ...

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National Theatre partners with CareTech foundation to build community engagement

The CareTech Foundation has announced a three-year partnership with the National Theatre (NT) to support ...

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Prime Minister launches ‘Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched a new national mission to tackle dementia and doubled ...

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Revitalise Respite launches Treasured Moments Holidays

Revitalise, the national charity providing respite holidays for disabled people and their carers, is hosting ...

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Approved Moderna booster tackles Omicron variant

An updated version of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine that tackles the original virus from 2020 ...

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Regulation & Inspection

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WATCH: Retired NHS worker’s care home performance goes viral on TikTok

-old Dave Williams has become a TikTok sensation after an impromptu performance of Unchained Melody ...

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Men’s Shed Lichfield awarded community grant

A £250 community grant to help support older people in the Staffordshire region has been ...

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Goyals pledge £1million to charity and join philanthropists’ network

Care sector professionals, Avnish and Anita Goyal have joined John Caudwell’s Life Changers Circle.

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CareTech Foundation funds deafblindness charity

The CareTech Foundation has awarded a grant of £183,720 to Sense International, a charity supporting ...

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Paignton care homes celebrate 20 years of service

GrayAreas, the owner of Mount Olivet Nursing Home and Kingsmount Residential Home in Paignton, Devon, ...

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Deadline extended for Care Sector’s Got Talent 2022

Championing Social Care has extended the deadline for entries to this year’s Care Sector’s Got ...

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Care South gifts £3,000 to Lewis-Manning Hospice Care

Care South has selected Lewis-Manning Hospice Care as one of the beneficiaries of its Chairman’s ...

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Winner of Care Home Heroes 2022 crowned

Ontex, in association with Caring Times, is proud to announce that the overall winner of ...

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Last chance to enter ‘Care Sector’s Got Talent’ competition!

The volunteer team behind Championing Social Care and Care Home Open Week are holding a ...

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Supported adults have say in redevelopment at Norfolk care home

Residents at a National Care Group care home played a role in helping develop the ...

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Experts pan government’s progress on NHS and social care workforce commitments

independent experts tasked with assessing the government’s progresses against commitments it has made concerning the ...

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Brampton Manor’s rickshaw ride for jockeys

Brampton Manor Care Home in Newmarket was a race sponsor at the Newmarket races and ...

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Muriel gets a thank you letter from the Queen

The Manor House resident Muriel Dixon is the proud recipient of a card from the ...

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Nude life drawing gives residents a lift at Sherwood Grange care home

Residents at Care UK’s Sherwood Grange care home in Southwest London sharpened their pencils recently ...

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Gwent care providers collaborate on PainChek pilot

PainChek, a pain assessment tool, has been supported by Life Sciences Hub Wales in receiving ...

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Technology

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Home Meadow opens new tearoom and sensory garden

A new sensory garden and a tearoom where visitors can rest and relax have been ...

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Government guidance on supporting vulnerable people in a heatwave

The Department for Health and Social Care has issued detailed guidance aimed at all care ...

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Training

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Diabetes training and guidance launched in care homes

Hallmark Care Homes has introduced a set of guidelines which aim to improve care for ...

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Training

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Covid booster and flu vaccine for residents and carers

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a range of care-related individuals who ...

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