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Research shows low worker happiness in care sector

Worker happiness is higher in vape shops than it is in the care industry, new ...

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Venelle partners with Physit to offer physiotherapy and care services

High-end homecare provider Venelle is partnering with Physit, a home-visit physiotherapy provider.

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Salvation Army to exit care home provision

The Salvation Army today announced it will be offloading its care homes as it transitions ...

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Virgin Money donates to The Care Workers’ Charity

Virgin Money is donating a share of the arrangement fee from every new care sector ...

2 weeks

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Parliamentary inquiry into young adult carers

MPs are launching an inquiry to investigate why young adult carers are being locked out ...

4 weeks

Policy & Politics

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Homecare’s Got Talent is back for 2025

Care professionals across the UK are being called to centre stage as Homecare’s Got Talent ...

4 weeks

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Leaders discuss tackling domestic abuse in health and social care

Leading voices from across health, social care and the third sector joined in a round ...

1 month

Policy & Politics

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Andover home achieves armed forces veterans accreditation

AgeCare Care Homes’ Millway House in Andover has achieved the standards required for the Veteran ...

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Colten Care recognises nurses

Care homes across the South of England have paid tribute to their nurses at a ...

2 months

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Hamberley transforms care home cuisine

Care provider, Hamberley, is on a mission to radically change the perception of care home ...

2 months

Catering

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Charity appeal raises more than £18,000 to support vulnerable older people

Friends of the Elderly’s Winter Appeal has raised £18,778 to support its Grants Programme, a ...

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Finance

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Peace at last: Parklands residents reflect on VE Day

As the nation prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day this week, Parklands ...

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Carers at growing risk of modern slavery, data reveals

The number of female potential victims of modern slavery and exploitation is higher than males ...

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It’s a bug’s life – Black Swan homes launches Environmental Sustainability Strategy

Residents and staff at 22 care homes across East Anglia have been creating new accommodation ...

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Regulation & Inspection

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Dancer, Erika, celebrates her 100th birthday at Dorset care home

A former fashion model and dancer born in 1920s Germany has celebrated her 100th birthday among ...

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Royal guest opens care home nursing wing

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester visited Eversfield Care Home in Reigate to officially ...

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Property

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Winchester care home’s green-fingered hit squad helps tidy children’s garden

A hit squad of volunteers from a Winchester dementia care home has done its bit ...

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Care home opens its door to the community

Fleetwood Hall care home recently opened its doors to the local community for two open ...

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Bringing spring indoors: Aria Court and Burrowmoor Primary create suncatchers for residents

A spring project is bringing joy and colour to the residents of Aria Court care ...

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Quel plaisir as care home party raises £1,000 for Parkinson’s

A care home provider teamed up with the charity, Parkinson’s Poole, to stage a Parisian ...

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Saxophonist wins nationwide talent contest

Oladayo ‘Ola’ Ojekanmi from Netherley, Liverpool, was crowned the winner of the annual Care Sector’s ...

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How to run a quality-first service

Sue Sheath, director of regulation and quality improvement at Barchester, provides advice on how to ...

3 months

Management

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Eilean Dubh Care Home contributes to Highland HeArt Trail

Eilean Dubh Care Home in Fortrose one of 23 contributors to this year’s Highland HeArt ...

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Senior living above par as care home opens putting green

Mearns House care home officially opens new four-hole putting green

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How to make events dementia inclusive

Ahead of Dementia UK running its 16th annual ‘Time for a Cuppa’ fundraiser, the charity has ...

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Multilingual helpline champions carer wellbeing

Nellsar uses dedicated multi-lingual helpline to give employees immediate access to free, confidential support

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Staffing

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Care home residents join forces with artist to unveil mosaic mural

Mosaic artist, Victoria Harrison; works with Sanctuary Care residents across the UK to create an exhibition of ...

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Jelly Drops offers a sweet solution to hydration

Staying hydrated is essential for overall health, yet it can often be a challenge for ...

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Trinity Homecare provides companion driver service

Trinity Homecare is partnering with Driving Miss Daisy, a provider of companion-driven transport services.

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Free tickets for care home workers to see dementia play

Music for Dementia is giving away hundreds of free tickets so social care staff can ...

4 months

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Princess Anne becomes patron of Friends of the Elderly

Friends of the Elderly has announced that The Princess Royal has become its patron taking ...

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Bluebird Care to provide free health checks

Home care provider Bluebird Care is offering its customers free health checks at home.

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HC-One signs TUC’s Dying to Work Charter

HC-One has become the first care organisation to sign the Dying to Work Voluntary Charter ...

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Join in the fun at Care Home Open Week 2025

Registrations are now open for Championing Social Care’s Care Home Open Week. Running from 16-22 ...

5 months

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Healthcare Homes Group care homes scammed

Two Healthcare Homes Group care homes have fallen victim to a scam by a company ...

7 months

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Care Awards winners 2024

Hundreds of colleagues from the world of care gathered at the ExCel last Friday for ...

7 months

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New phone service for care homes resident

Care home technology firm GHM Care has launched a new resident telephone service.

8 months

Technology

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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 ...

8 months

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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 ...

9 months

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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 ...

9 months

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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 ...

9 months

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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 ...

9 months

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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 ...

9 months

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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 ...

10 months

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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 ...

12 months

Training

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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 ...

12 months

Staffing

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

Training

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

Staffing

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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Care home promotes community wellness

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

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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.

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

Technology

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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 ...

1 year

Staffing

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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.

1 year

Business

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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" ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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.

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

Staffing

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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 ...

1 year

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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.

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

Business

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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 ...

1 year

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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 ...

1 year

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