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Prime Minister helps resident celebrate
Theresa May took time out of her busy schedule to help one of her constituents to celebrate a very special birthday.
Greenock manager scoops Sue Pembrey Award
A care home manager from Greenock is celebrating after being named the joint winner of a prestigious nursing leadership award.
Blooming success for Blackwood tenant
A green fingered Blackwood tenant is celebrating after winning the housing and care provider’s ‘Best Garden’ award.
Care Chef of the Year 2018 opens for entries
The NACC Care Chef of the Year 2018 competition is now officially open for entries; the National Association of Care Catering’s (NACC) prestigious culinary competition seeks out the nation’s best chef working in the care sector.
Care home planned for former Isle of Wight hotel
The Ocean Hotel in the popular seaside town of Sandown, Isle of Wight, has been sold has been acquired by The Care Home Group Limited.
CQC rates Bedfordshire home 'outstanding'
The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Crescent Nursing Home in Bedfordshire to be 'outstanding' following an inspection in September.
New CEO to deliver charity partnerships
The CareTech Charitable Foundation, the first independent grant-making charitable corporate foundation in the care sector, has appointed its first CEO.
Making dementia products more accesssable
BES Rehab Ltd, a Bristol based healthcare company, has raised £100,000 for the purpose of reaching directly the families of those affected by dementia and learning difficulties in the UK.
New nurse call technology installed
Southmoor Lodge, part of Jasmine Healthcare, has invested in the latest nurse call technology from Medicare Systems for the much improved South Moor Lodge Care Home in Walkeringham.
Glasgow home hosts Christmas market
With Christmas markets a firm festive favourite, a care home in Glasgow has found a novel way to make sure that residents don’t miss out, by setting up a market inside the home.
Nottinghamshire home rated 'outstanding'
The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Forest Hill in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, to be 'outstanding' following an inspection in August.
Senior carer wins award for making a difference
Senior carer, Matt Byres, has won Abbotswood Court care home's quarterly ‘You Make The Difference' award, nominated and voted for by carers, residents, their families and visitors
Campaign to combat loneliness
New research undertaken by MHA, one of the largest charities for older people in Britain, indicates that those aged over 75 years old only have meaningful contact for 80 per cent of the week.
Care England responds to review judgement
In October 2016, Care England issued judicial review proceedings against Essex County Council challenging its decision setting the fee rates it would pay to independent care home providers during the year 2016/17.
Resident celebrates 60 years of marriage
A happy couple from Glasgow have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary surrounded by friends and family at Bupa’s Deanfield Care Home in Penilee.
Veteran attends Remembrance ceremony
An 86-year-old from Glasgow recently remembered his fellow veterans on Remembrance Sunday in George Square.
Students tackle generation gap
Caring Sunderland College students are doing their bit to help bridge the generation gap between young and old.
Residents in Ayr take home top award
Residents at an Ayr care home are celebrating their green-fingered success after winning a national gardening competition.
Shetland ponies mane attraction at Ivybank
Residents at a care home in Falkirk have been horsing around thanks to a visit from some new equine friends.
Audley Group plans retirement care village
Audley Group has exchanged contracts with the Watford Riverwell Partnership on its first site for Mayfield Villages, a new offering designed to meet growing demand for modern, mainstream retirement accommodation in the UK.
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