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Advancing Care – new report highlights some of the latest research into care...
A new report from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) shows how clinical research is working to address the challenges faced by people working and living in care homes. Advancing Care...
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Happy 103rd Birthday to Ava!
CHESTER-le-Street resident Ava Dodd has celebrated her 103rd birthday with friends and family at Pelton Grange Care Home. Born on the brink of WW1, Ada has lived in Great Lumley all her married life,...
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Young knitting stars have come up with a “purl” of an idea to help people...
A team of young knitting stars have come up with a “purl” of an idea to help people with dementia. Residents Sue Mullaley and Sara Baur along with Pupil Chantelle Jones (centre) Skye Edwards, Pendines...
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Care home owners in Wales say they are owed over £30m in unpaid fees
Angry care home owners in Wales say they’re owed over £30 million in unpaid fees because of a legal battle that’s been described as a “national scandal”. Mario Kreft MBE After more than three years of...
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Firm friendships have been forged at HC-One homes
Firm friendships have been forged at HC-One homes after residents have been reunited and introduced to new people as part of an initiative to reduce social isolation and encourage companionship. A...
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Edith celebrates her big birthday at Wellington care home
The 102nd birthday of Edith Robinson on 29 July was marked with a special party attended by her family and friends at Camelot House and Lodge on Taunton Road, Wellington. Originally born in Manchester,...
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Residents at Canterbury care home pulled on their gardening gloves for an...
Residents of Connors House Residential Care Home pulled on their gardening gloves for an alfresco afternoon sprucing up the outside areas. Accompanied by the Craddock Road residential care home’s...
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100th birthday celebrations at Wimbledon care home
A care home in Wimbledon, Arthur House, has celebrated the 100th birthday of their longest and oldest resident, Hazel Honeyburne. Family, friends and the staff at Arthur House threw Hazel, who turned...
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Chesterfield farmer Eileen marks her 100th with care home party
LIFELONG Chesterfield resident Eileen Reed celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at Holmewood Care Home. The centenarian was joined by her sons, grandchildren and great grandchildren...
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60th Wedding anniversary celebrations at Steyning care home
A local couple has celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with residents, family and staff at Croft Meadow care home in Steyning. John and Audrey Mundy, 82 and 84 years old respectively, were...
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Tonbridge care home residents enjoy the summer and getting stuck into a spot...
With summer in full bloom, residents of Barnes Lodge Residential Care Home spent an afternoon embracing a seasonal activity of flower arranging. Creativity was in the air at the new Tudeley Lane care...
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Life in the 40s could be fun-St Annes care home residents have a swell time!
Life in the 40s could be fun – as demonstrated by residents, family, friends and the care team at a local St Annes rest home. Rosewood Lodge, one of the four Lakeview Rest Homes, hosted a Flirty ‘40s...
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Yorkshire care home in Hessle gets residents moving to music
Residents at Emmanuel House, the Minster-run care home in East Yorkshire, have been having fun while keeping active, by taking part in exercise classes set to music. The ‘Movement 2 Music’ sessions...
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The Fremantle Trust gets into the festival spirit to mark its 25th anniversary
Due to popular demand, local charity event, FreFest returned to the calendar for the third year running with a special programme of activities to celebrate The Fremantle Trust’s 25th anniversary. The...
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Chorley specialist dementia care home has re-launched its pet therapy facility
A specialist dementia care home has re-launched its permanent pet therapy facility to contribute to the care of its residents. The Lodge, which is based within the award-winning Buckshaw Retirement...
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Chesterfield care home bar built in Tony’s memory
A BAR has been constructed at a Chesterfield care home after a former resident left money in his Will. Tony Walsham wanted fellow residents at Springbank House Care Home, on Ashgate Road, to decide...
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‘Seize the Day’ initiative brings the wild to Colne care home re-launch
102-year-old Elsie Jackson ticked a big ambition off her list on Saturday, after MHA Belvedere Manor on Gibfield Road in Colne invited several birds of prey to their re-launch party. 102-year-old Elsie...
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Bridgwater care home grants Eric motorbike wish
Sydenham House staff have pulled out all the stops to grant another wish for one of the residents. Eric next to one of the bikes Following Elsie’s wish of a Hawaiian day, Eric was the next resident...
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Care groups own residents and relatives rate services as ‘excellent’
More than half the residents and relatives who responded to a care home provider’s annual survey have rated its services as ‘excellent’. Family-owned Colten Care, which runs 20 care homes in Hampshire,...
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Summer House in Resident’s Memory Officially Opens at Gravesend Care Home
Staff and residents at Edward Moore House Residential Care Home recently celebrated the opening of their lovely new summer house, which was kindly donated by former resident, Raymond Simmons....
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