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SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY CRITICAL WINDOW FOR TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

Neuroscientists at the University of Southampton have made a breakthrough in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease spreads through the brain, discovering a significant period of time where...
Chandos Lodge Halloween

CARE HOME RESIDENTS GET GHOULISH FOR FUNDRAISING EVENT

Residents and staff at Chandos Lodge care home in Stourbridge recently enjoyed a ‘spooktastic’ day of fun, as it welcomed guests for a Halloween-themed fundraising event. Over 50...
Home Manager Karen Neal (centre; crouched down) with Exemplar service user and her team.

EXEMPLAR CARE HOME ACCREDITED BY HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE ASSOCIATION

Fairburn Mews in Castleford, West Yorkshire, has become the first care home in England to be accredited by the Huntington’s Disease Association (HDA). The Exemplar Health Care home, which...
Paul Shevlin, Chief Executive of Craven District Council plants a tree to commemorate the opening with Peter Corkindale, Mayor of nearby Keighley and Lisa Gardner, Service Director at Malsis Hall.

MALSIS HALL SPECIALIST CARE FACILITY CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING

Enhanced Community Healthcare Options (ECHO) is celebrating the grand opening of its new specialist care facility, Malsis Hall, in Glusburn. Paul Shevlin, Chief Executive of Craven District...
Justin Hutchens, Chief Executive of care home provider HC-One, took part in Darlington’s CEO Sleepout Challenge, raising £5,260 and counting for local homelessness charities.

HC-ONE BOSS RAISES OVER £5,000 FOR THE HOMELESS

Justin Hutchens, Chief Executive of care home provider HC-One, took part in Darlington’s CEO Sleepout Challenge, raising £5,260 and counting for local homelessness charities. On...
Novacare recruitment and retention project

CARE RECRUITMENT PROJECT LAUNCHED IN PREPARATION FOR BREXIT

Novacare, service and solution provider for the care industry, has launched a project to support the care industry with the recruitment and retention of staff in preparation for Brexit and the...
On Sunday 6th October, Aura Care Living's King's Lodge care home hosted a silent disco in celebration of Silver Sunday.

CARE HOME HOSTS SILENT DISCO FOR SILVER SUNDAY

On Sunday 6th October, Aura Care Living's King's Lodge care home hosted a silent disco in celebration of Silver Sunday. Silver Sunday is a special day in the national calendar when everyone can...
Following the release of the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report, published today 15th October, a number of leading charities within the care sector have spoken out criticising the government’s approach to social care.

GOVERNMENT’S SOCIAL CARE APPROACH REQUIRES URGENT CHANGE, CHARITIES WARN

Following the release of the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report, published today 15th October, a number of leading charities within the care sector have spoken out criticising the...
Mark Fennelly, from  St. Anne’s Community Services, has been shortlised in the The Guardian’s Public Servant of the Year Awards.

COMMUNITY SERVICES WORKER RECOGNISED IN NATIONAL AWARDS

A community services worker has been shortlisted for a national public service award after almost three decades of caring for some of Halifax’s most vulnerable people. Mark Fennelly, of...
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has appointed Sue Cawthray, Chief Executive Officer of Harrogate Neighbours Housing Association, as its new National Chair. Pic: Sue Cawthray with Neel Radia.

THE NACC APPOINTS NEW NATIONAL CHAIR

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has appointed Sue Cawthray, Chief Executive Officer of Harrogate Neighbours Housing Association, as its new National Chair. The appointment was...

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