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Andy Babbage with his mother, Daphne.

CARE HOME RESIDENT’S SON LAUNCHES NEW DEMENTIA TRAINING

Encore Care Homes has added a new module to its successful ‘Mind the Gap’ dementia training programme, which was launched last year across the care homes it manages in Bournemouth,...
A residential care service in Leeds gathered a rich harvest of donations for charity when staff and residents held a farm-themed Fun Day in support of Kidney Care UK.

FARM-THEMED FUN DAY RAISES HUNDREDS FOR KIDNEY CHARITY

A residential care service in Leeds gathered a rich harvest of donations for charity when staff and residents held a farm-themed Fun Day in support of Kidney Care UK. The event was hosted at...
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has crowned Martin McKee, of The Hawthorns, Aldridge, the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2019.

MARTIN MCKEE CROWNED CARE CHEF OF THE YEAR

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has crowned Martin McKee, of The Hawthorns, Aldridge, the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2019, following a closely-fought national final. ...
MHA Stones Place care home resident Kathleen Brown has made a special birthday trip back to Lincolnshire country home South Ormsby Hall, almost 80 years after she last worked there as a housemaid.

104-YEAR-OLD FORMER HOUSEMAID TAKES TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

MHA Stones Place care home resident Kathleen Brown has made a special birthday trip back to Lincolnshire country home South Ormsby Hall, almost 80 years after she last worked there as a housemaid. ...
Rebecca (middle) pictured with UK CEO Natalie-Jane Macdonald and Joanne Balmer Sunrise and Gracewell’s Senior Care and Quality Director

SUNRISE AND GRACEWELL SECURES PLACE ON NASHICS COMMITTEE

Sunrise Senior Living UK and Gracewell Healthcare’s Health and Safety Advisor has secured a seat on the National Association for Safety and Health in Care Service (NASHICS) board. Rebecca...
Resident Isobel Waugh whose father was a milkman meets Bella the interactive cow.

MILK DAY GUEST UDDERLY A-MOO-SES CARE HOME RESIDENTS

Residents of Kingsgate care home in East Kilbride have swapped footstools for milking stools, with a special visit from Müller Milk and Ingredients’ interactive dairy cow, Bella, to mark...
TV personality Richard Madeley has backed a home care company’s efforts to raise awareness of dementia.

TV STAR BACKS HOME INSTEAD’S DEMENTIA FRIENDS INITIATIVE

TV personality Richard Madeley has backed a home care company’s efforts to raise awareness of dementia. During Dementia Action Week 2019, Home Instead Senior Care celebrated a milestone of...
Booking has now opened for the second conference of Namaste Care International, to be held on Friday 27th September 2019 in London.

BOOK NOW FOR NAMASTE CARE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2019

Booking has now opened for the second conference of Namaste Care International, to be held on Friday 27th September 2019 in London. Namaste Care International, a global initiative to help educate...
Work is now underway on the development of a new £7.5m care home in Doonfoot, Ayrshire, marked by an official sod cutting ceremony on site.

WORK BEGINS ON NEW £7.5M AYRSHIRE CARE HOME

Work is now underway on the development of a new £7.5m care home in Doonfoot, Ayrshire, marked by an official sod cutting ceremony on site. The 52-bed facility is being developed by...
NACC Awards 2018 Winners

ENTRIES OPEN FOR THE NACC AWARDS 2019

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) is calling for nominations for the NACC Awards 2019. The prestigious awards recognise and celebrate teams and individuals from across the care...

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