Category: Care home news
JOY AS RESIDENTS AND RELATIVES REUNITE
Residents at Royal Star & Garter’s three Homes have enjoyed emotional reunions with loved ones. It was the first time they were able to meet face-to-face in three months, after visits to...
COMPETITION LAUNCHED TO MARK LEARNING DISABILITY WEEK
To mark Learning Disability Week, held between 15-21 June, Salutem has launched a competition across its 120 services to design a colouring book. The idea for the competition came from a resident...
SUPPORT WORKER CELEBRATES 30 YEARS AT LEARNING DISABILITY CHARITY HFT
Senior support worker Denise Mumford is celebrating three decades of employment at learning disability charity Hft. Denise started out working in the laundry but quickly progressed and in 1997...
WHOLE HOME TESTING ROLLED OUT TO ALL ENGLISH CARE HOMES
The government is extending whole care home testing to all adult care homes after meeting the target of offering a test to every care home for over-65s and those with dementia in England by 6th...
TEENAGER SETS UP LETTER WRITING INITIATIVE
To combat loneliness amongst care home residents, a 16-year-old student has set up Community Senior Letters, an initiative to help over 35 primary schools write letters to elderly residents in their...
Brunelcare Celebrates Volunteers’ Week
Taking place from 31 May-6 June, Volunteers’ Week is an annual event that celebrates the millions of wonderful volunteers across the UK. Brunelcare is celebrating by creating an...
TALENT CONTEST LIFTS SPIRITS AMID CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Heathcotes Group, a specialist care provider, has been helping to keep its service users engaged during lockdown with a talent contest inviting their services to show off their creative abilities. ...
ROYAL APPOINTMENT FOR CAREGIVER
A caregiver from Home Instead Senior Care was given the opportunity of a lifetime to have a chat about her job with the future King of England. Senior caregiver, Suraya Alvi, from Home Instead...
EXERCISE GOES DIGITAL FOR CARE VILLAGES’ OLDER RESIDENTS
Fitness instructors at care provider Belong have launched a YouTube channel to keep their clients and the nation’s older community healthy during the coronavirus lockdown. The Belong Active...
PLADIS LAUNCHES ‘LOVE LETTER’ DRIVE ON NATIONAL BISCUIT DAY
pladis, parent company of McVitie’s and Jacob’s, is aiming to combat loneliness and bring some happiness to care homes on National Biscuit Day (29th May) by delivering lockdown love...
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