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Silver Healthcare has announced the closure of Fulwood Lodge Care Home in Sheffield.

SILVER HEALTHCARE TO CLOSE FULWOOD LODGE CARE HOME

The owner of a Sheffield-based care home provider has announced the closure of the group’s only nursing home, describing the move as the "hardest decision" of his 30-year career in care. ...
De Brook Lodge care home in Urmston has been crowned the national winner of Ideal Carehome’s annual ‘Gardens in Bloom’ competition.

CARE HOME RESIDENTS’ GARDEN TRANSFORMATION WINS TOP PRIZE

A Trafford care home is celebrating after coming first place in a nationwide gardening competition. De Brook Lodge care home in Urmston has been crowned the national winner of Ideal...
Future of Care Conference will be hosting a panel session discussing the issues surrounding staff recruitment and retention in care.

CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS CARE SECTOR WORKFORCE CHALLENGES

Future of Care Conference will be hosting a panel session discussing the issues surrounding staff recruitment and retention in care. The conference, which takes place on 15th October at the Hilton...
Residents from Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth were visited by a group of local students on the Prince’s Trust Team Programme as part of the home’s promotion of intergenerational care.

GREAT OAKS RESIDENTS RECEIVE VISIT FROM PRINCE’S TRUST

Residents from Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth were visited by a group of local students on the Prince’s Trust Team Programme as part of the home’s promotion of intergenerational...
Residents at MHA Abbey Park in Coventry can now enjoy a tipple down at their ‘local’, after the care home transformed one of its lounge areas into a traditional pub.

COVENTRY CARE HOME RESIDENTS GET THEIR OWN PUB

Residents at MHA Abbey Park in Coventry can now enjoy a tipple down at their ‘local’, after the care home transformed one of its lounge areas into a traditional pub. ‘The Abbey...
Cheshire Fire & Rescue

RESIDENTS EVACUATED AS BLAZE RIPS THROUGH RETIREMENT COMPLEX

Residents and staff had to be evacuated from a supported living complex in Crewe after a huge blaze broke out yesterday afternoon. Crews from Cheshire Fire & Rescue first attended the scene at...
Golden Wedding Anniversary

COUPLE CELEBRATES GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY AT SOUTHAMPTON CARE HOME

Southampton locals Fred and Sandy Knight celebrated 50 years of marriage at South Haven Lodge care home in Woolston on 5th July. Fred met Sandy in 1968 when he was in Southampton after completing...
Dementia patients are ‘traveling the world’ by bicycle with the help of new technology, a video published by AXA and The Sunday Times has shown.

DEMENTIA PATIENTS EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH CYCLE TECHNOLOGY

Elderly people, including those with dementia, are ‘traveling the world’ by bicycle with the help of new technology, a video published by AXA and The Sunday Times has shown. As part of...
Home manager, Paula Windmill with Sudesh O’Byrne and resident Margaret Belchamber.

CHEF BRINGS TASTE OF INDIA TO CARE HOME

Residents at Linden House care home in Epsom are developing a taste for spicy Indian food thanks to visits from their former chef assistant who now runs a successful catering business. Sudesh...
Care home residents put their green fingers to the test when they took part in a flower festival inspired by the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, creating unique flower displays to ‘wow’ a panel of judges.

SUFFOLK CARE HOMES COMPETE IN FLOWER FESTIVAL

Care home residents put their green fingers to the test when they took part in a flower festival inspired by the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, creating unique flower displays to ‘wow’ a panel...

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