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Pupils get first-hand history lesson from World War 2 veteran

Pupils get first-hand history lesson from World War 2 veteran

School pupils received a history lesson from a medal-winning World War 2 veteran at a Stockton-on-Tees care home. Youngsters from St Teresa’s RC Primary School, in Ingleby Barwick, visited...
Fostering a sense of care

Fostering a sense of care

Foster children have been spending time with care home residents, as part of a scheme to bring young and elderly together. Children from fostering agency Team Fostering have been visiting...
(Left to right): Steven Frost, CEO Smith and Henderson with Martin Jones, managing director, Home Instead Senior Care.

HOME INSTEAD ENDS YEAR ON A HIGH

Homecare provider Home Instead Senior Care ended 2017 on a high after it was named Best Employer in Care’ and the number one franchise company. The company has been recognised as...
ELF DAY AT CARE HOME

ELF DAY KICK STARTS CARE HOME’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

Santa’s elves took a day off preparing for Christmas recently to enjoy festive celebrations at a Chester Le Street care home. Elf Day was held at Pelton Grange Care Home to raise funds for...
Two elderly friends who lost touch with one another have been unexpectedly reunited at a Christmas afternoon tea event held by local home care provider, Bluebird Care Gravesham and Dartford.

LONG-LOST FRIENDS REUNITED AT BLUEBIRD CARE CHRISTMAS EVENT

Two elderly friends who lost touch with one another have been unexpectedly reunited at a Christmas afternoon tea event held by local home care provider, Bluebird Care Gravesham and Dartford.  ...
An unconventional friendship spanning generations has been formed through a project run at an Aberystwyth care home.

FRIENDSHIP SPANNING GENERATIONS FORMS FROM EX-SERVICES PROJECT

An unlikely friendship spanning generations has been formed through a project run at an Aberystwyth care home. Carwyn Lloyd-Jones, an air cadet who recently started volunteering at welsh care home...
Staff at a Hastings care home have been praised by the town’s MP for their thoughtfulness and dedication to caring for residents.

HOME SECRETARY PRAISES CARE HOME STAFF FOR COMPASSION AND DEVOTION

Staff at a Hastings care home have been praised by the town’s MP for their thoughtfulness and dedication to caring for residents. Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary and MP for Hastings and Rye,...
Caroline Price, Home Manager at HC-One’s Meadowlands Care Home in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, has shaved her head to raise awareness and over £1200 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

CARE HOME MANAGER BRAVES THE SHAVE FOR MACMILLAN

Caroline Price, Home Manager at HC-One’s Meadowlands Care Home in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, has shaved her head to raise awareness and over £1200 for Macmillan Cancer Support. ...
World War II Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) veteran Isabelle Mullen has celebrated her 100th birthday at Waverley Lodge Care Home.

WW2 AIR FORCE VETERAN CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY

World War II Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) veteran Isabelle Mullen has celebrated her 100th birthday at Waverley Lodge Care Home. The home, in Lemington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, threw a...
Wonderland came to Runcorn this summer as Simonsfield Care Home hosted a mad hatter’s tea party to raise money for its residents.

MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY BRINGS WONDERLAND TO RUNCORN

Wonderland came to Runcorn this summer as Simonsfield Care Home hosted a mad hatter’s tea party to raise money for its residents. A trip down the rabbit hole saw appearances from Alice, the...

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