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OAKLAND CARE RECOGNISED FOR ‘GOLD’ STANDARD WORKPLACE CULTURE

OAKLAND CARE RECOGNISED FOR WORKPLACE CULTURE

Luxury care home provider, Oakland Care, has been awarded a ‘Gold’ accreditation from one of the leading global standards for people management, Investors in People. Investors in...
Staff members Debbie Street and Annette Billadeau help raise awareness for the menopause at RMBI Home Harry Priestley House in Doncaster.

RMBI CARE CO. MARKS WORLD MENOPAUSE DAY 2022

According to Skills for Care, over a quarter of adult social care staff are aged 55 and over, with the average age being 44. Similarly, perimenopause and menopause usually occur between the ages of...
SCOUTS PROMISE TO DO THEIR GARDENING DUTY

SCOUTS PROMISE TO DO THEIR GARDENING DUTY

At Friends of the Elderly’s residential and dementia care home, the RNNH in Bournemouth, Dorset, the residents ‘Did Their Gardening Best’ with the 21st Bournemouth Cub Scouts when...
Image credit: Royal Star & Garter - Physiotherapist Gursh goes through Monica’s Physiotec exercises

NEW APP HELPS BOOST VETERANS’ HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Royal Star & Garter is using a physiotherapy app to help improve the lives of residents. The charity has started using Physiotec in its three Homes – in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe...
RUNWOOD HOMES IN DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION TRIAL

RUNWOOD HOMES IN DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION TRIAL

Three care homes, operated by the Runwood Homes Group, have partnered with the University of Nottingham to take part in the MIDDEL study, an important international research project involving...
CARE HOME RESIDENT RECEIVES 100TH BIRTHDAY CARD FROM THE QUEEN

RESIDENT RECEIVES 100TH BIRTHDAY CARD FROM THE QUEEN

A Christchurch care home resident is one of the last people in the UK to receive a 100th birthday card from the Queen.  Mercia Crighton celebrated her landmark birthday at Fairmile Grange on...
Her Majesty The Queen talking to a resident during her visit to Royal Star & Garter in 1978

ROYAL STAR & GARTER PAYS TRIBUTE TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

Royal Star & Garter has paid tribute to its Patron, Her Majesty The Queen as the sad news of her death was announced on 8 September. Queen Elizabeth II became the charity’s Patron 69 years...
OAKLAND CARE STEPS UP SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

OAKLAND CARE STEPS UP SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

Launching in September, Oakland Care will be participating in a range of green initiatives across their eight care homes in London and the South East.   Residents and team members will...
Roger Mashall resident at Care UK’s Dashwood Manor

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT

A care home resident in Basingstoke has completed a lifelong wish to fly a plane. Roger Mashall, an 82-year-old resident at Care UK’s Dashwood Manor, took to the skies and had his very first...
PRIMROSE LODGE HOSTS FIRST SUMMER FETE SINCE PANDEMIC

PRIMROSE LODGE HOSTS FIRST SUMMER FETE SINCE PANDEMIC

Primrose Lodge Care Home in Weymouth held its first summer fete since the pandemic last Saturday, full of fun for the residents, staff, and the public. The annual event, which aimed to raise...

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