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Pauline Shaw with her Chief Nurse Adult Social Care Gold Award, given to her by Professor Deborah Sturdy (right)

ROYAL STAR & GARTER’S DIRECTOR OF CARE DEPARTS ON HIGH

Royal Star & Garter’s Director of Care has received a prestigious national award, as she prepares to leave the charity after 22 years. Pauline Shaw OBE was awarded the Chief Nurse Adult...
Friends of the Elderly Announced as Finalist in The Caring UK Awards 2023

FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY FINALIST IN THE CARING UK AWARDS 2023

Friends of the Elderly, the charity which runs care homes, day care services and a grant giving service for older people living on low incomes throughout England, is in the running for a prestigious...
Belong resident makes Newcastle history in a female first as town celebrates 850th anniversary

PAULINE MAKES NEWCASTLE HISTORY IN A FEMALE FIRST

History is being made in Newcastle-under-Lyme as Pauline Dawson becomes one of the first women to be admitted to the Staffordshire town’s Burgesses, resulting in a break with centuries-old...
Orchard Care Homes garden make-over competition

ORCHARD CARE HOMES IS BLOOMING WITH PRIDE

To celebrate summer and improve its outdoor spaces, Orchard Care Homes challenged its 23 care homes in the North and Midlands, to a garden make-over competition recently. The group can now reveal...
Care home brings Notting Hill Carnival excitement to High Wycombe

CARE HOME BRINGS NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL EXCITEMENT

Notting Hill Carnival fun has come to Royal Star & Garter in High Wycombe. The Home, which provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or...
In-home care provider Visiting Angels host Carefest

CAREFEST III DOES MORE THAN CLAP FOR CARERS

Local in-home care provider Visiting Angels recently hosted the third annual Carefest, celebrating the collective achievements and unwavering commitment of carers, nurses, doctors, emergency...
BELONG AT HOME CARERS NAMED COUNTRY’S BEST FOR 6th YEAR

BELONG AT HOME CARERS NAMED COUNTRY’S BEST FOR 6th YEAR

Carers at Belong at Home have been recognised for their hard work and commitment looking after the older community, having been named in the top home care groups in the UK by leading online reviews...
Friends of the Elderly care home residents enjoy intergenerational classes

RESIDENTS ENJOY INTERGENERATIONAL MUSIC CLASSES

At Little Bramingham Farm, the Luton-based residential care home run by charity Friends of the Elderly, the care team has introduced a new fun, interactive and engaging bi-weekly activity for the...
PENSIONERS STILL KNITTING FOR VICTORY

PENSIONERS STILL KNITTING FOR VICTORY

An extra care service based in Stourport-on-Severn is the home of some unlikely life savers, knitting their way to the aid of others. Residents and friends of the School Gardens Extra Care...
Veterans from Royal Star & Garter attending the ‘Salute to our Forces’ fun day in Hazelmere.

VETERANS CELEBRATE ARMED FORCES DAY

Armed Forces Day has been marked at Royal Star & Garter’s three homes in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe. Special AFD flags were raised by veterans outside the homes to celebrate the...

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