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Residents from Sunrise of Bagshot care home recently spent time at Sebastian’s Action Trust’s family outreach centre – The Woodlands – filling sweet cones in preparation for the charity’s Christmas Market.

CARE HOME RESIDENTS HELP OUT AT FAMILY OUTREACH CENTRE

A group of residents from Sunrise of Bagshot care home recently spent time at Sebastian’s Action Trust’s family outreach centre – The Woodlands – filling sweet cones in...
Home Manager Kerri Simpson, volunteer Tony Bradley and Fiona Bradley Tony's daughter.

93-YEAR OLD CARE HOME VOLUNTEER SCOOPS INDUSTRY AWARD

A Leicester care home is celebrating after its dedicated volunteer received a prestigious accolade at the Great British Care Awards. 93-year-old Tony Bradley, whose wife Renelle has been a resident...
Home Manager Karen Neal (centre; crouched down) with Exemplar service user and her team.

EXEMPLAR CARE HOME ACCREDITED BY HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE ASSOCIATION

Fairburn Mews in Castleford, West Yorkshire, has become the first care home in England to be accredited by the Huntington’s Disease Association (HDA). The Exemplar Health Care home, which...
Following the release of the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report, published today 15th October, a number of leading charities within the care sector have spoken out criticising the government’s approach to social care.

GOVERNMENT’S SOCIAL CARE APPROACH REQUIRES URGENT CHANGE, CHARITIES WARN

Following the release of the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report, published today 15th October, a number of leading charities within the care sector have spoken out criticising the...
The second annual Care Sector Fundraising Ball has raised a staggering £200,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society and The Care Workers Charity.

CARE SECTOR FUNDRAISING BALL 2019 RAISES £200,000

The second annual Care Sector Fundraising Ball has raised a staggering £200,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society and The Care Workers Charity. More than 500 people attended the glittering...
A group of young adults have spent time shadowing staff at a West London care home as part of a programme with youth charity The Prince’s Trust.

BUPA AND THE PRINCE'S TRUST HELP YOUNG PEOPLE FIND WORK

A group of young adults have spent time shadowing staff at a West London care home as part of a programme with youth charity The Prince’s Trust. As part of the Barclays Connect with Work...
Betty Garfield, 79, has been living in sheltered accommodation in Hythe, Kent, for a number of years, after moving into her ground-floor flat with her late husband, who used a wheelchair.

OLDER PEOPLE FORCED TO WAIT YEARS FOR RETIREMENT HOUSING, SAYS CHARITY

A number of older people with support or care needs are being forced to wait months and years on waiting lists for sheltered housing, according to older people’s charity Independent Age. The...
HRH Princess Anne with Captain Duncan Glass.

CAPTAIN GLASS RETIRES AFTER DECADE AS RASS CHAIRMAN

After ten years at the helm as Chairman of Trustees of The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society (RASS), Captain Duncan Glass has announced his retirement. Captain Glass started his journey with...
Hallmark Care Homes’ Chair and Chair of Care England Avnish Goyal

COMPANIES FLOCK TO SUPPORT 2019 CARE SECTOR BALL

The 2019 Care Sector Ball looks set to raise its target of £250,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society and The Care Workers Charity, with over 50 different care sector organisations now signed...
Fiona Clark, Head of Operations at Home Instead Senior Care Chesterfield, has raised an amazing £554 for the charity Mind, by trekking 5,895 metres up Mount Kilimanjaro.

HOME INSTEAD REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

Fiona Clark, Head of Operations at Home Instead Senior Care Chesterfield, has raised an amazing £554 for the charity Mind, by trekking 5,895 metres up Mount Kilimanjaro. Fiona, 30, decided to...

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