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Care UK Circus Day

CARE UK RESIDENTS AND STAFF ROLL UP FOR CIRCUS DAY

Representatives from ten Care UK homes and dozens of local people stepped right up to experience the first ever Care UK circus day. The team at Ambleside care home in Stratford-upon-Avon worked...
The Orders of St John Care Trust’s Goodson Lodge Care Centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has been awarded the Dementia Design Gold Award by independent experts at the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling. In achieving this award, Goodson Lodge attained an assessment score of 98% for its dementia-friendly design, setting a new benchmark as the highest scoring residential aged care setting on record worldwide.

WILTSHIRE CARE CENTRE ACHIEVES RECORD SCORE FOR DEMENTIA DESIGN

The Orders of St John Care Trust’s Goodson Lodge Care Centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has been awarded the Dementia Design Gold Award by independent experts at the Dementia Services...
BB Training Academy has pledged to recruit 100 Dementia friends from its local community.

TRAINING ACADEMY PLEDGES TO TRAIN 100 DEMENTIA FRIENDS

BB Training Academy, an award-winning care training provider, has set out to recruit 100 Dementia Friends to help the local community cope with the challenges of an ageing population. Dementia...
A group of nine brave employees from Hallmark Care Homes’ Central Support Office in Billericay, Essex, walked 62 miles in two days, raising £13,700 for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

CARE STAFF COMPLETE 100KM CHARITY WALK IN HEATWAVE

A group of nine brave employees from Hallmark Care Homes’ Central Support Office in Billericay, Essex, walked 62 miles in two days, raising £13,700 for Alzheimer’s Research UK. ...
Left to right at Springhill Care Home are Bernadette Bennett Donna Briggs Ken Nolan Martin Green Curtis Bennett and Viriginia Perkins.

CARE ENGLAND’S LEAD IS A CARING HERO

The chief executive of the leading body for care services in England visited Springhill Care Home – and came away a Caring Hero. Prof Martin Green, CEO of Care England, made a tour of the...
Redwood House Manager, Caroline Youlding

CARE HOME FURTHERS COMMITMENT TO DEMENTIA CARE WITH NEW MANAGER

A Worcestershire care home has appointed a new manager who wants to put the community and caring for those with dementia at the centre of her plans. Caroline Youlden, an experienced care expert,...
Bridge Haven care home in Kent recently welcomed three little visitors from its local playschool.

PLAYSCHOOL BRIDGES GENERATION GAP WITH CARE HOME VISIT

Bridge Haven care home in Kent recently welcomed three little visitors from its local playschool. Magpies, a village community charity-run playschool based in Boughton, Kent, took three of their...
Breathing in additional oxygen improves the function of blood vessels in the brain of people with breathing difficulties caused by lung conditions, according to new research published in Experimental Physiology.

OXYGEN THERAPY COULD PREVENT DEMENTIA IN LUNG DISEASE SUFFERERS

Breathing in additional oxygen improves the function of blood vessels in the brain of people with breathing difficulties caused by lung conditions, according to new research published in...
Yvonne Manson, dementia nurse consultant with the Perth-based care home group, has won the award for leadership at the RCNi Awards which celebrate excellence in nursing care throughout the UK.

BALHOUSIE’S DEMENTIA CHAMPION WINS NATIONAL NURSING AWARD

The woman behind Balhousie Care Group's innovative dementia practices has been recognised with a prestigious national nursing award. Yvonne Manson, dementia nurse consultant with the Perth-based...
Encore Care Homes is working closely with Dining with Dignity, a specialist training provider, to help meet the nutritional needs of residents who have dysphagia.

ENCORE CARE HOMES’ RESIDENTS DINE WITH DIGNITY

Encore Care Homes is working closely with Dining with Dignity, a specialist training provider, to help meet the nutritional needs of residents who have dysphagia. Dysphagia is the medical term...

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