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A Northampton man who feels passionately about improving dementia care in the town has entered his home into a ‘Win a House’ competition to raise funds for a new support centre.

‘WIN A HOUSE’ COMPETITION LAUNCHED TO HELP FUND DEMENTIA CENTRE

A Northampton man who feels passionately about improving dementia care in the town has entered his home into a ‘Win a House’ competition to raise funds for a new support centre. Marty...
Fairmile Grange care home in Christchurch has received the Carehome.co.uk award for ’Top 20 Recommended Care Home (South West England) 2018’.

FAIRMILE GRANGE RECOGNISED IN TOP 20 CARE HOME AWARDS 2018

Fairmile Grange care home in Christchurch has received the Carehome.co.uk award for 'Top 20 Recommended Care Home (South West England) 2018'. The carehome.co.uk Top 20 Care Home Awards 2018...
Mary Evans Care assistant Nancy Broad and Enid Becker celebrate the win by Briarfields.

FOOD AWARD SERVED UP TO SHREWSBURY CARE HOME  

A care home in Shrewsbury has won an award for the innovative and fun ways it encourages residents to eat well. Briarfields in Raby Crescent, a residential home for older people run by Coverage...
Inspirational dementia champion Terry Eccott has become an Ambassador for Care Campaign for the Vulnerable.

HIGH-PROFILE DEMENTIA CHAMPION JOINS JAYNE CONNERY'S CARE CAMPAIGN

Inspirational dementia champion Terry Eccott has become an Ambassador for Care Campaign for the Vulnerable. Care Campaign for the Vulnerable was founded six years ago by Jayne Connery, following...
As part of an ongoing partnership, Encore Care Homes welcomed Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown to its recent complimentary Virtual Dementia Tour session, to learn and experience first-hand how those living with dementia feel.

DORSET CARE GROUP WELCOMES LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR DEMENTIA TOUR

As part of an ongoing partnership, Encore Care Homes welcomed Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown to its recent complimentary Virtual Dementia Tour session, to learn and experience first-hand how...
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MARITIME CARE HOME WINS TECHNOLOGY GRANT

The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society has launched an innovative therapy programme at its Banstead home after winning a £5,000 grant to fund new technology. The Society will use the...
Current palliative care provisions are not meeting the needs of an ageing population, warns the British Geriatrics Society (BGS).

PALLIATIVE CARE PROVISIONS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR AGEING POPULATION

Current palliative care provisions are not meeting the needs of an ageing population, warns the British Geriatrics Society (BGS). A commentary published in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of...
The Spires reach for the top

The Spires reach for the top

A new 70-bed care home development in Lichfield recently celebrated a major milestone with a topping out ceremony. ‘The Spires’ care home was named after the three spires on...
£100,000 pledge from Hallmark for Alzheimer’s Research UK and The Care Workers Charity

£100,000 pledge from Hallmark for Alzheimer’s Research UK and The Care Workers Charity

Hallmark Care Homes is joining forces with Alzheimer’s Research UK and The Care Workers Charity this year in an effort to defeat dementia and ensure no care worker will ever face financial...
Staff at a Dundee care home are gearing up for a charity skydive to raise money for high-tech virtual reality (VR) equipment for its residents.

CARE STAFF WILL SKYDIVE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR VR HEADSETS

Staff at a Dundee care home are gearing up for a charity skydive to raise money for high-tech virtual reality (VR) equipment for its residents. Balhousie Clement Park, part of Balhousie Care Group,...

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