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Melanie Marchant, an experienced care professional, has taken over as the manager at The Knoll Care Home in Tuffley.

REDWOOD HEALTHCARE GROUP CARE HOME APPOINTS NEW MANAGER

A Gloucester care home has appointed a new manager who wants to put high-quality care, day trips and the local community at the centre of her plans. Melanie Marchant, an experienced care...
Outcomes First Group, specialist provider of care and education services, has been ranked number one in Ofsted’s Inspection profiles of the largest private and voluntary providers of children’s homes, with 35% of its 45 homes rated ‘Outstanding’ and 65% rated ‘Good’.

OUTCOMES FIRST GROUP ACHIEVES TOP OFSTED RANKING

Outcomes First Group, specialist provider of care and education services, has been ranked number one in Ofsted’s Inspection profiles of the largest private and voluntary providers of...
Balhousie Care Group Loneliness

BALHOUSIE CARE HOMES HELP TO COMBAT LONELINESS AT CHRISTMAS

Balhousie Care Group, provider of residential care in Scotland, is once again opening its doors to people who face spending Christmas Day alone. Care home managers have been liaising with local...
ICO Takes Action Over Fees

ICO FINES CARE HOMES OVER DATA PROTECTION FEE NON-PAYMENT

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has begun formal enforcement action against care homes that have failed to pay the data protection fee. The data protection regulator has sent...
Keyren Anderson with Home Manager Ann Norris.

CARE HOME CHEF TASTES SUCCESS WITH FIVE-STAR FOOD RATING

A widely-respected chef, based at a Hagley care home, has played a key role in the home achieving a top status for the quality of its food. Keyren Anderson, Head Chef at Chandos Lodge Residential...
Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration

COUPLE CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AT FAIRMILE GRANGE

A devoted couple were able to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in a special way thanks to Fairmile Grange care home in Christchurch. John, who is a resident of Fairmile Grange, married his...
Max and Kyle, who helped to launch the ’Help for Homeless’ campaign.

CARE HOME RESIDENTS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN HELP THE HOMELESS

Residents from Sunrise of Eastbourne have been busy knitting hats and scarves and have yet again set up a donation fund in aid of the “Help the Homeless” campaign, led by two local...
Janet Scammell, who is leading the project, and nurses for The Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AIMS TO IMPROVE NHS NURSING NUMBERS

As more nurses leave than enter the nursing register, new research by Bournemouth University is looking at ways in which the NHS can maintain nursing workforce numbers. Nurses comprise 50% of the...
Encore Care Homes, which manages Great Oaks in Bournemouth and Fairmile Grange in Christchurch, has raised £75 for the Alzheimer’s Society by hosting an ‘Elf Day’ for its residents and members of the team.

ENCORE FUNDRAISES FOR ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY WITH CHARITY ELF DAY

Encore Care Homes, which manages Great Oaks in Bournemouth and Fairmile Grange in Christchurch, has raised £75 for the Alzheimer’s Society by hosting an ‘Elf Day’ for its...
Sense #HelpFamiliesPlan

SENSE TAKES #HELPFAMILIESPLAN CAMPAIGN TO DOWNING STREET

National disability charity, Sense, has delivered its #HelpFamiliesPlan petition to Number 10 Downing Street. More than 35,000 people have joined Sense in calling on it to become compulsory that...

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