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Dawn Hulley, Activities Coordinator at Willow Tree Nursing Home, was recognised at the Pride of Rugby Awards.

CARE HOME WORKER HONOURED AT PRIDE OF RUGBY AWARDS

A Rugby care home worker has been honoured with an award recognising the difference she has made to residents’ lives. Dawn Hulley, Activities Coordinator at Willow Tree Nursing Home, was...
Disabled people supported by a Harrogate charity will be able to step into a whole new world, thanks to the Freemasons.

FREEMASONS’ GRANT HELPS DISABLED PEOPLE EXPERIENCE INDEPENDENT LIVING

Disabled people supported by a Harrogate charity will be able to step into a whole new world, thanks to the Freemasons. In a bid to equip customers for independent living, Disability Action...
A pair of alpacas, named Gloria and Gaynor, temporarily moved into a care home in North Yorkshire.

ALPACAS GLORIA AND GAYNOR VISIT CARE HOME RESIDENTS

A pair of alpacas, named Gloria and Gaynor, temporarily moved into a care home in North Yorkshire. The metre-tall, 70kg animals were visiting residents at Hazelgrove Court Care Home, in...
Marie Toombs, 92-year-old volunteer, has retired after 14 years’ service at a Teesside care home.

CARE HOME VOLUNTEER RETIRES AT 92

A 92-year-old volunteer has retired after 14 years’ service at a Teesside care home. Marie Toombs started volunteering at The Gables Care Home, in Middlesbrough, after her aunt, a former...
Donna Briggs, Managing Director of the Springhill Care Group.

SPRINGHILL CARE GROUP NAMED AS ‘INSPIRING’ COMPANY

Springhill Care Group has been identified as one of the 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain in a report by the London Stock Exchange Group. The list is the fifth edition of the report, which...
Dr Tushna Vandrevala, Health Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at Kingston University’s School of Social and Behavioural Sciences.

HOME CARE WORKERS NEED MORE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, STUDY FINDS

Care workers who provide personal and domestic care to older people with dementia in their own homes are at risk of feeling under emotional strain and some don’t get as much support as they...
Andy Burnham visits Dementia Hub

GREATER MANCHESTER MAYOR TO VISIT SALFORD DEMENTIA HUB

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and charity bosses are visiting the University of Salford’s Dementia Hub to find out more about the work being done to help people with the condition live...
In support of Dementia Action Week, Home Instead Senior Care has pledged to get thousands of people singing through a campaign called ‘Songs to Remember’.

CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO GET THOUSANDS SINGING FOR DEMENTIA

In support of Dementia Action Week, organised by Alzheimer’s Society from 21st – 27th May 2018, Home Instead Senior Care has pledged to get thousands of people singing through a campaign...
With support from local company Legrand Assisted Living & Healthcare, based in Blyth, Whitehouse Farm Centre launched ‘Hay Days’ on 8th May with a tea dance, and welcomed over 80 service users and their carers from a number of care homes and community groups in Northumberland and Tyneside.

LEGRAND SUPPORTS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE TO TACKLE ISOLATION

Whitehouse Farm Centre, a family-run farm attraction near Morpeth, has launched a new initiative which aims to encourage new friendships and tackle isolation through a regular programme of events...
Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, has said that not enough is being done to support people with dementia.

VULNERABLE DEMENTIA SUFFERERS ARE BEING FAILED, SAYS NHS CONFEDERATION

Responding to the latest Alzheimer’s Society report on rising A&E admissions for people with dementia last year, Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents...

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