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The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society Celebrate VE Day

MARITIME CARE HOME FLIES THE FLAG TO MARK VE DAY

Staff and residents at Surrey-based maritime charity and nursing care home, The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, commemorated a very special VE Day 75 from afar this year with the help of some...
FRIGHTENED WORKERS SELF-ISOLATING TO PROTECT VULNERABLE LOVED ONES SHOULDN’T BE PUNISHED SAYS UNISON

WORKERS SELF-ISOLATING TO PROTECT LOVED ONES SHOULDN’T BE PUNISHED

The government must do more to protect key workers threatened with dismissal or put on unpaid leave if they’re off work self-isolating because of vulnerable relatives, says UNISON. Anxious...
Ruddington Manor's Anne Mirasol and Tracy Johnston

NEW MANAGEMENT AT RUDDINGTON MANOR

Tracy Johnston and Anne Mirasol have been appointed by New Care as Home Manager and Deputy Manager respectively at Ruddington Manor Care Centre, in Wilford.   The duo will work together,...
John Dawson

MYSHON IN WESTMORELAND SUPPORTED HOUSING CONTRACT WIN

MYSHON, the intensive housing management specialist within the supported living sector, has announced a new partnership with Westmoreland Supported Housing.  The company has been appointed...
No VAT on PPE for Care Sector

TREASURY CUTS TAXES TO REDUCE PPE COSTS

VAT on essential personal protective equipment (PPE) for Covid-19 will be temporarily scrapped saving more than £100m for care homes and businesses dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the...
GREYLAND LAUNCHES FULL VIRUCIDAL DISINFECTANT CLEANER

GREYLAND LAUNCHES FULL VIRUCIDAL DISINFECTANT CLEANER

Leading independent cleaning chemical manufacturer Greyland has launched Spray & Wipe ULTRA, a full virucidal disinfectant cleaner tested to eliminate both Coronavirus and MRSA after one minute. ...
Married Care Home Couple Keep in Touch Via Video Call

MARRIED CARE HOME COUPLE KEEP IN TOUCH VIA VIDEO CALL

Joan and Max Fullbrook are both residents at Gracewell of Church Crookham, Fleet. Max lives in the Memory Care Neighbourhood, and Joan lives in the Assisted Living Neighbourhood. As they have...
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES IMPROVED DATA REPORT ON COVID-19 DEATHS

GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES IMPROVED DATA REPORT ON COVID-19 DEATHS

The Government’s new system for reporting data on COVID-19 deaths across all settings comes into place today (29th April 2020). Currently, only data on deaths in England occurring in...
NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR THE WHITELEY HOMES TRUST

NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR THE WHITELEY HOMES TRUST

The Whiteley Homes Trust has appointed Rachel Hill as its new Chief Executive reporting to Rod Bennion OBE, Chair of the Whiteley Homes Trust. The Whiteley Home Trust is a small charity running...
The Care Association Alliance Comment COVID-19

‘MISGUIDED’ TO CALL FOR CARE HOME RESIDENTS TO BE MOVED INTO HOSPITALS

The Care Association Alliance, a professional body that represents 38 regional Care Associations who between them represent thousands of care services across the UK, have today issued this statement...

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