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Residents and staff at Bridge Haven care home are getting ready for an exciting outdoor adventure with their local scout group.

CARE HOME RESIDENTS TO CAMP WITH SCOUTS

Residents and staff at Bridge Haven care home are getting ready for an exciting outdoor adventure with their local scout group. Bridge Haven, owned and operated by Avante Care & Support, is...
2.	Gyles Brandreth and Chelsea Pensioners Roy Palmer and Simon de Buisseret perform AA Milne’s Buckingham Palace with pupils from Marlborough Primary School and Garden House School .

GYLES BRANDRETH UNITES YOUNG AND OLD WITH POETRY

Lover of language and well-known broadcaster Gyles Brandreth is spearheading a national campaign to prove how powerful the written word can be when it comes to uniting different age groups. The...
Dentists are calling for serious changes to be made to oral health policies in care homes, after a CQC report concluded that residents are not given enough support to maintain and improve their oral health.

DENTISTS CALL FOR DENTAL REVOLUTION IN CARE HOMES

Dentists are calling for serious changes to be made to oral health policies in care homes, after a CQC report concluded that residents are not given enough support to maintain and improve their oral...
Home manager, Paula Windmill with Sudesh O’Byrne and resident Margaret Belchamber.

CHEF BRINGS TASTE OF INDIA TO CARE HOME

Residents at Linden House care home in Epsom are developing a taste for spicy Indian food thanks to visits from their former chef assistant who now runs a successful catering business. Sudesh...
Residents and staff at MHA’s Reuben Manor care home in Stockton-on-Tees enjoyed a day of fun to celebrate ten years since the home’s opening.

MHA CARE HOME CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY

Residents and staff at MHA’s Reuben Manor care home in Stockton-on-Tees enjoyed a day of fun to celebrate ten years since the home’s opening. The anniversary festivities took place on...
Care home residents put their green fingers to the test when they took part in a flower festival inspired by the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, creating unique flower displays to ‘wow’ a panel of judges.

SUFFOLK CARE HOMES COMPETE IN FLOWER FESTIVAL

Care home residents put their green fingers to the test when they took part in a flower festival inspired by the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, creating unique flower displays to ‘wow’ a panel...
Skills for Care has launched new resources on the topic of mental health to help social care staff ensure people with learning disabilities get the support they need.

NEW RESOURCES LAUNCHED TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

Skills for Care has launched new resources on the topic of mental health to help social care staff ensure people with learning disabilities get the support they need. The resources, launched as...
Val Prosser, Senior Associate with law firm Furley Page LLP

LAWYER WARNS VULNERABLE PATIENTS ARE MISSING OUT ON CARE FUNDING

A lawyer who specialises in advising older and vulnerable people says thousands of patients may be missing out on NHS funding for care that they are legally entitled to, leaving many to meet the...
A care home’s pyjama dementia initiative has gone viral after a Facebook post was shared to around 13 million people in just seven days.

CARE HOME’S PYJAMA INITIATIVE ATTRACTS WORLDWIDE ATTENTION

A care home’s pyjama dementia initiative has gone viral after a Facebook post was shared to around 13 million people in just seven days. As part of a campaign during Dementia Action Week, The...
Andy Babbage with his mother, Daphne.

CARE HOME RESIDENT’S SON LAUNCHES NEW DEMENTIA TRAINING

Encore Care Homes has added a new module to its successful ‘Mind the Gap’ dementia training programme, which was launched last year across the care homes it manages in Bournemouth,...

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