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WWII VETERAN RECEIVES COVID-19 JAB ON 97TH BIRTHDAY
A WWII veteran celebrated her 97th birthday by becoming the first resident in her care home to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Joan Sprigg, who served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), was...SPECIALIST CARE PROVIDER TRANSFORMS SUMMERHOUSE INTO COVID-SECURE RESTAURANT
Residents at Westgate, a 24-hour support partnership for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems and physical disabilities, have enjoyed a meal in a pop-up restaurant in their...CLOSE-CONTACT VISITS BANNED IN CARE HOMES
Following the news of a third UK lockdown, announced last night 4th January, close-contact indoor visits to care homes will no longer be allowed. Under the new rules announced by PM Boris...CARE HOME CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WITH INTERGENERATIONAL VIRTUAL TEA PARTY
The Hall Residential Care Home, in Thornton-le-Dale, has joined forces with Thornton Dale Church of England Primary School for a virtual Christmas party. Residents would normally mark the festive...MYSTERY BIRD LANDS AT DIDSBURY CARE VILLAGE
Residents at Belong Morris Feinmann watched in awe as the travelling light show spectacle, Mystery Bird, swooped in on their Didsbury care home, brightening their evening through a magical...DONKEYS, ANT & DEC, VISIT CARE HOME RESIDENTS
Residents at RMBI Care Co. Home Queen Elizabeth Court, in Llandudno, were delighted when Ant and Dec made a surprise visit this week. Rescue donkey twins Ant and Dec were brought to the Home to...CHRISTMAS CRAFTS BRING JOY TO COLCHESTER CARE HOME
A residential care home for adults with learning disabilities and physical disabilities in Colchester is getting into the Christmas spirit with activities and festive fun for residents during the...COVENTRY CARE ASSISTANT IS FIRST CARE WORKER TO RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE
It was a memorable day on Monday 8th December at HC-One’s Victoria Mews care home in Coventry as care assistant Shannon Cawley became the first care worker in the UK to receive the...ARTISTS HELP WIGAN SENIORS FIND INSPIRATION IN LOCKDOWN
Community support workers from Belong at Home Wigan, the local home care service provided by not-for-profit care group Belong, are working with artists and customers in a collaborative creative...JEREMY HUNT SWITCHES ON CARE HOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
Jeremy Hunt has paid a festive visit to Sunrise of Guildford to turn on the care home’s outdoor Christmas lights. While attending the socially-distanced ceremony, the Surrey MP spoke...- CQC ratings
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