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Silver Healthcare has announced the closure of Fulwood Lodge Care Home in Sheffield.

SILVER HEALTHCARE TO CLOSE FULWOOD LODGE CARE HOME

The owner of a Sheffield-based care home provider has announced the closure of the group’s only nursing home, describing the move as the "hardest decision" of his 30-year career in care. ...
Flavia Cacace joined Woodthorpe Lodge’s General Manager, Preet Hundal, and Registered Care Manager, Tracy Taylor, to mark the new care home as officially open with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.

STRICTLY’S FLAVIA OFFICIALLY OPENS NEW LOUGHBOROUGH CARE HOME

Loughborough’s newest care home, Woodthorpe Lodge, welcomed a very glamorous guest through its doors at the weekend, as it celebrated its grand opening with a community event. Former Strictly...
Later life care provider Methodist Homes (MHA) is launching a national campaign to raise awareness of the impact music therapy has on people living with dementia.

MHA LAUNCHES #MYMOMENTOFJOY MUSIC THERAPY CAMPAIGN

Later life care provider Methodist Homes (MHA) is launching a national campaign to raise awareness of the impact music therapy has on people living with dementia. The #MyMomentOfJoy campaign, which...
Representatives from Encore Care Homes recently attended a summer garden party at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital to mark the opening of a dementia-friendly summerhouse which they donated to the Bournemouth Hospital Charity.

ENCORE CARE HOMES BACKS DEMENTIA PROJECT AT HOSPITAL

Representatives from Encore Care Homes recently attended a summer garden party at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital to mark the opening of a dementia-friendly summerhouse which they donated to the...
Sybil Downham, 92, a resident at The Chanters which is taking part in the Facebook ’Postcards for Kindness’ campaign.

CARE HOME RESIDENTS EXCHANGE POSTCARDS ACROSS THE GLOBE

An Atherton care home is helping to combat loneliness and isolation by reaching out via Facebook group ‘Postcards of Kindness’. The Chanters Care Home, in Tyldsley Old Road, has been...
Residents at Kingsgate Care Home have been putting their Spanish to the test with lessons from Lingo Flamingo.

CARE HOME RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE SPANISH CULTURE IN LANGUAGE LESSONS

From flamenco to fiesta, residents at Kingsgate Care Home have been putting their Spanish to the test with lessons from Lingo Flamingo. Throughout the six-week programme, residents at the East...
Hallmark Care Homes’ Chair and Chair of Care England Avnish Goyal

COMPANIES FLOCK TO SUPPORT 2019 CARE SECTOR BALL

The 2019 Care Sector Ball looks set to raise its target of £250,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society and The Care Workers Charity, with over 50 different care sector organisations now signed...
Oakdale Care Home will open in Poole this autumn.

STATE-OF-THE-ART CARE HOME OPENING IN POOLE THIS AUTUMN

A show home suite will open on 2nd September at Encore’s new purpose-built 84-bed care home in Dorset, ahead of its grand opening in autumn. Oakdale is the latest addition of an established...
Full-time carers costing billions

PEOPLE QUITTING WORK TO BECOME CARERS IS COSTING TREASURY BILLIONS

People giving up their jobs to care for a loved one is costing the UK government nearly £23 billion a year in lost taxes and national insurance contributions, according to new research. ...
FAIRMILE GRANGE INTRODUCES DEMENTIA EXPERIENCE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

FAIRMILE GRANGE INTRODUCES IMMERSIVE DEMENTIA EXPERIENCE

Fairmile Grange care home is now offering an eye-opening dementia awareness programme, The Dementia Champions Training, to local healthcare professionals. The fully immersive experience was...

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