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Saying a fond farewell to Broomgrove Nursing Home (back row left to right): Imogen Andrews (going to Southampton to study medicine), Sarah Lynch (going to Derby to do nursing), Alice Jones (going to Salford to do nursing), Lizzie Nice (going to Northumbria to do nursing), (front row left to right) Sophie Barrett (going to Southampton to do medicine), Devon Seemley (going to Hallam University to do nursing), Laura Davis (going to Chesterfield to do nursing), Tegann Richardson (going to University of Sheffield to do nursing), Zyra Yaseen (going to Hallam University to do nursing) and Emily Scott (going to Huddersfield to do physiotherapy).

BROOMGROVE CARE HOME CELEBRATES RECORD NUMBER OF UNIVERSITY LEAVERS

Residents were out in force to say their own goodbye to a record number of its care home staff that have landed places at university this autumn. Ten employees from Sheffield's renowned Broomgrove...
Some heroic fundraising took place at Heathcotes’ residential care services in Leeds when staff and residents held a super-powered summer fete in support of Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice.

HEROIC FUNDRAISING AT HEATHCOTES’ SUMMER FETE IN LEEDS

Some heroic fundraising took place at Heathcotes’ residential care services in Leeds when staff and residents held a super-powered summer fete in support of Forget Me Not Children’s...
Jackie Houghton has taken over the helm at Northwick Grange Care Home .

NEW WORCESTER CARE HOME MANAGER TARGETS DEMENTIA INITIATIVES

A Worcester care home has appointed a new manager who is set to introduce fresh ideas to help residents living with dementia. Respected care specialist Jackie Houghton has taken over the helm at...
Springhill Care Group, which operates three care homes across the UK, will work with Oomph! Wellness to implement a wellness project and deliver a range of activities for residents with a focus on positively changing the impact of ageing.

SPRINGHILL CARE GROUP TEAMS UP WITH WELLBEING SPECIALIST

A national care group has partnered up with a leading wellbeing specialist to enhance the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of its residents. Springhill Care Group, which operates three care...
Balhousie Care Group has announced a new manager for its care home in Broughty Ferry.

NEW MANAGER JOINS BALHOUSIE MOYNESS CARE HOME

Balhousie Care Group has announced a new manager for its care home in Broughty Ferry. Elaine Onyiuke, originally from Belfast and now living in Dundee, comes to Balhousie Moyness with three decades...
Care UK Circus Day

CARE UK RESIDENTS AND STAFF ROLL UP FOR CIRCUS DAY

Representatives from ten Care UK homes and dozens of local people stepped right up to experience the first ever Care UK circus day. The team at Ambleside care home in Stratford-upon-Avon worked...
The Orders of St John Care Trust’s Goodson Lodge Care Centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has been awarded the Dementia Design Gold Award by independent experts at the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling. In achieving this award, Goodson Lodge attained an assessment score of 98% for its dementia-friendly design, setting a new benchmark as the highest scoring residential aged care setting on record worldwide.

WILTSHIRE CARE CENTRE ACHIEVES RECORD SCORE FOR DEMENTIA DESIGN

The Orders of St John Care Trust’s Goodson Lodge Care Centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has been awarded the Dementia Design Gold Award by independent experts at the Dementia Services...
The latest phase of a multi-million-pound investment by independent care provider Parklands Group has been given the green light.

NEW HIGHLAND CARE HOMES SET TO CREATE 200 JOBS

The latest phase of a multi-million-pound investment by independent care provider Parklands Group has been given the green light. Plans for a £6.5 million care hub for older people in...
Great British Bake Off 2016 Winner Candice Brown will speak at the NACC Training & Development Forum.

BAKE OFF WINNER AMONGST LINE-UP FOR NACC FORUM

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Training & Development Forum returns to the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, on 3rd-5th October 2018. The event will tackle key...
Clockwise from left: Cheryl Green (Home Manager), Mayor of Kirklees Gwen Lowe, Linda Stott (entertainer), Mayor’s Consort Ken Lowe, Jean Taylor and Alice Hirst residents at Ashworth Grange.

CARE HOME TURNS INTO SEASIDE FOR SUMMER PARTY

Ashworth Grange care home in Dewsbury brought the seaside to its residents last week in a beach-themed summer party.  The Mayor of Kirklees, Gwen Lowe, attended with her Consort, Ken Lowe, and...

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