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Gladys Leaf, resident at The Manor House, receiving her COVID-19 vaccination.

EAST YORKSHIRE CARE HOME RESIDENTS RECEIVE OXFORD-ASTRAZENECA VACCINE

All residents at The Manor House care home in Little Weighton have received the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, making them some of the first in the world to receive the...
The National Care Forum (NCF) –a not-for-profit association for social care providers - has been working with its membership over recent days as the pressures hitting care services, due to COVID-related staff absences, are becoming ever more apparent.

WARNING ISSUED AS STAFFING PRESSURES MOUNT IN SOCIAL CARE

A key social care organisation has urged the government to act early to ease the mounting pressures on social care providers.  The National Care Forum (NCF) –a not-for-profit...
Belong Operations Manager Sue Goldsmith

BELONG APPOINTS OPERATIONS MANAGER

Dementia specialist care provider Belong has appointed registered nurse Sue Goldsmith to the newly-created role of Operations Manager, in a move designed to enhance the local care operator’s...
Care Home Resident Covid 19 Vaccine

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...
Residents at Westgate sitting down to dinner at the cabin restaurant.

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...
Bluebird Care and HEH MIND launching their charity of the year partnership

CARE PROVIDER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY

Bluebird Care Petersfield & Havant has announced that Havant and East Hampshire Mind will be its charity of the year in 2021, as it strives to promote good mental health in the local area. ...
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.

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...
Year-2 students at Thornton Dale Primary School deliver Christmas presents to The Hall

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...
NCF Caring in COVID

NCF LAUNCHES ‘CARING IN COVID’ EBOOK

The National Care Forum (NCF), the membership association for not-for-profit social care providers, has launched an eBook to highlight the efforts of caregivers and local communities throughout the...
Belong Morris Feinmann. Photo by the The Mancorialist.

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...

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