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CARE2CONNECT SETS UP CORONAVIRUS STAFF FUND

CARE2CONNECT SETS UP CORONAVIRUS STAFF FUND

Care2Connect, the West Sussex home care provider, has introduced a new staff fund initiative to recognise the extraordinary efforts of its local care teams in responding to the coronavirus crisis. ...
Nina Andersen founder Community Senior Letters Initiative

TEENAGER SETS UP LETTER WRITING INITIATIVE

To combat loneliness amongst care home residents, a 16-year-old student has set up Community Senior Letters, an initiative to help over 35 primary schools write letters to elderly residents in their...
Brunelcare Celebrates Volunteers’ Week

Brunelcare Celebrates Volunteers’ Week

  Taking place from 31 May-6 June, Volunteers’ Week is an annual event that celebrates the millions of wonderful volunteers across the UK. Brunelcare is celebrating by creating an...
DARO DELIVERS LONG-LASTING HANDWASHING SKILLS

DARO DELIVERS LONG-LASTING HANDWASHING SKILLS

Since the onset of the Coronavirus, Suffolk-based manufacturer Daro UV Systems, part of the DaRo Group, has seen a sharp increase in demand for its hand inspection cabinet.  The company cites...
NEW MIDLANDS-BASED OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR EDEN FUTURES

NEW MIDLANDS-BASED OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR EDEN FUTURES

Eden Futures, a provider of supported living services, has appointed Lindsey Myers as its new regional operations director for the Midlands.  With more than 20 years of experience in the...
TALENT CONTEST LIFTS SPIRITS AMID CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

TALENT CONTEST LIFTS SPIRITS AMID CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Heathcotes Group, a specialist care provider, has been helping to keep its service users engaged during lockdown with a talent contest inviting their services to show off their creative abilities. ...
Bluebird Care Behind the Growing Home Care Trend

Behind the Growing Home Care Trend

Live-in care, where a professional carer lives with their client, is an increasingly popular alternative to care homes. To better understand why, Bluebird Care presents some stories from the people...
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ROYAL APPOINTMENT FOR CAREGIVER

A caregiver from Home Instead Senior Care was given the opportunity of a lifetime to have a chat about her job with the future King of England. Senior caregiver, Suraya Alvi, from Home Instead...
NCF:"COVID-19 Testing Chaos Set to Continue for Social Care"

NCF: "COVID-19 Testing Chaos Set to Continue for Social Care"

Despite the government’s efforts to develop a testing programme for social care, the testing arrangements remain chaotic, there is no reliable timescale for getting the test results and there...
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE NACC AWARDS 2020

NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR THE NACC AWARDS 2020

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has launched the NACC Awards 2020.   The prestigious awards welcome nominations from across the care catering sector to recognise and...

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