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| Carebase httpwwwcarebaseorguk Shortlisted For Three Great British Care Awards 2012 | |||
| Carebase, a group of care homes specialising in nursing | |||
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| Monday 18 June Friday 22 June 2012 | |||
| Age UKs urging practitioners to help older people ... | |||
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Elderly Care Funding Will Force Closure Of Libraries Councils Warn | ||
| The crisis in funding elderly care could lead to the closure of libraries, parks and leisure centres, the leaders of every major council in England and Wales warn today... | |||
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Ecca Calls For Social Care Quality Forum | ||
| Panorama programme detailing the abuse of older people in a London care home... | |||
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Regulator Criticised After Woman Assaulted In Care Home | ||
| The Care Quality Commission is being criticised for failing to take sufficient action after undercover filming showed an 80-year-old woman being slapped by a care worker... | |||
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lady Glanister Care Home Boss Stole 330000 From Care Home Residents To Buy Diamonds | ||
| A care home boss styled herself "Lady Glanister" and bought 15 fur coats, jewellery and champagne after stealing 330,000 from her employer, a court heard. | |||
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Under The Hammer Selling A Care Home Company By Auction | ||
| Auctions have acquired a slightly tainted reputation... | |||
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Local Care Home Gardens Receive Major Accolade | ||
| The beautiful gardens at Sharnbrook House Care Home, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, have won a prestigious organisational award... | |||
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| Plenty More Fish In The Sea Says Principle Healthcare | |||
| With stringent fishing quotas limiting the amount of cod being caught globally... | |||
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| Calling All Care Home Operators | |||
| Be a part of the Gram Green Paper 2012 and Win an iPad3... | |||
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Salon Puts Care Home At The Cutting Edge | ||
| The Royal Alfred Seafarers' Society's New Hairdressing Salon Gives Residents A Fresh Lease of Life... | |||
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Care Leaders Expand | ||
| Work has begun on a further new extension at Peregrine House, Whitby's ... | |||
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Gompels New Service Lowers Costs On Care Home Essentials | ||
| Buyers of everyday consumables for care homes can now take greater control of their expenditure with an easy to use purchasing report service provided by Gompels HealthCare Ltd.... | |||
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Nacc Collaborates With Ecca To Launch Definitive Guide That Embeds Nutritional Wellbeing And Dignity Into Best Practice | ||
| The new publication from the National Association of Care Catering... | |||
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Prestigious Design Award For Nightingales Wohl Wing | ||
| On Thursday 22nd March Nightingale's state of the art dementia care unit... | |||
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Public Accounts Committee pac Report Into Cqc Demands Action On Improvement | ||
| Martin Green, ECCA Chief Executive, said.... | |||
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| Keynote Speakers Announced For Ahcp 2012 National Conference | |||
| Heading the line-up is Dame Claire Bertschinger... | |||
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| New National Centre Of Excellence For Dementia Care To Open In Harrogate | |||
| A new national centre of excellence for dementia care is to open later this year in Harrogate creating 70 new jobs... | |||
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| Sensory Garden Plans Are Flourishing With Volunteers Support | |||
| Plans to transform the outdoor space of a North Tyneside residential care home into a stimulating garden have started to take root thanks to the support offered by a group of volunteer graduates.... | |||
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| Treatment Couch Diagram Indicating Variety Of Inspection And Servicing Points | |||
| Modern treatment couches, tilt tables and clinical chairs are usually sophisticated items of equipment... | |||
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| Department Of Health Imposes Care Fees Deadline That Could Cost Families Thousands | |||
| Families urged not to miss deadline for Care Home Fee Claims... | |||
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| Dishing Up Some Good Thinking | |||
| A Surrey home specialising in dementia care is inviting budding chefs... | |||
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| Health Trust Gets New Medical Director | |||
| Dr Craig Gradden is joining Liverpool Community Health NHS... | |||
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| Nashics National Learning Development Forum 2012 | |||
| NASHiCS supports care health and safety professionals in atmosphere of constant scrutiny... | |||
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Nhs Employers Support More Flexibility On Pay But Caution On Full Local Pay Bargaining | ||
| Greater flexibility to vary pay in different parts of the country could lead to more efficient... | |||
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Garden Makeover For Climate Week | ||
| A 'ground force' team at a Sanctuary Care home in Stoke-on-Trent have been making over their garden for Climate Week thanks to a £1,000 grant... | |||
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| One Site Fits All From Cradle To Care Home Tell Us What You Think | |||
| People using social care and NHS services will soon be able to use just one website to get their concerns and praise heard and answered... | |||
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Kier Chef Has Recipe For Success | ||
| David Cook's competition success highlights quality approach to care home catering.... | |||
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Premium Elderly Care Now Available At Home | ||
| Westward Care adds At Home service... | |||
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Meeting The Healthcare Needs Of Care Home Residents | ||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care providers.... | |||
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| Why Barrier Washerextractors Are Vital For Contamination Control | |||
| The hygienic processing of laundry in care homes is vital for infection control and compliance with health and safety regulations. | |||
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| Select Few Grabbing All The Growth In The Uk Care Homes Industry | |||
| A new study by industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing has identified a group of 114 emerging companies in the UK Care Homes industry. | |||
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| Free Business Event For Surrey West Sussex East Sussex And Brighton Hove Care Sector Employers | |||
| The Surrey & Sussex Care Showcase 2012 Brighton Racecourse Thursday 15th March 2012, 9.00am - 4.00pm | |||
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| Lch Makes Top 100 Gay Friendly Employers List | |||
| Liverpool Community Health (LCH) is the only NHS Trust in the North West to be named in the UK's top 100 gay-friendly employers. | |||
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| Groundbreaking For New Bearsden Care Home | |||
| Meallmore is investing 9million to build a new flagship private care home in Bearsden - expected to be Scotland's finest. | |||
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| Care Quality Commission Launches Additional Consultation On Fees | |||
| The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is consulting on amendments to the annual fees it proposes to charge a small number of the providers it regulates. | |||
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| The Swallowcourt Group Achieves Healthy Workplace Status | |||
| Swallowcourt has been commended for demonstrating its commitment to the health and wellbeing of its employees by receiving a Simplyhealth Healthy Workplace award. | |||
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Carebase Care Homes Raise Money For Dementia Uks time For A Cuppa Campaign | ||
| Carebase supported Dementia UK's 'Time for a Cuppa' campaign at all of its care homes last week to raise money for the charity; the third year Carebase has supported this worthy cause. | |||
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Birmingham's Clarendon Suites | ||
| On April 24th, at Birmingham's Clarendon Suites, Copper Development Association (CDA) is hosting a meeting for all links in the healthcare supply chain to address its growing interest in, and requirements for, antimicrobial copper products. | |||
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| Two More Dates Added To Young Disabled Driving Days | |||
| Two more dates have been added to the Get Going Live! all day driving experiences for young and newly disabled people. | |||
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Nhs Funded Nursing Care Further Freeze On Bands | ||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care... | |||
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| Cqc Publishes 20 More Reports From Its Review Of Services For People With Learning Disabilities | |||
| The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes a further 20 reports from a targeted programme of 150 unannounced inspections of hospitals and care homes that care for people with learning disabilities. | |||
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| Asbestos Alert New Regulations And A Reminder | |||
| Care Home owners need to be aware of the duties imposed on them relating to any work done to, and the management of, asbestos in their properties as failure to comply can have serious consequences. | |||
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Safeguarding | ||
| Health Minister, Paul Burstow has talked about the worrying trend in safeguarding towards an over-reliance on checklists... | |||
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Red Tape Champion Visits Nightingale | ||
| Dame Denise Platt, The Independent Care Sectors Red Tape Champion, made a visit to Nightingale to see for herself the bureaucratic and administrative burdens faced by care providers... | |||
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| Carebase Celebrates Dignity Action Day | |||
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| Sanctuary Home Care Wins Basingstoke Contract | |||
| Leading care provider Sanctuary Home Care has recently been awarded a major contract to supply care for people in their own homes at a new extra care scheme in Basingstoke. | |||
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| People Often Not At The Centre Of Their Own Care | |||
| says CQC as it publishes reports from its review of services for people with learning disabilities | |||
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| Carewatch Announces New Senior Appointment | |||
| National homecare provider recruits new Chief Finance Officer | |||
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Register For Your Free Entry To Naidex National Today | ||
| If you are affected by a disability or long term condition or are a healthcare professional, there is one event that needs to be firmly in your diary!... | |||
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Dame Denise Platt Appointed Care Sector Champion | ||
| The Care Providers Alliance, a coalition of a range of the care sector's representative bodies, has appointed Dame Denise Platt as its Red Tape Champion... | |||
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Defeating Dementia In Downs Syndrome | ||
| A 1m brain-imaging study has just been launched at the University of Cambridge to investigate why people with Down's syndrome (DS) are at such high risk of Alzheimer's disease... | |||
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| advanced Community Is The First Community Healthcare System Focused On Delivering Mobile Working | |||
| Advanced Health & Care (Advanced) today announces the launch of... | |||
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| Care Show Bournemouth To Deliver Most Comprehensive Education Content To Date | |||
| With speakers confirmed from many of the leading voices in the industry, Care Show Bournemouth (www.careshow.co.uk/bournemouth) has announced a stellar line up for its 2012 seminar programme. | |||
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| Care Home Companies Relying On Public Money Must Not Be Allowed To Hold Assets In Offshore Tax Havens Risking New Southern Cross Says Gmb | |||
| Companies like Four Seasons with 28 care homes in East of England providing public services must be obliged by law to be accountable and transparent and holding assets in offshore companies. | |||
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| Lords Constitution Committee Welcome Governments Agreement To Their Changes To Health And Social Care Bill | |||
| Government back Committee's amendment on ministerial responsibility for the NHS. | |||
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| Carers Back Call For Greater Dignity | |||
| An influential regional care group today threw its weight behind a national campaign to give older and vulnerable people dignity in the care they receive. | |||
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Care Home Residents Feel Benefits Of Sustained Gold Standard End Of Life Care | ||
| Gold Standards Framework awards recognise national best practice in 100 homes... | |||
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Products And Services For Older Adults Need Urgent Innovation | ||
| 79 per cent of britons want increased innovation to improve quality of life in older age, according to new findings released today by the uk's innovation agency, the technology strategy board. | |||
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Healthy Food For Healthy Minds | ||
| if children in your school are not paying attention in lessons, the food they are consuming could be partly to blame. research has shown that children eating a healthy diet and absorbing the required nutrients have higher attendance levels, reduced... | |||
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How Clean Is Your Care Home | ||
| All Care Home owners know that there are certain legal requirements with regards to health, safety and hygiene, but taking extra care of clients and staff above and beyond the call of duty will always be well received... | |||
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| Welsh Families Almost Twice As Likely To Notice Health Deterioration In Elderly Relatives | |||
| Britons who visited elderly relatives over Christmas and New Year say that they were faced with a double-whammy of worry - with a near-doubling of that concern in Wales. | |||
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| Incontinence Should Not Be A Taboo Says Leading Urologist | |||
| A leading urologist has called for the subject of urinary incontinence to be spoken about more openly to stop it being dubbed a 'taboo'. | |||
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| Demand For Care Home Beds Rises In Run Up To Social Care Funding Revamp | |||
| As the country awaits word from the government on how it intends to revamp the way in which adult social care is funded, latest research from healthcare intelligence provider Laing & Buisson. | |||
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Ecca Responds To Cqc Consultation On Fees For Providers From 2012 | ||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care providers, whilst welcoming the decision not to increase fees... | |||
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| Care Crisis Leave The Bad News In 2011 Says Over 50s Group Saga | |||
| Commenting on Labour Party claims that there has been a sharp rise in the cost of council services for elderly people, Saga's head of communications, Paul Green. | |||
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Economist Intelligence Unit Study Reveals That 80 Of Doctors Fear | ||
| Economist Intelligence Unit study reveals that 80% of doctors fear the way they will be treated in their old age... | |||
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Festive Cake Bake | ||
| Catering staff from across Sanctuary Care put their culinary skills to the test as they went head to head in a festive bake off. | |||
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Christmas Service And Lantern Parade | ||
| The Abbeyfield Kent Society, a registered charity which cares for over 500 older people in Kent, has held a Christmas service and Lantern Parade for its residents at Aylesford Priory. | |||
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Sing A Song At Christmas | ||
| Local school children spread festive cheer at a Sanctuary Care home in Sheffield this week when they filled the home with the sound of Christmas carols. | |||
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| Rmbi Receives Top Marks On Care Home Satisfaction | |||
| A recent survey of residents living in Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI) care homes revealed that nine out of ten people using the service would recommend it to someone else. | |||
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The Lord Mayor Of Canterbury Wishes Connors House A Happy Christmas | ||
| In celebration of Christmas, The Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Councillor Ian Thomas, visited the residents at Connors House, part of The Abbeyfield Kent Society. | |||
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Duke Of Kent Presents Queens Award | ||
| Patron of the British Computer Society, His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, presented technology services provider... | |||
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Failure To Maintain Proper Records Could Result In Prosecution For Care Home Owners And Staff | ||
| Every day care home staff are putting themselves and their employers at risk by failing to keep proper records... | |||
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| Woman Supports National Sepsis Campaign Following Xmas Day Death Of Mother | |||
| A woman whose mother died from sepsis on Christmas Day last year is supporting a national campaign about the devastating illness to help save the lives of others. | |||
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| Paralympic Legend Ade Adepitan Brings Christmas Cheer To Stratford Special Needs School | |||
| Newham-born Paralympian and TV presenter, Ade Adepitan MBE, will join special needs pupils from Stratford's JFK School at an exclusive Christmas party and present opening on Friday 9 December. | |||
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| Gompels Cuts Delivery Charges For Christmas Rush | |||
| Care Home Managers stocking up with everyday consumables and festive seasonal products for the christmas period can take advantage of reduced delivery charges offered by Gompels Healthcare Ltd on orders less than 50 pounds. | |||
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| Farms Open For All | |||
| Free and accessible farm visits for people with disabilities, people aged 65 and over and those from socially deprived areas. | |||
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| Elderly Frozen Out Of Society At Christmas By Lack Of Human Warmth | |||
| Many older people will experience a cold Christmas this year, not only struggling to cope with escalating heating costs, fuel allowance cuts and the tough winter predicted. | |||
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| Care For Every Pensioner This Christmas | |||
| As the winter draws in and as temperatures are set to drop over the next month, Westminster Council is working hard ensure that the City's older residents are looked after this Christmas. | |||
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| Carebase Launches Its Caring Christmas Campaign For The Elderly In Need Of Company This Christmas | |||
| Carebase, a group of care homes specialising in nursing, residential and dementia care in the South East and East Anglia, has announced it will launch a Caring Christmas Campaign. | |||
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| Leonard Cheshire Disability Welcomes Decision To Retain Vital Mobility Allowance | |||
| The Government has decided to reverse its plan to scrap mobility payments for disabled people living in residential care. | |||
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| The Care Quality Commission Regulating The Quality And Safety Of Health And Adult Social Care | |||
| The Care Quality Commission had a difficult task in establishing itself and has not so far achieved value for money in regulating the quality and safety of health and adult social care in England, according to a report by the National Audit Office. | |||
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Charity Urges Carers And Adults Living Alone To Consider Respite Care This Christmas | ||
| The Royal Alfred Seafarers' Society is advising carers and elderly people living alone to consider respite care in the busy Christmas period. | |||
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| Cqc Inspections Encourage Confidence Says Aj Community Care | |||
| With announcements hitting the headlines this week that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will inspect 250 providers of domiciliary care, Jo Guy, Managing Director of AJ Community Care, explains why. | |||
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National Acclaim For Morris Care | ||
| Morris Care wins the treble... | |||
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Care Providers Supported By The Courts | ||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care providers, has congratulated the East Midlands Care Association on its Judicial Review victory against Leicestershire County Council... | |||
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Survey Reveals What Tops Grandparents Christmas Lists | ||
| A survey carried out by Abbeyfield Kent has revealed what grandparents are hoping to find underneath the Christmas tree this Christmas. | |||
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A Sensible And Welcome Rethink On Mobility Payments | ||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care... | |||
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Panasonic Growth Continues With A Trio Of Appointments | ||
| supporting its continuing growth in the uk air conditioning and heating market, panasonic is delighted to announce a trio of appointments to the team... | |||
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Giving Older People A Say In Care Provision | ||
| The University of Brighton has been awarded... | |||
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Surrey Care Staff Honoured At Countys Care Oscars | ||
| The winners of the Surrey Care Awards 2011 were announced at a gala ceremony held at Epsom Downs Racecourse on Friday 18 November. | |||
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Celebrate Good Practice At The Gsf Care Homes Annual Conference | ||
| Care homes from across England will be gathered for the annual Gold Standards Framework Care Homes conference and awards ceremony in January... | |||
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| Help Scheme Switches A Million People To Digital Tv | |||
| More than one million older and disabled people across the UK have received help to prepare for the digital switchover, the BBC-run Switchover Help Scheme revealed today... | |||
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Back Pain Show 2012 | ||
| Thermacare, flexi:bak, Dynaspine, ProMassagers and many more... | |||
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New Energy Display Association Will Make Consumer Savings A Reality | ||
| BEAMA has announced the launch of the Consumer Energy Display Industry Group (CEDIG), which took place at a reception at the House of Commons attended by the Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Charles Hendry... | |||
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Cqc Should Identify And Share Good Practice | ||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care providers, has responded to the current CQC consultation on proposed changes to the judgement framework and enforcement policy... | |||
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| Carewatchs Nicci Voted As The East Of Englands Top Home Care Manager | |||
| A Norfolk home care manager has won an award at The Great East of England Care Awards 2011 meaning she has been recognised as the top home care manager in the South East of England. | |||
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| Home Care Often Fails To Meet Older Peoples Basic Rights Says Inquiry | |||
| The Equality and Human Rights Commission's inquiry into the home care system in England reveals disturbing evidence that the poor treatment of many older people is breaching their human rights. | |||
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| Big Boost To Patient Safety As Nhs Staff Flu Vaccinations Almost Triple This Year | |||
| Almost three times as many front-line NHS staff in England have been vaccinated against flu compared to the same time last year, reveal figures published by the Department of Health today | |||
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Diabetes Charity Silver Star Lights Up Leicester For World Diabetes Day | ||
| London, 14th November 2011 - Diabetes charity Silver Star illuminated the headquarters of the Leicester Mercury newspaper in blue, the internationally recognised colour for diabetes. | |||
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| Nhs Patients Need Us To Preserve The Positive Industrial Relations Climate Says Head Of Nhs Employers | |||
| The head of the NHS Employers will today (Wednesday) urge all parties to preserve the positive industrial relations climate that has benefitted the NHS and its patients for many years. | |||
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| New Clarity Coming About Nhs Employees Benefits | |||
| Next year a number of NHS organisations begin providing Total Reward statements. These will provide detailed information to help staff understand how their individual pensions, pay and other rewards make up a competitive employment package. | |||
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| Championing A Personal Fair And Diverse Nhs | |||
| A campaign to encourage NHS staff to become champions for a personal, fair and diverse NHS was launched today by the NHS Employers organisation. | |||
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| Awards For The Heroes Who Inspire Others To Get Flu Jabs | |||
| Flu Fighter Awards were given to 28 NHS staff today in recognition of their extraordinary - and often ingenious - activities that are helping protect staff and vulnerable patients from flu this winter. | |||
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| Daycare Trust Annual Conference Contented Collaboration Partnership And The Role Of The Wider Community In The Foundation Years | |||
| Tuesday 22 November, ETC Venues, 1 Drummond Gate, Pimlico, Westminster. | |||
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| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Sir Andrew Cash Obe Is New Policy Board Chair For The Nhs Employers Organisation | |||
| The NHS Employers organisation today announces that Sir Andrew Cash OBE has been elected as the new chair of its policy board. | |||
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| One Voice From Health Leaders We Urge Nhs Staff To Get Vaccinated | |||
| Leaders from the major unions, medical colleges and associations have come together to urge NHS staff to keep getting vaccinated, in a signed joint statement. | |||
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Improved Rehabilitation Vital To Tackle Sickness Absence And Benefit Culture | ||
| The UK lags behind other industrialised countries when it comes to helping sick and injured staff back to work and will continue to do so until it develops a more effective approach to rehabilitation... | |||
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Leadership Framework Hailed As Groundbreaking Development For Uk Social Care | ||
| A new report that will serve as a blueprint for effective leadership in social work and social care has just been published by the Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work at Bournemouth University... | |||
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Inner Bedrooms In Social Housing A Disaster Waiting To Happen | ||
| Ranch-style layouts are common in much rented accommodation, including social housing, but can throw up some difficult issues for fire safety. | |||
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Water Regulations Tutorial 3 Filling Heating Systems | ||
| water regulations tutorial #3 - filling heating systems | |||
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| Lucy Flies Again Repatriation Mission For 3 More Babies | |||
| Today saw three more babies being transferred to centres of excellence by Lucy Air Ambulance for Children Charity. This is a much-needed charity established to improve transfer speeds of critically ill babies and children. | |||
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| Care Bill Shortfall Could Double To 2 Billion As Judge Rules Council Freeze On Care Payments To Elderly Is Unlawful | |||
| The potential shortfall in the budget for care of the elderly in England and Wales could well have instantly doubled to 2 billion after a High Court judge ruled that Sefton Council broke the law when it froze payments. | |||
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Cornwall Care Make Nutrition Count | ||
| Cornwall Care, a registered charity in the south-west, believe that the dining experience is at the heart of wellbeing and nutrition... | |||
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Im Losing Hair | ||
| On Friday 4th November, an unusual event took place at MBDA in Stevenage. 35 men in Information Management (and one or two other male colleagues in other directorates) bravely agreed to have their flowing locks shaved off. | |||
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| Care Home Operators Back Dilnot Commissions Proposals On Insurance | |||
| Private care home operators have backed the Dilnot Commission's proposals on insurance to help resolve the long-term care funding crisis in the UK. | |||
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| Six Out Of Ten People With Dementia In England Go Undiagnosed | |||
| Alzheimer's Research UK, the UK's leading dementia research charity, has welcomed a campaign to improve diagnosis rates of dementia, as new statistics show six out of ten people with the condition in England go undiagnosed. | |||
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| Lord Lows Review Urges Government To Save Mobility Payments For Disabled People Living In Residential Care | |||
| Lord Low of Dalston has called on the Government to protect mobility payments for disabled people living in residential care, in his independent review report published today. | |||
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Colten Care Opens Newstone House | ||
| This week (26 October), Colten Care's newest care home, Newstone House, in Sturminster Newton was officially opened by the High Sheriff of Dorset, Alan J Frost. | |||
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| Spending Cuts Putting Older Peoples Health At Risk New Research Reveals | |||
| National charity calls for UK government to protect services as new research reveals significance of spending cuts | |||
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| Muirfield Contracts Appointed To Build Dundee Care Home For Balhousie Care Group | |||
| Balhousie Care Group has appointed Dundee-based construction company Muirfield Contracts to build a 5milllion flagship care home in the city, which is set to create around 70 care-related jobs. | |||
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The Old Ones Are The Best Care Homes Bring Back Traditional Games | ||
| The good old games from 'yesteryear' are being brought back into play by care home across the UK, with staff and residents preparing to be bowled over by Bupa's Games Days. | |||
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| Green Fingered Volunteer Wins Place As Care Award Finalist | |||
| Long-term volunteer Jack Chrisp of Crewe, Cheshire, has won a place in the finals of the National Care Awards for his green-fingered gardening efforts at the home that cared for his late wife. | |||
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| Mps Take Diabetes Test To Mark Launch Of Silver Star Challenge | |||
| The Opposition Leader Ed Miliband MP, Cabinet Minister and Conservative Party Chairman, Baroness Warsi, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes MP, along with 65 other Members of Parliament attended the recent launch of the Silver Star diabe | |||
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| Larkfleet Homes And Keystone Developments Celebrate Offical Opening Of Exclusive Retirement Community In Bourne | |||
| Two leading local firms, Larkfleet Homes and Keystone Developments, held an official opening ceremony for The Croft, a new exclusive community development for those aged 55 and over in Bourne, Lincolnshire. | |||
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| Sit Up And Listen To Home Care Crisis Ukhca | |||
| The biggest body representing home care in the UK today called on the Government to sit up and listen to its fears over the way the country is caring for older and vulnerable people. | |||
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| Dene Holm Celebrates Diwali | |||
| Dene Holm, a residential home in Northfleet, Kent, has held a special party to celebrate Diwali for residents and members of staff. | |||
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| Cqc Investigation Identifies Serious Failings And Demands Further Action To Protect Patients | |||
| The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes its full investigation report into Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRT). | |||
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| Bbc Show Visit Gravesend Extra Care Scheme | |||
| Watling Court, an extra care scheme in Gravesend, is to feature in the hit daytime television show, Homes Under The Hammer. | |||
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| Council Spending Cuts Condemned | |||
| The biggest body representing home care in the UK today condemned the Government and local authorities after it was revealed that 1.3 billion had been cut from social care spending. | |||
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Care Services Under Attack | ||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care homes, has condemned the Government and local authorities for the cuts to social care services... | |||
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Colliers Healthcare Report Shows Fee Growth Continues To Weaken | ||
| The latest Care Homes Review from Colliers International, which measures occupancy rates... | |||
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| Alexandra Expands Its Offering With Winter Warmers | |||
| Workwear provider, Alexandra, is helping care home maintenance workers and ancillary staff prepare for winter with the launch of its new product range, including, for the first time, items from Snickers, Black Rock and Helly Hansen. | |||
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Orpington To Get The Best Of Dementia Care As Work Starts On A New Home For Older People | ||
| Work starts this month on a 8 million development in Orpington, Kent, to provide a luxury 84-bedroom nursing home for Care UK. | |||
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Eden Project Shows Off Ergolet Equipment In New changing Places Toilet | ||
| Danish mobility company... | |||
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The Government And Cqc Listen To The Voice Of The Sector | ||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care... | |||
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Carebase Chefs Learn From The Master At Le Manoir | ||
| Carebase, a group of care homes specialising in nursing, residential and dementia care in the South East and East Anglia, treated its care home chefs to a very special cookery school day at the prestigious Le Manoir Aux Quats Saisons in Oxfordshire. | |||
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| Red Rose Nursing Home Opens Specialist Unit For 18 New Residents | |||
| Newark-based Red Rose Nursing Home is opening its doors to 18 new residents, following a major extension to the Farndon home. | |||
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Silversprings Csl Helping To Promote Better Ways To Health And Happiness | ||
| Residents at Silversprings CSL in Thorrington, Essex could well be one of the most active and productive in the county... | |||
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| Planning Boost For Edinburgh Retirement Homes | |||
| Plans for a new specialist retirement development in south west Edinburgh are progressing after receiving planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council. | |||
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| St John Ambulance Announces Shortlist Of Workplace First Aid Heroes | |||
| Acorn Village, Roche Products and 3 Trees Community Support Ltd shortlisted in healthcare category | |||
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| New Report Highlights The Need To Improve Dementia Care | |||
| Services need to be improved urgently for people with dementia and their carers, as the costs of care could triple within 20 years if we don't take action, says a new improvement report on dementia care by the Health Foundation. | |||
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| Cqc Report System Overwhelmed Elderly Should Be At Home Not In Hospital | |||
| Commenting on the CQC report into care of the elderly in hospital, Paul Green, head of communications for the over-50s group Saga. | |||
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| Fast Track Service To Help More End Of Life Patients Die At Home | |||
| Marie Curie Cancer Care, in partnership with NHS Lothian and St Columba's Hospice, has launched a new nursing service that will fast-track patients, who are in the last 2 - 3 weeks of life, from acute hospitals and hospices within the Lothians to their o | |||
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| Health Watchdog Report On Disability Discrimination Is A missed Opportunity | |||
| Learning disability charity Mencap has called a Parliamentary and Heath Service Ombudsman report a 'missed opportunity' to properly enforce disability law. | |||
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| New Look Balhousie Auchterarder Care Home Opens Doors To Locals This Week | |||
| The newly refurbished Balhousie Auchterarder Care Home is opening its doors to the public on Wednesday (October 12) and locals are being invited to come and see the result of the complete refurbishment of the building. | |||
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| Banbury Care Home Looks To Latest Miele Washerextractors To Cut Costs Retain Quality | |||
| A new care development has just been completed in a quiet residential area of Banbury, close to the town Centre. The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) - a not for profit charity - has worked in partnership with bpha to launch both the Larkrise Care Ce | |||
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Watling Court Welcomes First Residents | ||
| The Abbeyfield Kent Society, a registered charity and housing association, has welcomed the very first residents to Watling Court, its brand new extra care scheme in Gravesend. | |||
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| New Figures Show Lessons Have Not Been Learned From Scalding Deaths With Three More Dead This Year | |||
| New figures this week released to anti-scald specialist Inta by the National Burns Injury Database (NBID) show that three people have died this year from scalding. | |||
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| Rethinking Automatic Residential Fire Suppression | |||
| Landlords have a duty of care to comply with all relevant H&S legislation including the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) and failure to put measures in place to avoid or control the risks can have significant consequences including fines a | |||
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| Carebases New Claremont Court Guildford Holds Professionals Open Day | |||
| Carebase , a group of private care homes specialising in nursing, residential and dementia care in the South East and East Anglia, held a Professionals Open Day at its new Claremont Court specialist dementia care home on Monday 26 September. | |||
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| Higher Dementia Risk For People Who Rate Health As Poor | |||
| Scientists have found people who rate their own health as poor are more likely to develop dementia. | |||
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| A Safer Future For Residents Of High Rise Blocks Throughout The Uk | |||
| With legislation already in place in Scotland stating that residential blocks in excess of 18m should be fitted with automatic fire suppression systems. | |||
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| Charity Raising Awareness Of Withdrawal From Dopmine Agonist Treatment | |||
| Parkinson's UK - the support and research charity - is campaigning to raise awareness of Dopamine Agonist Withdrawal Syndrome (DAWS) amongst healthcare professionals. | |||
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| New Equality And Human Rights Guidance For Care Quality Commission Inspectors | |||
| The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has joined forces with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to produce equality and human rights guidance for care inspectors. | |||
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| The 12 Southern Cross Care Homes In The East Of England Being Transferred To Four Season Healthcare Are jumping From The Frying Pan Into The Fire Says Gmb | |||
| The Care Quality Commission (CQC) must establish how Four Seasons can pay debts of 750m due to be repaid next September from assets of 350m as Four Seasons have to use income meant to care for the residents to pay interests on these enormous debts. | |||
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| Care Quality Commission Launches Consultation On Fees | |||
| The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is consulting about changes to the fees it proposes to charge providers of health and adult social care for 2012/13. | |||
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| Older Workers Deliver Benefits In Business | |||
| Employers should harness the benefits of older workers as the Default Retirement Age is fully removed on Saturday | |||
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New Agency Workers Regulations Will Affect Care Home | ||
| Warns leading law firm Prettys. MORE THAN ONE MILLION AGENCY WORKERS will be affected by the new Agency Workers Regulations which are also likely to mean higher costs for care homes. | |||
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| New Legislation Set To Change The Uks Working Practices From 1st October | |||
| Three significant pieces of legislation which come into force this Saturday will fundamentally affect companies and employees in the UK... | |||
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| KI, A Leading Manufacturer And Provider Of Well Designed And Durable Furniture | |||
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dont Condemn Older People To A Life Of Misery And Fear Says Dilnot At Age Uk Crisis Meeting | ||
| Andrew Dilnot warned that unless the current care system is radically reformed, older people will be condemned to a life of misery and fear... | |||
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| Frp Advisory Llp Secures Sale Of Fassaroe House Kent | |||
| 27 jobs are saved at the Care Home for patients with Dementia | |||
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| Cqc Reports On The Picture Of Health And Social Care In England | |||
| The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its third annual report to Parliament on the state of health and adult social care in England. | |||
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Bupa Care Home Residents Go Wild | ||
| Staff and residents of Bupa care homes across the UK have their binoculars at the ready in preparation for Bupa's Wildlife Week 26 September - 2 October. | |||
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| Edward Moore House Staff Boost Funds With Sponsored Walk | |||
| Staff at Edward Moore House organised a ten mile sponsored walk through Meopham Woods, and have been busy collecting sponsors and donations over the summer. | |||
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| Listening Matters If Care Sector Is To Reform | |||
| Failings in the care system highlighted by a recent BBC Panorama programme, have led four UK experts to join forces in a bid to prevent further abuses taking place. | |||
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| World War Two Widows Missing Out On 1 Million Lottery Cash | |||
| ARE you, your mother or your grandmother a widow to a World War Two servicemen? If so time is running out to claim part of a 1million lottery fund. | |||
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| Growing Pay Costs Threaten Nhs Efforts To Maintain Quality And Workforce Numbers Says Submission To Pay Review Body | |||
| Growing financial pressures are leaving employers increasingly concerned about the cost of the present national pay and conditions. | |||
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| Enable Cares Excellence Recognised By Headway | |||
| Enable Care is delighted to announce that its flagship home in Essex, 1 Sewardstone Close, has become an approved Headway provider. | |||
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| Responding To Avivas Seventh Real Retirement Report | |||
| stating over 55s are still concerned about care costs but 70% still don't think they should pay, Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director of Age UK said: | |||
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| Birmingham Mental Health Hospital Is Failing To Meet The Essential Standards Of Care | |||
| The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told a Birmingham mental health hospital it must improve or face enforcement action. | |||
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| Nacc National Training Development Forum 2011 | |||
| There is no place for malnutrition amongst older people in modern society. | |||
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| Hertfordshire Care Home Gets Its Paws On Award | |||
| Sunrise Senior Living of Chorleywood - the dog-friendly care home for the elderly - has proved it is top dog by winning an award in the Kennel Club's prestigious Open for Dogs Competition 2011. | |||
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Colten Care Puts On A Tasty Treat At Feast Of Dorset Festival | ||
| Colten Care was the principle sponsor at last weekend’s Feast of Dorset Festival, and many people were pleasantly surprised by the treats in store at the care home provider’s interactive stands. | |||
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| The Bafsa Retrofit Fire Sprinkler Project At Callow Mount | |||
| The BAFSA retrofit fire sprinkler project at Callow Mount received a visit from one of the country’s most senior fire officers who described this unique project as “extremely impressive and cost-effective”. | |||
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| Research Suggests Arthritis And Joint Pain Occurs More Frequently In Women Aged 85 Years And Older | |||
| Research carried out by Newcastle University and announced today in the journal Age and Ageing has found that the lifetime prevalence of arthritis in 85 year olds to be 65.4%, occurring most commonly in women. | |||
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New Law To Bring About Major Changes For Temporary Workers | ||
| Many companies still unprepared for Agency Workers Regulation (AWR) as start date looms... | |||
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The State Of Care | ||
| The English Community Care Association... | |||
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The Fire Industry Association Aiding Fire Safety Best Practice In Commercial Premises | ||
| The Fire Industry Association (FIA) is pleased to announce that they will run a Fire Safety Seminar on Wednesday 23rd November, with support from East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service... | |||
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| Edge Lea Care Home To Close Residents To Be Repatriated | |||
| Andrew Stoneman and Sarah Bell, Partners at corporate restructuring and insolvency firm MCR, were appointed Administrators to Edge Lea Care Home Limited on 17th August 2011. | |||
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| Care Providers Urged Not To Miss The Deadline For Independent Review Of Personal Mobility Needs Of People In Residential Care | |||
| Providers of residential services have just one month to submit evidence to a new independent review into how the personal mobility needs of people living in state-funded residential care are met. | |||
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| New Waste Regulations For Businesses | |||
| European waste regulations in force this month are set to make businesses greener... | |||
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Randstad Education Successfully Lobbies Dfe For Awr Clarification | ||
| After highlighting to the DfE that schools and LEAs are urgently craving information regarding the new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR)... | |||
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Preventing Slips And Trips The Cesa Guide | ||
| CESA's new, free guide shows caterers how to get to grips with slips and trips... | |||
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| Listening Matters If Care Sector Is To Reform | |||
| Failings in the care system highlighted by a recent BBC Panorama programme, have led four UK experts to join forces in a bid to prevent further abuses taking place. | |||
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Discovering Mens Sheds Conference | ||
| The Discovering Men's Sheds conference, taking place on 29 September at the Ramada Leicester Hotel in Leicester, will bring a range of professionals together to consider new ways to help tackle isolation experienced by older men. | |||
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Merchant Navy Veterans Encourage Youngsters To Consider Forgotten Profession | ||
| A group of veteran seafarers are encouraging youngsters to consider what has become an important but 'forgotten profession' as the country prepares to celebrate Merchant Navy Day on 3 September. | |||
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| World Alzheimers Day | |||
| World Alzheimer's Day falls on 21 September 2011 and CPR Global is calling on relatives of those suffering from Alzheimer's, to protect them from cold callers. | |||
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| Care Home Residents Seek Close Up View Of Local Wildlife | |||
| Residents in care homes across the UK are on the look out for unwanted binoculars as part of their preparations for Bupa's Wildlife Week 26 September - 2 October. | |||
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| Brain Scans May Detect Alzheimers Before Symptoms Show | |||
| US researchers have found that sophisticated brain scans could help identify the early signs of Alzheimer's disease before symptoms begin to show. | |||
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| Listening Matters In Care Sector Reform | |||
| Failings in the care system highlighted by a recent BBC Panorama programme, have led four experts to join forces in a bid to prevent further abuses taking place. | |||
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| Winston Churchill Needs You | |||
| Are you interested in bringing Arts to Older People? | |||
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| Southern Cross Landlords In Eastern England Have Missed August 1st Deadline To Appoint New Operators For 56 Care Homes In Region | |||
| Quite why the landlords in Eastern England, as the owners of the buildings, should be running the show is as mysterious as it is unacceptable says GMB | |||
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| Staff Levels Increase At Olive House Thanks To New Development | |||
| New job roles have been created at a Newton Flotman residential care home as a result of a major extension programme... | |||
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| Staff Levels Increase At Olive House Thanks To New Development | |||
| New job roles have been created at a Newton Flotman residential care home as a result of a major extension programme... | |||
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| International Study Of Early Onset Alzheimers Disease Gives Clues To Early Detection And Progression | |||
| Researchers from the UK, US and Australia have found that in people with the rare, genetic form of Alzheimer's, changes to the brain may appear up to 20 years before memory and thinking problems. | |||
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| The Big 2012 Back Pain Competition | |||
| free tickets ...and the chance to win big! | |||
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| Almost Nine Out Of Ten People Believe They Need To Pay For Their Own Care | |||
| Almost 90% of UK consumers think that 'they have to pay for their own care until they can't afford to any more' reveals exclusive research from Prestige Nursing. | |||
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| Pioneering New Centre To Improve End Of Life Care To Be Launched | |||
| As a national report calls for urgent action to improve end of life care, a new centre to promote excellence in the support and care of people with advanced illnesses is to be launched at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester next month. | |||
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| 16000 Homes Planned For Cambridgeshire | |||
| Engineering experts from a leading global management and technical consultancy are ensuring work is up to par on a multi-million pound residential development in Cambridgeshire. | |||
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Care Show Comes To London Olympia In October 2011 | ||
| The Care Show series will offer the third installment of the 2011 programme from 11-12 October at London's Olympia. | |||
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Specialised Healthcare For Asian Residents | ||
| In Asian tradition, parents look after children who, in turn, look after parents: elderly relatives being cared for inside the family is something that Asians take great pride in. | |||
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Different Ways Of Looking At Dementia Care | ||
| Our ethos at Friends of the Elderly is to provide dignity and respect for the individual and, seeing an increasing need for dementia care, we are constantly looking at new and creative ways to provide care and support. | |||
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Stimulating Residents With Activities | ||
| Activity is essential to a resident's health and wellbeing; it has been shown to help improve physical and mental health ability. | |||
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What Makes A Good Care Home | ||
| There are four main points to a good care home. By Francis Nuttman & Debbie Myatt, DFA Care Ltd | |||
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A Brand New Approach To Elderly Care | ||
| We may be familiar with the traditional care home in the UK but now a very new model is on offer. | |||
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| One In Five People With Parkinsons Are Without Access To A Specialist Nurse | |||
| Almost one fifth (18 percent) of patients newly diagnosed with Parkinson's were not offered specialist Parkinson's nurse contact details, even though the service is available in their area, according to new findings from Parkinson's UK. | |||
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Summer Riots A Timely Safety Warning To Employers | ||
| Our screens have been ablaze with images of stores, offices and warehouses burning uncontrollably across London and other cities over the summer... | |||
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Social Workers Double Standards | ||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care providers, has responded to the British Association of Social Workers' survey on abuse in residential care... | |||
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Tina Reaches Peak Of Success | ||
| A deputy care home manager from Felixstowe has raised 750 for charity after scaling some of England's highest peaks... | |||
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New Manager For The Hillings | ||
| A new Manager has joined one of Cambridgeshire's leading care homes during an exciting period of improvement and expansion... | |||
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| Regulating Confidential Data Destruction | |||
| SECURITY experts are warning all financial and legal sector workers to beware of unregulated one man bands entering the data destruction sector... | |||
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| 16000 Homes Planned For Cambridgeshire | |||
| Engineering experts from a leading global management and technical consultancy are ensuring work is up to par on a multi-million pound residential development in Cambridgeshire. | |||
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Local Care Provider Calls For More Positive Outlook | ||
| With recent announcements causing negative media attention and calls for reform throughout the social care industry, local care provider, AJ Social Care, has called for a more positive outlook. | |||
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| Are You Ready For The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 | |||
| On 1 October 2011, the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 will come into force, implementing the Temporary Agency Workers Directive. | |||
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Cesa In Association Fcsi And Bha Conference 2011 | ||
| CESA, FCSI and BHA join forces at the Oxford Belfry, 10th & 11th November 2011... | |||
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Busy Betty Knits Her Very Own Special Care For Babies | ||
| Silversprings resident, Mrs Betty Strong has been knitting up a storm and all for a very good cause... | |||
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The Great British Care Awards | ||
| 2011 REGIONAL AWARDS, HAVE YOU NOMINATED YET? | |||
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| Commission Launches Human Rights Resource For Public Sector | |||
| The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a new online resource about human rights to help public sector bodies in England and Wales. | |||
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Different Ways Of Looking At Dementia Care | ||
| The ethos at friends of the elderly is to provide dignity and respect for the individual and, seeing an increasing need for dementia care... | |||
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| International Study Of Early Onset Alzheimers Disease Gives Clues To Early Detection And Progression | |||
| Researchers from the UK, US and Australia have found that in people with the rare, genetic form of Alzheimer's, changes to the brain may appear up to 20 years before memory and thinking problems. | |||
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Sensory Toy Warehouse | ||
| Our Sensory Equipment is completely portable and easy to use - simply plug in and enjoy! | |||
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| B Vitamins Could Protect Cognition In Elderly With Memory Problems | |||
| Further results from an Oxford University study in 2010 appear to suggest that B vitamins can slow mental decline in some elderly people with mild memory problems (mild cognitive impairment [MCI]). | |||
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| Krs Announce Care Fees Planning Service | |||
| Dilnot Report published as KRS launch new service with live-in care specialists Helping Hands | |||
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| Leading Health Care Provider Supports The Findings Into The Use Of Painkillers In People Living With Dementia But Urges Wider Understanding Of Other Possible Triggers Of Distress | |||
| Four seasons health care is one of the largest independent providers of care services in the UK who pioneered a specialised dementia programme in 2008. | |||
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| Mild Memory Problems Give Clues To Fighting Alzheimers | |||
| Six studies focusing on the prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and risk factors for those with MCI progressing to Alzheimer's disease have been reported at the American Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2011 in Paris. | |||
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| Study Finds Common Antidepressants Provide No Benefit For Dementia Patients | |||
| An Institute of Psychiatry study published in The Lancet has shown that the commonly prescribed antidepressants sertraline and mirtazapine provide no benefit for patients with Alzheimer'd depression, yet increase side effects. | |||
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| NHS Commissioners Urged To Protect Must Have Service For Parkinsons Patients | |||
| Campaign to protect frontline Parkinson's nurses in England from cuts launched today. | |||
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| CQC Publishes A Further Reports Into Dignity And Nutrition In Nhs Hospitals | |||
| The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes the next batch of reports from an inspection programme which examines whether elderly people receive essential standards of care in 100 NHS hospitals throughout England. | |||
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| Southern Cross Closure Impact Will Be Felt By Whole Sector | |||
| The impact of the closure of the care group Southern Cross announced last week will be felt across and have wider implications for the whole care home industry. | |||
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Homes In Havering Case Study | ||
| Longstanding tenant gives thumbs-up to home revamp... | |||
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| CQC Report On Winterbourne View Confirms Its Owners Failed To Protect People From Abuse | |||
| The Care Quality Commission has published details of the enforcement action it has taken against Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd which failed to protect the safety and welfare of patients at Winterbourne View. | |||
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Barbara Phillips Cbe Appointed Executive Director For A Recently Established Social Enterprise The British Assistive Technology Association | ||
| Campaigning for the rights and interests of children and adults with communication difficulties. | |||
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Surrey Care Home Gives Royal Salute To Dementia Care | ||
| HRH The Princess Royal Opens First Ever Dedicated Dementia Care Facility for Seafarers | |||
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| Small Efficient High Standard Providers Can Show A Way Out Of The Care Home Crisis | |||
| Events at care home giant Southern Cross have understandably shaken the sector and have inevitably raised questions about existing models for providing a stable and commercially sustainable environment for an ageing population. | |||
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| Are You Handling Personal Money Matters For Your Clients | |||
| As a carer your time is precious and is better spent providing the care your residents deserve, not in the office handling their day-to-day finances. | |||
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| Temporary Agency Labour Market Continues To Grow Despite Impending Red Tape | |||
| But the outlook is gloomy for the Care Sector following Southern Cross troubles | |||
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| General Health Problems May Increase Risk Of Dementia | |||
| Researchers in Canada have found that health problems not previously linked to dementia, such as arthritis and skin problems, could increase the risk of developing the condition. | |||
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| Palliative Care Findings Welcomed By Care Uk | |||
| One of the UK's leading independent providers of health and social care has welcomed the publication of the Palliative Care Funding Review (1 July 2011). | |||
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| 2020 Health Slams Local Authorities For Failing Southern Cross Residents | |||
| Julia Manning, the director of leading health think-tank 2020health.org, says that the Local Authorities who gave contracts to Southern Cross could have done more to ensure their vulnerable residents were protected and reassured. | |||
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| Uk Pub Owners Caught Without Tv Licence Ordered To Pay Over 2400 | |||
| A number of UK pubs caught without a TV Licence have been fined a total of 2,480 this week alone. | |||
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Fireworks Fire Protection Moves | ||
| Fireworks Fire Protection has recently moved its UK headquarters to Attleborough in Norfolk after a 500,000 investment in a brown field site. | |||
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Home Close Residents Celebrate Third Centenarian | ||
| Celebrations have taken place at one of Cambridgeshire's leading nursing homes after one of its residents turned 100 - making her the home's third centenarian. | |||
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David Lyon Chief Executive Officer Of Carewatch Services Comments On The Dilnot Report | ||
| Following today's publication of the long-awaited Dilnot report, David Lyon, chief executive officer of Carewatch Services (www.carewatch.co.uk) said: | |||
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| Giving People Peace Of Mind | |||
| Costs would be capped and the means-tested threshold increased under major changes to the funding of adult social care in England, recommended today by the Commission on Funding of Care and Support in its final report Fairer Care Funding. | |||
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Care UK Appoints Aecoms Davis Langdon To Expanded Programme Manager Role | ||
| Five year appointment will see Davis Langdon, an AECOM company, become a delivery partner for driving the residential care home provider's ambitious plans to double home places. | |||
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| Future Bright For Independent Care Sector | |||
| The future is bright for the small, independent care home sector over the next twelve months and banks are keen to lend to the right business people operating them. | |||
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| Signage In Care Homes Must Recognise The Special Needs Of Residents | |||
| Signbox's Mark Bartlett says that the external and internal signage used in and around care homes must meet the needs of the rising proportion of their residents that have dementia. | |||
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Belle Vue Lodge Opens For First Resident Bertie Brown | ||
| A mix of Midlands professionals gathered as the doors opened for the first time on this new care home and the 'cutting of the ribbon' at the inaugural ceremony at the Belle Vue Lodge, Mapperley. | |||
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| Gold Standards Framework In Position To Help State Implement Proposals For Universal Set Of Standards For End Of Life Care | |||
| The founder of The National Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Centre in End of Life Care today welcomed the findings of an independent review which called for greater state provision of care for those nearing the end of their lives. | |||
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| Insolvencies In The Health And Social Care Sector Are Up By 49 Per Cent In The First Half Of 2011 | |||
| The well-publicised and spectacular fall from grace of Southern Cross illustrated a sector with endemic problems, left ravaged by austerity cuts in public expenditure. | |||
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| Rainbow Trust Welcomes Findings From Palliative Care Funding Review | |||
| The recent publication of the Independent Palliative Care Funding Review has been welcomed by Rainbow Trust Children's Charity. | |||
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| Inquiry Into Home Care Of Older People | |||
| The EHRC are undertaking an Inquiry into the protection and promotion of human rights of older people in England who require or receive home-based care and support. | |||
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A Home For Life Designing Living Spaces For The Elderly And Vulnerable | ||
| RIBA publishes new guidance on designing for independence and dignity... | |||
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| Social Care Is Safe In Our Hands | |||
| Social care providers in North Yorkshire are reassuring the public that the service is in safe hands in the county. | |||
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| York Healthcare Provider Scoops Prestigious National Award | |||
| York-based Benenden Healthcare Society is now the UK's Most Trusted private healthcare provider after scooping the title in the Moneywise Most Trusted and Customer Service Awards. | |||
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| Quality And Innovation In Residential Care Recognised With Prestigious Award | |||
| Leading independent health and social care organisation Care UK has been named residential care provider of the year. | |||
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| Sunshine Care Unveil New Look | |||
| Sunshine Care is delighted to announce a new brand identity representing a significant milestone in the company's history, without affecting the great service they have become known for. | |||
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| Comment On The Interim Inquiry Into The Care Of The Elderly In Their Own Homes By The Equality And Human Rights Commission | |||
| Paul Allen, Chief Executive of Abbeyfield - A charity dedicated to enhancing the lives of older people. | |||
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| Age Uk Announces Its First Services For Later Life Conference | |||
| Age UK is holding its first-ever conference dedicated to promoting excellence in older people's services on Wednesday 13 July 2011 in London. | |||
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The British Safety Council Estimates That 100000 Young People Are At Risk During Work Experience Month | ||
| June is one of the busiest months in the school calendar for work experience and while offering young people an invaluable education, many will be unprepared to enter a different environment... | |||
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Silversprings care And Comfort Around The Clock | ||
| While care or lack of it in residential care homes across the country continues to cause conversation for debate, many others are keen to stress that not all care homes are the same. | |||
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Carebase Carers Pampered With Thanks During National Carers Week | ||
| Carebase, a group of private care homes specialising in nursing, residential and dementia care in the South East and East Anglia, ensured all of its wonderful carers who work in its ten care homes were well and truly pampered during National Carers Week. | |||
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| Poor Vision Leads To Falls For 270000 Over 60s | |||
| Age UK's Falls Awareness Week 2011 calls for older people to have regular sight tests to help prevent falls | |||
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| Improved Integration Of Health And Social Care Is Vital For Patient Wellbeing | |||
| This is a defining moment for the NHS. Improving patient care must be the central outcome of these reforms and their results judged first and foremost on how well they meet the needs of the most vulnerable. | |||
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End Of Life Care To Be Improved Thanks To New Network | ||
| A groundbreaking palliative care network led by St Elizabeth Hospice in Suffolk is helping to fulfil the dying wishes of care home residents in the east of the county. | |||
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| Inquiry Reveals Failure To Protect The Rights Of Older People Receiving Care At Home | |||
| Older people's basic human rights are being overlooked in the provision of care at home, according to emerging findings released today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. | |||
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How A Small Machine Can Help Care Homes Reduce Their Cleaning Costs | ||
| In a bid to reduce costs some enterprising public sector workers are already cleaning their own workplaces with a clever little machine from Gtech that saves time and saves money. | |||
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| Inhome Health Monitoring Now Available On Consumer Devices | |||
| The Intel-GE Care Innovations Guide, providing in-home, next-generation telehealth monitoring for a variety of populations including the elderly and patients with chronic, long-term illness, is now available on hundreds of Windows 7 compatible devices | |||
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| Research And Development Into Tumour Profiling Will Lead To Improved Cancer Care | |||
| Six new collaborative research and development projects are set to receive nearly 6 million of government funding in the latest stage of a major five-year initiative to ensure that the UK is a world leader in the development of personalised medicine. | |||
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| The Black Card Is Expected To Save Nhs Staff 300 To 500 Per Year On Their Everyday Shopping | |||
| NHS employees across the UK can now benefit from cashback savings at thousands of high street retailers, online shops, local businesses and online providers by shopping with the new prepaid Black Card. | |||
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Tv Makeover Programme Features Harmony Throughfloor Wheelchair Lift And Reunites Durham Family | ||
| Installing a through-floor lift in the Victorian terraced home of Durham teenager Kieran Purvis helped to transform his life - and reunite the family. | |||
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| Telehealth Launches In Liverpool | |||
| Heart failure patients in Liverpool are some of the first to test drive a new scheme where their health is monitored via a set top box. | |||
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| End Of Life Care In The Uk Conference | |||
| June 22-24 to be held in London at the Queen Elizabeth 11 Conference Centre. | |||
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Nacc National Training Development Forum 2011 A Must Attend Event For Care Caterers | ||
| The NACC (National Association of Care Catering) Training & Development Forum 2011 returns to the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool on 14-16 September 2011. | |||
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Nashics Keeps Health Safety At The Top Of The Care Agenda And Celebrates Excellence | ||
| NASHiCS Conference & Exhibition 2011, including the Safety in Care Awards. | |||
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| Industry Regulators Ill Equipped To Handle Whistleblowers Expert Comment From Middlesex University | |||
| Following the latest care scandal at Winterbourne View residential hospital, one of the UK's leading academic experts on whistleblowing has warned that industry Regulators must be given guidance and resources immediately to deal with whistleblowing. | |||
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| Salford Care Health Home Saved From Closure | |||
| A specialist care home on the outskirts of Manchester has been saved from closure after being purchased by a local businesswoman. | |||
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| The Care Industry Does Have Some Good News | |||
| The headlines this week are full of how carers are abusive and neglectful and homes are going to the wall with poor standards. | |||
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| Firststop Warns That Selling Your Home May Not Be Enough To Pay For Care | |||
| FirstStop analysis of economic data has found that compared to five years ago selling your home may not be enough to pay for a care home place. | |||
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| Wii Habilitation For Liverpool Patients | |||
| A Liverpool NHS Trust is using the Wii to help prevent older people suffering debilitating injuries as the result of falling over. | |||
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| Panorama Has A Lesson For Everyone | |||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative body for independent care providers, has responded to last night's Panorama programme, which showed scenes of totally unacceptable abuse. | |||
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| Carebase s New Bramley Court Manager Sets Himself Fundraising Challenge For Alzheimers Society | |||
| Carebase, a group of private care homes specialising in nursing, residential and dementia care in the South East and East Anglia has an enthusiastic, new care home manager who is making a great first impression with a tough fundraising challenge. | |||
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New Care Manager Appointed At Balhousie Auchterarder | ||
| Balhousie Care Group, the largest independent operator of care homes in Scotland, has appointed Ian Smallwood as manager of the newly reopened Balhousie Auchterarder Care Home. | |||
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Andrew Dilnot To Deliver Keynote Speech At Ecca 2011 Conference | ||
| Timing is everything and ECCA is delighted to announce that Andrew Dilnot, Chair of the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support, has agreed to deliver the keynote speech at this year's Conference, 'Quality. What's it worth?' | |||
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Renray Appoint New Area Manager | ||
| Renray, the UK's leading and largest manufacturer of furniture for the healthcare sector, have appointed Vanessa McCall as a new area sales manager. | |||
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Christines Vivid Memories Of Escape From Nazi Occupiers | ||
| The young girl waved goodbye to her parents as the train pulled out, she had no idea where she was going and she would never see them again. | |||
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| Protect Frontline Parkinsons Nurses | |||
| The campaign: people with Parkinson's have the right to live as independently as possible, but they need specialist support from Parkinson's nurses to do this. | |||
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Companies Still Failing To Comply With Ac Inspection Legislation | ||
| Any UK firm with air conditioning systems that have a capacity of 12kW or over should - by law - have undergone an energy efficiency inspection by 4 January of this year... | |||
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| Care Business Issues Tackled At Seminar | |||
| Adams & Remers LLP is hosting a seminar for care home owners and managers - Home Truths, in association with Chandler & Co on Thursday 30 June at Jury's Inn, Brighton from 2pm. | |||
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| Norwood Hall Becomes First Major Local Government Led Project To Be Procured Via Lift | |||
| A landmark development that will provide modern leisure and health facilities in the London Borough of Lambeth has become the first major project to be council-procured through the LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) initiative. | |||
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| Frp Advisory Completes Sale Of Two Winnie Care Homes In Wath Upon Dearne | |||
| Sandygate Care Home and Beeches Care Home, both in Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham, were successfully sold to Methodist Homes on 23 May 2011. | |||
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| Care Home Sale Checklist | |||
| If you are thinking of selling your care home, the key aspects to a successful and smooth sale are timely preparation and seeking advice at an early stage, keeping comprehensive records and reviewing matters before proceeding with a buyer. | |||
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| Leading Independent Health Care Provider Hosts Catalan Association For Care Resources To Share Best Practice For The Award Winning Pearl Dementia Programme | |||
| Four Seasons Health Care, the leading independent health care provider that pioneered a specialised dementia programme in 2008, is now working with international organisations helping demonstrate the model that has proven so successful. | |||
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Housing Developers Team Up To Create Bourne Retirement Community | ||
| Two leading local housing developers have joined forces to create a new exclusive community development for those aged 55 and over in the grounds of the Croft, a former 'Manor House' on North Road in the heart of Bourne. | |||
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| Colliers Instructed On Holcombe Hall Dawlish | |||
| Colliers International Healthcare has been instructed by the Joint Administrators to sell Holcombe Hall in Dawlish, South Devon on the basis of vacant possession. | |||
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| Avery Healthcare Shortlisted For Yet Another Prestigious Award | |||
| Avery Healthcare has made it to the finals of the Health Investor 2011 Awards. The awards promote excellence and recognise innovation in the healthcare sector. | |||
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| News Release Larkpoint Completes Extra And Close Care Housing Development | |||
| Specialist healthcare and retirement living developer Larkpoint has completed an extra and close care housing development in Cambridgeshire that will be operated by Axiom Housing Association. | |||
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| Uk Charity Friends Of The Elderly Launches Isolation Week Social Experiment | |||
| Could you live without your phone, email and social networks for a week? Could you cope without speaking to another human being or even seeing outside of your front door during that time? | |||
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| Birmingham Judgement Rights Not Budgets Prevail | |||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative body for independent care providers, has welcomed the judgement that Birmingham city council cannot reduce funding to disabled people and that need has to be the primary considerati | |||
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| Optegra News Flash | |||
| Rydon has successfully completed work on Optegra facilities in Manchester, Bradford and Leeds, providing fully operational ophthalmology hospitals. | |||
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| Whitby Care Home To Unveil New Wing | |||
| Development at Peregrine House to be officially opened by the Marquis of Normanby | |||
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| Join The Care Construction Challenge | |||
| Leading aid and development agency Care International is calling for intrepid construction workers to join the care construction challenge on 2 July to help tackle global poverty. | |||
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Ryhurst Commended At Redcar Cleveland Design Awards | ||
| The Redcar NHS Community Hospital and Primary Care Centre in Cleveland, delivered by Ryhurst, in equity partnership with.... | |||
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| Providing Person Centric Dementia Care | |||
| By Debra Keeling, Deputy Director of Care Operations at RMBI | |||
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| Head Of Dementia Care At Southern Cross Wins Prestigious British Geriatrics Society Award | |||
| Woking, UK, 17th May 2011: Deborah Sturdy, Head of Dementia Care at Southern Cross has been awarded the prestigious British Geriatrics Society (BGS) President's medal. | |||
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| Carebase Opens Second Care Home In Guildford Creating Jobs In A Care Home For The Local Community | |||
| Carebase a group of private care homes specialising in residential, nursing and dementia care in the South East and East Anglia, is opening its second care home, Claremont Court, in Stoughton, Guildford this summer. | |||
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| Strict Criteria is a Must to Avoid Discrimination in Care Homes says Claire McBride, Partner of Law Firm Prettys | |||
| Discrimination in care homes is a complex issue. It is therefore crucial that a strict criteria is in place which identifies how residents are treated and that this is instilled into everyone who comes into contact with the home, including visitors. | |||
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| Coppers Key Role In Infection Control And Preventing The Spread Of Antibiotic Resistant Microbes | |||
| Copper's important role in infection control and halting the spread of antibiotic-resistant organisms will be highlighted by two globally-renowned researchers at the first international conference on prevention & infection control. | |||
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Yes We Caan Dragons Den Star Throws His Weight Behind Get Britain Trading | ||
| Online payment provider PayPal also among new supporters of pro-small business campaign | |||
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| Spinal Injuries Association Nominated For National Award | |||
| The Spinal Cord Injuries Association, the leading national charity for spinal cord injured people, has been nominated for a major national prize at the UK charity sector's most prestigious awards scheme, the charity awards. | |||
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| Signatures Moorlands Lodge Moves Closer To Completion As Show Suites Open To The Public | |||
| Signature senior living's 97-apartment home being built at Hindhead in Surrey has entered a new phase with the opening of its show suites. | |||
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| Metrocare Announces Launch Of The London Carer Of The Year Awards | |||
| Metrocare, London's healthcare recruitment agency has launched the 'London Carer of the Year' awards as an acknowledgement to the thousands of professional carers in London who provide an outstanding difference. | |||
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| Crb Web Based Business Guarantees Its Service | |||
| Many types of organisations require their new or existing employees to undertake criminal records bureau (CRB) checks before they can proceed with employment | |||
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| Stroke Survivors Recovering Lost Vision With Noninvasive Light Therapy | |||
| In recognition of may national stroke awareness month, survivors share their story of strength and the non-invasive vision therapy that has restored their neurological sight loss. | |||
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| How To Deal With The Serious Problem Of Cockroaches | |||
| cockroach control is an important aspect of pest management for anyone in sectors that produce, store or serve food. cockroaches are high-risk pests as not only do they pose widespread health hazards, but an infestation could prove detrimental to your rep | |||
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Employers Sign Up To Future Proof Their Business | ||
| CITB-ConstructionSkills events drive 47% increase in take-up of apprenticeships... | |||
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| Chd Living Goes Live | |||
| Offering an exclusive, individual lifestyle in classic manor houses or modern, purpose built facilities, CHD Living Care Centres allow you to 'live your life your way'. | |||
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41 Of It Professionals Carrying Sensitive Information On Mobile Devices Unprotected | ||
| Survey of security aware audience reveals worrying trend in lapse data protection rules that leave large numbers of organisations prime targets for information thieves... | |||
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New Company To Boost Care Home Investor Returns | ||
| A consortium of care home experts has launched a one stop shop support service to help care home managers maximise efficiency and profits without sacrificing quality or care standards. | |||
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Karen Hodson Makes It To The Top In Preston Care | ||
| Karen's story is an inspiration to young people considering a career in the care sector. It begins nearly 30 years ago with a two-week college work placement at a nursing home in Fulwood, Lancashire. | |||
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Oft Evaluation Commends Firststop Advice For Older People | ||
| The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published an independent evaluation of the impact of its 2005 market study into care homes for older people finding that there have been significant improvements in the provision of information and advice for older... | |||
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| Oft Evaluation Finds Improvements In Information Provided To Care Home Residents | |||
| The OFT has today published an independent evaluation of its 2005 market study into care homes for older people which finds there have been improvements in the provision of information to consumers. | |||
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| Age Uk Announces Its Falls Awareness Week 2011 | |||
| Monday 20 June -Friday 24 June 2011 Every year, more than three million people aged over 65, including half of those aged 80+, will have a fall. The consequences can be devastating, both physically and emotionally. | |||
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| Gainsborough Meets Market Changes Head On With Launch Of Gainsborough Trade Direct | |||
| Gainsborough Specialist Bathing, the leading UK manufacturer of special needs baths has launched a dedicated Trade Sales division, which has been set up in direct response to changing market conditions ... | |||
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New Reablement Services Established In Response To Growing Demand Across Cambridgeshire | ||
| A new Reablement service at Askham Care Homes will uniquely combine leisure, rehabilitation and therapy services for the elderly and physically challenged in Cambridgeshire. The opening follows a 4 million investment to double accommodation at the care h | |||
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Othen Care To Recruit New Carers Following Expansion | ||
| Domiciliary Care Organisation, Othen Care, which provides home-based care for clients across Wiltshire and Hampshire, is creating ten new jobs with the opening of a new office in Devizes. | |||
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Angela Rippon Gives Support To Dementia Home For Ex Seafarers | ||
| Broadcaster, Journalist and Presenter, Angela Rippon is lending her support to the development of a new dementia care facility for retired seafarers. Angela has personal experience of supporting a loved one with the condition after her mother Edna was di | |||
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| Tv Actress Tamzin Outhwaite To Officially Open Enable Care Sewardstone Close | |||
| Enable Care www.enablecare.co.uk , a company specialising in homes and services for people with an acquired brain injury, will celebrate the official opening of its home, 1 Sewardstone Close, on Tuesday 10 May. | |||
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New Balhousie Care Home Welcomes First Resident | ||
| Balhousie Care Group's brand new care home in Coupar Angus this week welcomed its first resident through the doors. Robert Macfarlane, 88, will be staying at the newly completed home, which will host an open day on Wednesday, May 4, at 11am. | |||
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| Colliers Healthcare Report Shows Weakened Fee Growth | |||
| The latest care homes review from Colliers International, which measures occupancy rates, average weekly fees, payroll costs, non-payroll costs and profit margins, has revealed that while average nominal weekly fees have increased steadily over the last t | |||
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| Which Report Highlights Care Home Concerns | |||
| Residents in some care homes are inadequately fed, under-stimulated and, in one extreme case, potentially abused by a member of staff, an undercover investigation from Which? has found. | |||
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| Southern Cross Appoints Head Of Dementia Care | |||
| New role will help Southern Cross pioneer advances in dementia care in the UK. Woking, UK, 18th April 2011: today, Southern Cross, one of the UK's leading care home operators, announces the appointment of Deborah Sturdy as head of dementia care. | |||
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More Protection Needed For Sme Owners Facing Malicious Workplace Disputes Says Business Group | ||
| The Forum of Private Business is calling on the Government to protect small businesses... | |||
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| New Materials For Professionals Launched In Parkinsons Awareness Week | |||
| Parkinson's UK - the support and research charity - launched a series of new resources for healthcare professionals to enhance their understanding of Parkinson's to mark Parkinson's Awareness Week 2011 (11-17 April). | |||
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| Helen Court Is Eggsactly What Withams Older People Need | |||
| A new housing development for older people in witham has proved to be real a hit. Helen Court will be celebrating Easter early, on Friday 15th April, when local guests will be invited to check out the garden's fitting centre-piece - a bronze egg designed | |||
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Mirrors For Trainings Portable Mirrors Are The Solution To Rooms That Cannot Have Permanent Fixed Mirrors | ||
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| Another Cost Hits Care Providers Healthcare | |||
| Care providers have been hit by another increased cost at a time when they can least afford it, a leading sector body warned. The Care Quality Commission's registration scheme came into this month and it will cost a significant number of care providers m | |||
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Free Places At The Uks Premier Technology Forum | ||
| IT Decisions 2011 is the UK's most effective way to evaluate the latest technology developments... | |||
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| Care Quality Commission Looks Ahead As Last Count Me In Census Is Published | |||
| The Care Quality Commission (CQC) publishes the results of the final count me in census about the ethnicity of mental health inpatients, and calls for organisations beyond the healthcare sector to help improve mental health and well-being | |||
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| Is Increased Risk Of Data Loss Inevitable With Health Sector Reform | |||
| The NHS is currently undergoing its most radical shake up for many decades as significant budget cuts combine with the move to decentralise care into the hands of GPs. Whilst innovative electronic working practices including telehealth and telemedicine co | |||
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Smaller Firms Urged To Put New Bank Lending Appeals Process To The Test | ||
| A small business support organisation is urging business owners who feel they have been unfairly denied bank lending to put a new appeals process to the test... | |||
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| Independent Living Solutions Can Often Be Expensive And For Many People Who Live With A Disability | |||
| Independent Living Solutions Can Often Be Expensive And For Many People Who Live With A Disability, Affording Some Products Can Be An Issue. Finding The Money To Purchase Certain Items, Which Are Often A Necessity Rather Than A Luxury, | |||
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| Exciting New Approach To Elderly Care At Hindhead As General Manager Is Appointed | |||
| A new, modern approach to community living and care has come a step closer as Moorlands Lodge, currently under construction at Hindhead, in Surrey, has appointed its General Manager. | |||
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| Cirrus Healthcare Products Would Like To Announce Their Support Of This Years Swimathon 2011 In Support Of Marie Curie Cancer Care | |||
| The U.K.'s Beijing Olympic and World Championship swimming medalist Jo Jackson, sponsored by Cirrus Healthcare Products has given her support for this worthwhile cause. The Swimathon will run from the 8th-10th April 2011 across the UK at more than 575 p | |||
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| Enara Announces Appointment Of Andy Dun | |||
| Enara group limited ('enara'), a domiciliary care provider to the elderly, is pleased to announce it has appointed Andy Dun as group CEO to the business. Enara was established in mid-2008 and since then has completed 23 bolt-on acquisitions. | |||
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| Maximising Efficiency Value For Money | |||
| With financial challenges facing us all, there has never been a greater need to offer simpler, more cost effective and innovative solutions to ensure the maximum potential is squeezed out of every penny and to focus on delivering 'better value-for-money'. | |||
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| Detained Patients Give Their Views On The Mental Health Tribunal Process | |||
| A ground-breaking report published 30 March on the experiences of patients who appealed to a tribunal against their detention under the Mental Health Act. First-hand information has been obtained from patients of their personal experiences of | |||
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Regulator Demands Immediate Improvements At Barking Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals Nhs Trust | ||
| Following a visit by Inspectors to the Maternity Unit At Queens Hospital, run by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, The Care Quality Commission(CQC)found The Trust was not taking all proper steps to ensure the safety of women | |||
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| State Of Care In England Report Identifies Improvements But Lacks Information On Causes | |||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative body for independent care providers, has today welcomed the Care Quality Commission's second State of Care in England report | |||
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| State Of Care In England 200910 Highlights Improvements To Health And Social Care Services But Warns Of Crucial Time Ahead | |||
| In the years leading up to the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, health and social care services have improved, says CQC in its latest State of Care Report. | |||
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Gompels Doubles Stock Capability | ||
| Buyers of everyday consumable products for care homes will enjoy lower prices, additional stock and increased lines from leading supplier Gompels Healthcare, as the company moves into an additional 2,880 square metre high bay warehouse. | |||
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| National Internet Champion Gives The Thumbsup To Internet Cafe For Older People In Brighton | |||
| An Internet Cafe designed to encourage older people to get online threw open its doors on 25 march to the local community. The cafe, at a Hanover Housing Estate for older people in Brighton, | |||
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Ground Breaking New Homes For Older People Expected In Summer 2012 | ||
| Construction work is to start on a stunning 8.6 million development that will boost housing choices for older people in Thurrock. The new scheme is being developed in partnership with Hanover, Thurrock Council and the Homes and Communities Agency. | |||
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Care Showcase Success For Surrey Sussex Care Sector Employers | ||
| Surrey and Sussex care sector employers gave themselves a sporting chance of business success by taking advantage of the region's biggest free business and networking event, The Surrey & Sussex Care Showcase, held at Brighton Racecourse on 16th march. | |||
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| Rising Costs Are Driving Down Profit Margins In The Uk Care Homes Industry | |||
| 1 in 4 companies in the UK Care Homes industry are making a loss according to new research from market analysts Plimsoll. Many in the market are finding it difficult to pass on the pain of cost inflation to their customers as competitive pressure | |||
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Under Starters Orders Raising Money For Alder Hey Imagine Appeal | ||
| Actress Suzanne Collins of Brookside attended a cooking master class today on Alder Hey's cancer ward today. The ward has its own specialist kitchen and dedicated chef so it can quickly and easily meet the requirements of its patients | |||
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| Care Homes And Bed Provision 2011 To 2021 | |||
| Paul Nash, Principal Consultant, CACI, comments: 'For the first time in UK history, this decade will see the number of people aged 65 and over outnumber those aged under 16. it is expected that by 2021 there will be on average 1.2 people aged over 65 | |||
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| Southern Cross Healthcare Group Plc Management Appointments | |||
| Southern Cross Healthcare Group plc (LSE: SCHE) (the "Company" or "The Group" ), the UK's largest provider of residential and nursing care with over 31,000 residents cared for by 45,000 staff in 750 locations, announces the following appointments to its m | |||
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| Avery Healthcare Introduces New Care Programme Across Group | |||
| Avery Healthcare has introduced a series of unique care programmes across all its homes to ensure that its position at the forefront of top hotel-standard accommodation is matched in the professional caring fields. | |||
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Innovation Award For Choosemycarecom | ||
| A new national on-line care and support finder service has won an innovation award in its first six months. Choosemycare.com was the silver award winner in the Innovation of the Year category at The Business Excellence Awards, | |||
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| Carebase Commissions Public Art For Stoughton Community | |||
| Carebase , a group of Care Homes specialising in dementia care in the South East and East Anglia, has decided to give something back to the Stoughton community when it opens its new care home in October 2011. | |||
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| Innovation Scores 10 In NHS Supply Chains Drive Towards Better Patient Led Outcomes | |||
| NHS Supply Chain introduces ten innovative products to help NHS staff make the best available use of technological breakthroughs in the Health field | |||
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Royal Wedding Bank Holiday Employers Urged To Check Staff Contracts | ||
| small firms, including retailers, are being urged to check their staff contracts... | |||
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Therapeutic Pampering Sessions Prove To Be Popular | ||
| Residential Care Home Managers face many challenges, including finding activities for their residents that are different,stimulating and enhance the quality of their lives. | |||
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Thomas Ridley Foodservice Launch Care Cooks Academy | ||
| Thomas Ridley is delighted to announce the launch of their Brand New Academy course for Care Home Caterers, launched in conjunction with the Craft Guild Of Chefs, supported by the NACC. | |||
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5 Million Nursing Home Offers Specialist Asian And Dementia Care | ||
| A state-of-the-art care home launches this February - incorporating the latest research on Dementia and Nursing care. | |||
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Marie Curie And NHS Grampian Launch New Out Of Hours | ||
| The Marie Curie Nursing Service, in partnership with NHS Grampian, is launching a new out of hours nursing service for Aberdeenshire and moray to deliver nursing care for patients in their own homes. | |||
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St Andrews House Banks On Its Topping Out | ||
| the trustees of St Andrew's House in Earlsdon were delighted to celebrate the 'Topping Out' of the care home today and invited their bank manager and their builders to be part of the important occasion. | |||
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Small Business Group Refutes Claim That Scrapping VAST Tax Relief Would hit Small Firms Hardest | ||
| The Forum of Private Business is refuting a claim... | |||
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Get Secure, Not Security | ||
| In the security world, there's a rather unfortunate asymmetry between those of us who seek to defend systems | |||
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Practical Solutions For Blind And Partially Sighted Residents | ||
| Often the smallest of changes can make the biggest difference to a blind or partially sighted person living in a care home. A hot and cold tap is coloured accordingly but if you have low vision or are registered blind how would you tell the difference? | |||
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Naidex National Your One Stop Shop For Disability And Healthcare Products | ||
| Naidex National, (re-branded from Naidex Birmingham) will be taking place on 5-7 April 2011 at Birmingham NEC and will be the largest Naidex ever, with over 390 exhibitors showcasing the best the industry has to offer. | |||
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Social Care Laundry Efficiency | ||
| Social Care Organisations are currently faced with rising costs. In this article Steve Anderton of the Laundry Technology Centre looks at the factors affecting the efficient operation of the laundry, one of the biggest consumers of energy in the care faci | |||
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Tim Brooke From Bupa Looks At What Healthy Eating Means For Care Home Residents | ||
| Say the words, 'healthy eating' to someone on the street and the phrases that spring to mind are likely to be 'low fat' or 'eat less.' Frail elderly people coming to live in care homes are not generally representative of the wider population. | |||
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Wall To Wall Protection Flame Retardant Coatings In Care Home Environments | ||
| In care home environments, flame retardant coatings buy valuable time to evacuate a building if fire breaks out. Here, Debbie Orr, Brand Manager at Crown Trade - manufacturers of Timonox flame retardant coatings - gives an insight into the vital role | |||
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Hot Tubs Hydrotherapy In The Care Sector | ||
| Although throughout history water has been used to maintain health and recover from injuries, health care providers are often still unaware of the science that shows how hot water immersion can ease many conditions. | |||
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The Launch Of Care Roadshows Attracts Top Industry Names | ||
| The Care Community is getting ready for the launch of Care Roadshows. A visit to your local care roadshow will give you new ideas for improving efficiency; inspiration for developing your training and work practices and fresh enthusiasm to take back to.. | |||
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| Switch To Digital | |||
| The number of older and disabled people who have received help to switch to digital tv this week passed the half a million mark, the BBC-run switchover help scheme has announced. | |||
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Pinders Design Awards | ||
| Leading care home shortlisted for prestigious design award Broadway Halls Care Home in dudley has reached the final of the Pinders 2011 Healthcare Design Awards, a celebration of the very best in healthcare design. | |||
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CQV Proposals On Quality Need Proper Consultation | ||
| The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative body for independent care providers, has responded to... | |||
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Legal News February 2011 | ||
| Discrimination | |||
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Man Flu And Staff Stress Avoid Both With Health Matters 360 | ||
| Is the common cold masking high stress levels in your organisation? | |||
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Mayor Calls For 150000 Vehicles To Clean Up And Avoid Fines Ahead Of Tougher Air Quality Standards | ||
| Mayor calls for 150,000 vehicles to clean up and avoid fines ahead of tougher air quality standards | |||
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| The Health And Social Care Act 2008 Code Of Practice On The Prevention And Control Of Infections And Related Guidance | |||
| the updated code of practice comes into force on 1 april 2011 for existing registered providers and independent sector ambulance providers.it replaces the information in the latest edition. follow the link for the latest guidance. | |||
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| Diabetes Charity Questions Whether Patients Really Are At The Centre Of Care | |||
| press release issued 19th january, 2011 diabetes charity questions whether patients really are at the centre of care | |||
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| Winter Misery For Millions Of UK Raynauds Sufferers | |||
| frozen fingers could be a sign of something more serious... | |||
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| Journey Into Care | |||
| in autumn 2008, my elderly mother, who was suffering from high blood pressure and a chest infection, had a stroke whilst alone in her sheltered housing flat | |||
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| NHS Directors See Key Opportunities To Reduce Costs Through Mergers And Consolidations But Many Doubtful Savings Will Materialise Says Survey | |||
| Over half of NHS organisations will seek their greatest cost savings and efficiencies over the next 12 months through restructuring, mergers and consolidations. | |||
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21st Century Supported Sheltered Housing To Meet The Growing Aspirations Of The Older Population | ||
| Abbeyfield, a National Charity that aims to enhance the quality of life for older people | |||
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Ergolet Launches Complete 'In-room' Mobility System For Disabled People | ||
| Scandinavian design revolutionises 'in-home' mobility for disabled people in the United Kingdom | |||
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Radiant Thermal Skirting Heating In The Health Care Sector | ||
| The 1st Hospital in the NHS Trafford General Hospital in greater Manchester has an enviable record in the prevention of the spread of infections such as c.difficile and mrsa, with no recorded cases in nearly 4 years. | |||
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Pat Testing Keeping Your Residents Staff And Visitors Safe From Electric Shock | ||
| Running a Care Home is not without its challenges when it comes to health & safety. Checking the mains electrical supply in the UK and any hardwired items attached to it, must be done by a qualified electrician. But there is one electrical test that can | |||
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Great Yorkshire And Humberside Care Awards 2010 | ||
| Care award winners announced ... | |||
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Aid Call Expands To New Premises | ||
| Further to the acquisition of Age UK's Aid Call Healthcare division in July we are pleased to confirm that the integration of the business has been completed | |||
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Local Company Wins Prize at Bournemouth Care Show | ||
| Following the success of their presence at the Bournemouth Care Show in March, Training the Carer has announced the winner of the competition they hosted during the event... | |||
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Hospice Launches Innovative New Helpline | ||
| A ground-breaking new 24-hour phoneline offering specialist advice direct to the community has been launched by a Suffolk hospice. St Elizabeth hospice in Ipswich is... | |||
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Gmb Back Call By Action On Elder Abuse For Spending Cuts Not To Target Vital Adult Protection Service | ||
| Action on Elder Abuse (AEA), cautions local authorities not to increase the risks of elderly abuse with cuts in the Adult Protection Service in October Spending Review | |||
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The Equality Act 2010 what does it mean for employers | ||
| The Equality Act 2010 brings together and replaces previous anti-discrimination legislation from 1st October 2010 | |||
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Hygienic water in healthcare | ||
| Providing a clean environment is crucial in nursing homes, care homes and health care establishments when considering patients' vulnerability and the risk of cross infection between staff members... | |||
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Dementia care to be improved by creative software research | ||
| The quality of care for people with dementia could be improved by new software being developed at City University London | |||
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Specialist care provider expands in first year | ||
| The range of residential and rehabilitation care for vulnerable adults in South-East Wales has increased with the launch of a new specialist provider in Cardiff. | |||
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Four Seasons staff put some welly into games | ||
| Nationwide healthcare provider Four Seasons Health Care held staff Olympics for its north region on Saturday 21st August, to raise awareness of dementia care and create a team building event. | |||
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Weymouth care home involves leading dementia care consultant. | ||
| Committed to improving levels of care, The Queen Charlotte Care Home, a private nursing home in Chickerell, Weymouth, specialising in the provision of care for people with a dementia... | |||
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Patient safety is a growing concern for health care providers | ||
| Patient safety is a growing concern for health care providers, especially since patient observation is not always possible on a busy unit. | |||
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PAT Testing Keeping your residents, staff and visitors safe from electric shock | ||
| PAT Testing - Keeping your residents, staff and visitors safe from electric shock. Running a care home is not without its challenges when it comes to Health & Safety. Checking the mains electrical... | |||
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Palliative Care | ||
| "It's better to die in a care home" Extols Professor Malcolm Johnson from the University of Bath, in a letter to the Times dated May 2009. | |||
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The future of IT technology in the Care Home and why not to get left behind | ||
| IT technology in the running of care homes. | |||
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Questions to ask before buying a canopy | ||
| How do you go about finding the best shelter or canopy to suit your specific needs? | |||
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Taking care of fire protection | ||
| Guidance on the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order (RRFSO). | |||
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Book Therapy in dementia care | ||
| Helen has worked for the last five years researching, designing and publishing books for people with dementia. | |||
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The future of Care Planning | ||
| About care planning software. | |||
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Catering and nutrition in care homes | ||
| Lee Sheppard, Divisional Manager, Care Homes, apetito, looks at some of the challenges involved in catering for the elderly. | |||
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About arthritis | ||
| You might expect a fair few care home residents to have arthritis, but you might be surprised to hear that a number of staff probably do too. | |||
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Salvete Residential Care Home | ||
| An interview with the Manager of the Bedford Care Home Salvete. | |||
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NVQ / Activity Co-ordinator Training | ||
| NVQ Training for new staff in care homes | |||
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The Price of a Fall | ||
| Sensorcare ingenuity can help you save insurance payouts in the long run. | |||
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Now is the season to be jolly | ||
| Ideas and resources for the festive season in your carehome | |||
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CQC and its impact on your insurance cover | ||
| Since care can be a risky business, insurance is one area where you really can\'t afford to get caught out. | |||
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How Clean Is Your Care Home | ||
| Hygienic products for safe use in the Carehome. | |||
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Fire Protection Dont Let It Burn a Hole in Your Pocket | ||
| Fire resisting of rest and care homes need not cost the earth. | |||
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Festive fare for care home catering | ||
| Festive food with a difference for carehomes. | |||
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Deprivation of Liberty: the Bournewood Amendments Part 2: obtaining authorisation | ||
| The Bornewood Amendments | |||
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Health benefits to physical activities and exercise | ||
| Raphael Healthcare addresses the importance of community re-integration as part of the recovery and rehabilitation process for patients experiencing mental health difficulties | |||
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Buying the correct type of Lockers for your Business or School | ||
| Storage lockers for all business uses | |||
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Medication Administration | ||
| Finding the correct method on Medication Administration | |||
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Protect Your Loved Ones | ||
| The Stroke Association receives more than a third of its funds from legacies | |||
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The British Fire Consortium - caring for fire safety | ||
| Adequate fire safety provision in residential care homes. | |||
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Euroservice Trolleys | ||
| Different styles for Trolleys and their use in the care home. | |||
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Six Ways to Save | ||
| Steps to take on saving energy costs in the laundry | |||
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How to Hire a Temporary Kitchen | ||
| Renting or keeping a temporary kitchen for emergencies | |||
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Energy Efficient Room Heating | ||
| The vulnerablity of Care Home Sector with rising energy costs. | |||
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Underfloor Heating | ||
| A brief history and the benefits of underfloor heating | |||
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Training Issues | ||
| Training for the care home sector | |||
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HCAIs and Bedside Chairs | ||
| Comfortable furniture design for the care sector | |||
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The design, installation and care and maintenance of carpets for health care | ||
| Design, Carpets, Installation and maintenance for care sector | |||
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Cutting Laundry Costs without Compromise | ||
| Ozone 3 Energy efficiency, Cutting Cost | |||
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Dignity Comfort and Respect a practical perspective | ||
| Brenda Currill is a family carer, part-time Care Assistant for one of the large groups and a Founding Director of Medoris, a leading provider of innovative caring products for the elderly. She became | |||
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The Benefits of a Radio Nurse Call System | ||
| Radio nurse call systems offer flexibility and mobility which cannot be rivalled by a hardwired system. They are portable, meaning equipment can be placed where required and then moved if necessary. | |||
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Fire extinguishers:A vital role to play in Care Homes | ||
| With an estimated 800 fires in residential care premises annually in the UK alone, the scale of the problem is self-evident. This is also against a general increase of eight percent in all fire deaths | |||
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Health and Care Jobs Getting the Right Staff for the Job | ||
| Paul Marriott, Director for Hays Social Care, offers insight into recruitment methods to attract the best management talent: | |||
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