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What Does The Technological Future Of Our Care Homes Look Like

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The care sector is in a time of technological future change, and while there is a degree of uncertainty as to what the future holds, the opportunities are also…

 

Care providers must look to new technologies to empower staff

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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world as we know it and organisations across all sectors are having to adapt, finding new ways to deliver services whilst…

 

Families pull together to help Bristol Charity raise a massive £10,000

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Families from across Brunelcare, a Bristol charity supporting older people in the South West for nearly 80-years, have grouped together to create a Crowdfunding page…

 

Alcove calls for government to invest in 'digitally disadvantaged'

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As new research from the Mental Health Foundation reveals that feelings of loneliness in UK adults has jumped from one in ten (10%)  before the COVID-19 pandemic to…

 

Funding to help care home residents to sit less and move more

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Walking charity Paths for All has been awarded £50,000 to expand its award-winning Care About Walking project with care homes in Perth and Kinross.
 
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“All Carers are Heroes”: Temporary Bluebird Care Care Assistant Explains What it is Like to Work in the Care Sector

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Alicia Darrington is 24 years old, she recently started work as a temporary Care Assistant at Bluebird Care West Berkshire. Alicia started as a Care Assistant after…

 

Families Reunite With Socially Distanced ‘Gazebo Greetings’ at Sunrise of Winchester

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Residents at Sunrise of Winchester have been unable to see their family since the UK lockdown in mid-March. Up until now, they had been making the most of technology…

 

Miele supports high quality UK care home in growth plans through on-premise laundry planning

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The Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG), one of the UK’s largest independent care providers, has confirmed the…

 

From Charity Walks to VE Day Celebrations: Lockdown Highlights at Sunrise of Esher

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The team at Sunrise of Esher have tried to ensure residents are entertained, happy and positive throughout the UK lockdown, especially as they are unable to host many…

 

The UK population has immense pride in the NHS

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People in the UK are incredibly proud of their NHS – particularly in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
 
British appreciation of their health service is…

 

Bluebird Care Sees Increase in Demand for Live-in Care As They Launch #SafeAtHome Campaign

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Home care provider, Bluebird Care, has recently launched its #SafeAtHome campaign to raise awareness of and celebrate its live-in care provision that has been a great…

 

Boomerang parents: Families come together to ease care cost worry

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As the cost of living in retirement soars, almost a quarter (22%) of UK adults say they will go back to living under one roof with their parents – or have already…

 

Ensuring washrooms are fully inclusive for World Continence Week

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This week marks World Continence Week – an annual campaign aiming to raise awareness for continence related issues.
 
Continence issues are a significant…

 

Brunelcare support Loneliness Awareness Week

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Loneliness Awareness week, taking place this week (W/C 15th June) is an annual awareness week that exists to acknowledge loneliness, encouraging people to talk about…

 

How Communities Came Together for the Elderly During Covid-19

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With the first UK case of Coronavirus in January now a distant memory, the country is slowly adapting to the lockdown and tentatively looking ahead to a post-Covid…

 

Making Caring Visible

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There are over 6.5 million carers in the UK, but due to the coronavirus outbreak more people than ever are taking on caring responsibilities for vulnerable people…