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Wnedy - a Bupa care home worker who uses Wagestream to help manage her finances

How Bupa care home workers are keeping control of their finances

Bupa recently introduced the income-streaming app,…

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CQC: '3 rehab facilities in same London road are Inadequate'

Local people in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea will be dismayed to learn that…

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dementia-friendly app Retro Fish Game

Care worker develops her own dementia-friendly app

Care worker Heather Mead found there was a lack of apps available to engage people with…

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Spearhead infection control products

Three Key Tenets of Outstanding Infection Control

Ben Kilbey, Business Development Manager at Spearhead Healthcare, on achieving outstanding…

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How social care providers can retain staff for longer

Although recruitment within the social care industry is important in order to attract the right…

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Four Seasons collapse: What will happen to 17,000 care home residents?

The care home operator Four Seasons has gone into administration, leaving 17,000 residents and…

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Care home closes after CQC remove operator's registration

Hull care home closes as operator has CQC registration removed

A care home operator has had his Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration cancelled following…

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Chris, Hannah and Molly with their work experience week awards

Pupils praised by care home after work experience week

ELDERLY residents have expressed their gratitude to two school pupils after a week working at…

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Smart Home Social Care - Carer & elderly man on ipad

Smart Home Social Care 

As the population ages, the demand for high quality carers rises. By 2026 it’s predicted that…

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Flexible caring - Christian Brøndum is CEO of Planday

Flexible Caring: The Need for Change

Christian Brøndum is the CEO of Planday, a start-up that provides workforce management…

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TWIDDLEMUFFS and dolls have been donated to a North Yorkshire care home to help residents with dementia.

Twiddlemuffs and doll donations help residents with dementia

Twiddlemuffs and dolls have been donated to a North Yorkshire care home to help…

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The Beeches Care Home deputy manager Rachel Harris, home manager Jess Brown and carer Amy Trattles with resident Janet Wren when they dropped off donations to the neonatal unit at University Hospital of North Tees on Random Act of Kindness Day.

Newborns receive Random Act of Kindness from care home

RANDOM Act of Kindness Day saw care home staff and residents donating a trove of…

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Care home turns into pizzeria for National Pizza Day

Care home turns into pizzeria for National Pizza Day

A TEESSIDE care home transformed into a pizzeria for the day as residents baked their own…

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Great Oaks care home welcomes soft food diet specialist

Great Oaks care home welcomes soft food diet specialist

Great Oaks in Bournemouth has appointed a soft food diet specialist to allow for a wide range of…

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St Budeaux Pupils Get Creative

St Budeaux Pupils Get Creative

Residents at a care home in Plymouth say that regular visits from pupils of nearby St Budeaux …

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