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• Bradford care home residents taken back to the 1950’s

  15-06-2018 16:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  An Anchor care home, Mill View in Bradford, has celebrated the opening of its brand new on-site 1950s diner with the king himself, Elvis Presley, making a special appearance. 
  Transporting residents back in time, the kitsch diner is kitted out with slick leather booths, a vintage jukebox, and a milkshake machine. There is also an old barber’s chair and a 1950s style gas pump. The diner has been a labour of love for the care home’s staff members who worked on the project over the
  
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• Why we want Theresa May to walk in the shoes of people with learning disabilities

  15-06-2018 11:10
  Campaign calls on MPs to recognise the challenges faced by people with a learning disability The government is not listening to adults with learning disabilities. So we are marching on Downing Street to make sure our voice is heard – Becky and Henry Just because someone has a learning disability doesn’t mean they don’t have a right to be listened to. Communication may be challenging for them, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have an opinion. We all have a responsibi
  
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• Aldringham nursing home appoints new home manager

  15-06-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tracey Cumby
  Aldringham Court Nursing Home in Aldringham, near Leiston, has announced the appointment of Tracey Cumby as its new Home Manager.
  Tracey is an experienced nurse, with an advanced qualification from the English National Board of Nursing, and has worked within the NHS and the independent healthcare sectors.  She has managed care homes for the past five years, a role she pursued due to her passion for providing palliative care and for caring for the elderly.
  She lives in Hopt
  
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• Royal commentator Jennie Bond brings regal touch to new Chelmsford care home

  15-06-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The opening of One Housing’s Baycroft Care Home in Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
  Broadcaster, journalist and royal commentator Jennie Bond bought a regal touch as she opened Baycroft’s second home in Chelmsford, Essex on Friday 18 May. The home, on Molrams Lane in the village Great Baddow, is now ready to offer residents their own bespoke bedroom within luxury surroundings and hotel standard services.
  New residents will be able to enjoy the beautiful landscaped garden that is overlooked by
  
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• Kirkaldy based care group hosts Art In Care Exhibition

  15-06-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kingdom Homes Care Homes held an exhibition of Residents’ art work in the Community Hub in Kirkcaldy’s main shopping centre last month. The event aimed not only to showcase the talents of the residents but to show that living in a care home can be a brand new chapter with the possibility to try your hand at something new. The exhibition was a great success, attracting many visitors and lots of positive feedback over the 5 days. Some of the projects which have been ongoing since
  
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• Elderly social care should be 'free at point of need', says report

  15-06-2018 01:01
  Report by IPPR and peers says bold reform would eliminate ‘catastrophic care costs’ of over £100,000 a yearOlder people should receive free help with basic chores such as washing, dressing and eating in an overhaul that would see social care matching access to the NHS, ministers are to be urged. Personal social care should be “free at the point of need”, just like medical help on the NHS, according to a report by Lord Darzi, the ex-Labour health minister and Lord Pr
  
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