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• Two Leeds care homes sold by specialist care property consultant HPC

  29-11-2018 13:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Specialist care property consultant HPC has confirmed the sale of two care homes in Leeds, with a combined registration of 68 beds. St Armands Court and The Hollies are located in Garforth and had been operated by the Hobman family for over 30 years. St Armands Court is an entirely purpose built property providing 40 beds, with the smaller Hollies having 28 beds in a period property which has been substantially extended and adapted.The family-run business had always operated with strong occupanc
  
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• CQC rate Shipley care home Outstanding

  29-11-2018 11:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Care Quality Commission has rated the care being provided at Formations Care Home in Shipley, West Yorkshire to be Outstanding after an inspection in August and September this year.Formations Care Home was rated Outstanding overall and for services that are effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led. Safe was rated as Good.
  The service provides accommodation and personal care for up to 24 people, however the home had reduced its capacity to 19 to make room for communa
  
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• Stunning Seaford community art project to remember

  29-11-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents of Seaford’s Clifden House Dementia Care Centre, supported by Art Techniques, created the most amazing ceramic poppies display that decorated St Peters Church, in Seaford and attracted visitors from several local schools in addition to the regular congregation.
  Deanna, activity coordinator at Clifden House, said: “We pulled out all the stops for this project and were exceptionally lucky and thankful to Barbara Collins, from Circle Studio, Saltdean, who give us paint and als
  
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• Scottish Care Awards praise Meallmore for exceptional employee training and development

  29-11-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Scottish care provider has scooped a top industry award for exceptional employee training and development at this year’s Scottish Care National Care Home Awards.
  Inverness-based Meallmore triumphed in the coveted Training and Staff Development category for its ‘Good to Great Upskills Academy’ Senior Care Worker programme.
  The CPD accredited, three day interactive training course was developed by the care provider to build and strengthen the care, leadership and management ski
  
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• Care home group plea for clarity on social care policy

  29-11-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The head of a care home network has made an appeal for the Government to clarify the future of social care policy due out soon as the national crisis deepens.
  Donna Briggs, managing director of Springhill Care Group with three homes in Accrington, Skelmersdale and Bristol, said: “We along with other providers need to know what we are dealing with for the short and longer term.
  “We can only plan based on what information we know to provide the relevant services being demanded from a g
  
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• Mayor of Wokingham enjoys Optalis cultural celebration

  29-11-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Social care provider Optalis recently held a cultural awareness day highlighting the importance of cultural diversity and harmony. 
   
  The event which celebrated different cultures, following the week of Diwali, brought together over 100 individuals who joined in with the festivities at Westmead Day Service in Wokingham, Berkshire. Julia Harris, Optalis Assistant Director of Non-Regulated Services, said: “This was a wonderful opportunity to showcase some of the acti
  
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