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• Televising the Commons led to unruly kids | Brief letters

  04-12-2018 17:57
  Care home praise | House of Commons | Brexit | Women’s page | Boris’s water cannonWhile it is important to investigate the poor care in some care homes, please do not forget all the excellent care homes run by charities and trusts. Regarding malnourishment (Letters, 29 November), my mother put on weight after admission to a care home at aged 93. She spent the last four years of her life being well fed, warm and well cared for, with no further worries about maintaining her own home, b
  
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• The rise of technology in care: how will it affect workers?

  04-12-2018 17:55
  From smart trousers to humanoid robots, technological developments could revolutionise social care, but concerns have been raised by those employed in the sectorLast year Southend-on-Sea became the first UK council to employ a humanoid robot to help older people with certain activities. Pepper the robot can play memory games and show videos, and will help with reminiscence activities or exercise sessions.It is, perhaps, a glimpse of things to come. Technology has a growing role in the care secto
  
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• Clare in the community: seeing the bigger picture

  04-12-2018 16:00
  Clare tries out the art of connecting with little minds Continue reading...
  
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• Santa’s little helpers spotted in Camberley

  04-12-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Santa’s little helpers have been spotted running a mock all over Camberley’s Kings Ride. But not to worry, it is all in aid of raising money to beat dementia.
  December 7th is National Elf Day and is a fabulous festive fundraiser on behalf of the national organisation – the Alzheimer’s Society.  Carers from Aura Care Living’s Kings Lodge care home will be unleashing their inner elf by dressing up in Christmas sparkle while also baking merry cakes for their resid
  
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• Over £8000 raised for ex-servicemen and women and their partners living with disability or dementia

  04-12-2018 09:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  A total of £8,159 has been raised for The Royal Star & Garter Home in Solihull at the 2018 Birmingham International Tattoo.
   
  The event, which is Britain’s largest indoor tattoo and features over 1,250 performers, took place at Arena Birmingham on 24-25 November.
  It marked the 11th year that the Tattoo had supported the Charity, which cares for ex-Servicemen and women and their partners living with disability or dementia, and brings the total amount collected for The Royal S
  
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• Care UK to operate new Maidstone care home

  04-12-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The latest addition to Care UK’s portfolio of homes will be a new care home being built at the Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone.
   
  The new care home will provide 24-hour nursing accommodation for up to 75 older people, providing a mix of rehabilitation, respite and dementia care when it opens its doors in the summer of 2020.
   
  The home will also offer step-down care for patients who are well enough to leave hospital but not ready to return home, reducing pressure on local hospita
  
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• Southbourne care home welcomes local communities at Open Day and Afternoon Tea

  04-12-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Southbourne-based specialist residential home Seabourne House welcomed their local communities to a fascinating open day on Wednesday 28th November, 2018.
  By opening the doors of Seabourne House to their local communities on Wednesday, 28th November, organisers created the perfect, relaxed atmosphere for guests to enjoy afternoon tea, view the home’s luxury facilities, and ask staff questions about dementia, its care and treatment, and LuxuryCare Group’s ethos.
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