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• Celebration of colour at Shrewsbury nursing home

  09-08-2019 12:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Shropshire nursing home put on a BBQ with a difference for its residents last weekend. Isle Court Nursing Home, in Bicton, Shrewsbury, brought a splash of colour to its stunning grounds to celebrate the sense of team spirit at the home. Residents, family and friends were encouraged to wear a different colour depending on […]
  
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• Who Cares review – tear-jerking tales of family role reversals

  09-08-2019 11:45
  Summerhall, Edinburgh
  Their script adapted from interviews with young carers, a young trio trade heartbreaking stories of unpaid and unsupported custody of their parentsBrutal but beautifully done, this emotionally raw and theatrically slick verbatim play lays blame on austerity for the agony and overwhelming loneliness young carers are exposed to. It is heartbreaking at every turn – I wish all our politicians would watch it.Jessica Temple, Lizzie Mounter and Luke Jurgen play teenagers for
  
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• Runwood Homes down tools for elevenses

  09-08-2019 10:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Every day at 11am, staff in in all departments (including kitchen, domestic, maintenance, admin, care and management) at each of the 72 Runwood Homes residential care and nursing home across the UK, come together for ‘tools down’ time. For a period of 30 minutes at the same time every day staff will halt their tasks […]
  
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• Chesterfield healthcare professional reaches new heights for Mind

  09-08-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fiona Clark, head of operations at Home Instead Senior Care Chesterfield, raised an amazing £554 for the charity Mind, by trekking 5,895 metres up the highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. Fiona, 30, decided to raise money for Mind, a mental health charity that offers advice and supports people experiencing mental health problems. Mind also […]
  
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• We fell in love with our adopted daughter – but didn't ask key questions about support

  09-08-2019 08:37
  The adoption support fund is a lifeline for parents like us. At a time of political turmoil, it must not be overlookedIt was the question that brought serious, life-altering consequences for our family. The social worker sipping coffee in our lounge leaned forward and casually asked us whether we could consider adopting this little girl. Adoption was not on our radar. We had three children by birth and our journey as foster carers had only just begun. Our first foster placement – the baby
  
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