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• Hot news as HPC acquires former fire station for luxury care home developer

  12-11-2020 17:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Specialist care property consultants HPC have acted on behalf of Angela Swift Developments Group Ltd (ASDG) in the acquisition of the former Eccleston Fire Station in St Helens. ASDG are pressing ahead with plans to redevelop the site to provide a luxury care home.
  The building occupies a site of just over 1 acre in an established residential area, and opposite a significant housing and neighbourhood retail development completed around 5 years ago. With views over the adjacent Mill Wood nature r
  
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• Weekly physical activity may help prevent mild cognitive impairment conversion to dementia

  12-11-2020 16:35
  
  Exercising more than once per week is associated with a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
  
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• Individualized brain stimulation therapy improves language performance in stroke survivors

  12-11-2020 16:09
  
  Individualized brain stimulation therapy improves language performance in stroke survivors.
  
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• Sweet treats for Oxford care home

  12-11-2020 09:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  RESIDENTS at Chawley Grove Care Home celebrated National Dessert Day in style thanks to a sweet treat donation from a local sweet restaurant.
   
  Headington’s Heavenly Desserts, situated on London Road, prepared a selection of cheesecakes and ice creams to mark the celebration last week.
   
  Residents and staff at the home on Cumnor Hill tucked into a selection of cheesecakes including Red Velvet, Madagascan Vanilla, Lotus Biscoff, Strawberry & Cream, and Cookies & Cream. Hea
  
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• Coventry care home calls for help to celebrate Dorothy’s 103rd birthday

  12-11-2020 06:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dorothy Reed, a resident at The Knowles Care Home, Coventry has celebrated her 103rd Birthday.
  Dorothy (103) has only one surviving relative who unfortunately could not attend for her special day.
   
  The Knowles who usually celebrates every resident’s birthday with an extravagant party and a special visit from their family wanted to make this birthday extra special for Dorothy. The home reached out to their local community via the Facebook group, Spotted Coventry City.
   
  The respo
  
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• Tory council leaders warn of severe cuts in England

  12-11-2020 01:01
  
  Fears failure to tackle cash crisis will force councils to cut libraries, bin collections and careTory council leaders have delivered a stark warning to ministers that failure to tackle English local authorities’ cash crisis will force them to cut vital services, from social care to libraries and refuse collection.The County Councils Network (CCN), 32 of whose 36 members are Conservative-controlled said just a fifth of authorities were confident they could meet their legal duty to set a ba
  
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