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• Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain's immune landscape, driving anxiety and addiction

  16-11-2020 19:22
  
  Deep within the brain, a small almond-shaped region called the amygdala plays a vital role in how we exhibit emotion, behavior and motivation; it's also strongly implicated in alcohol abuse. Now, for the first time, a team has identified important changes to anti-inflammatory mechanisms and cellular activity in the amygdala that drive alcohol addiction.
  
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• Care homes pour cold water on Hancock's visitor-testing promise

  16-11-2020 14:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Bosses say nationwide testing to allow visits by Christmas unachievable without fundingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCare homes have said Matt Hancock’s promise of nationwide testing to allow visits by Christmas is unlikely to be achieved without urgent funding, adding that it is “distressing and dangerous to raise expectations without the policies in place to achieve this”.Vic Rayner, the executive director of the National Care Forum, said c
  
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• Ledbury former actress and ballet dancer celebrates her 101st birthday

  16-11-2020 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A former actress and ballet dancer from Ledbury has celebrated her 101st birthday at a local care home.
  COVID-19 restrictions prevented a large family gathering for centenarian, Ruth Fincken. Despite this, staff members came together to give the 101-year-old flowers, cake and home-made cards. Relatives donned face masks and stood outside the home to sing happy birthday loudly so she could hear through the door.
  Born in Stamford Hill, North London, Ruth joined ENSA (the Entertainments National Se
  
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• ECHO Supported Living Services appoints senior team for Walsall service

  16-11-2020 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  ECHO Supported Living Services has appointed the senior team to its new service in Walsall.
  Sharena Record, regional operations director for the Midlands, leads the team establishing the new service where she is also the registered manager.  Sharena is joined by Anne Blacklock as customer relationship manager and deputy manager Warren Cocker.
  Sharena is an experienced operations director with a demonstrable history of working in the health and social care sector. She graduated from the Univ
  
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• Sovereign Housing Association is latest business to commit to Race at Work Charter

  16-11-2020 09:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Basingstoke MP, Maria Miller, welcomed the news that Sovereign Housing Association have signed up to the Race at Work Charter, drawn up by Business in the Community (BITC). It includes a public commitment to improving outcomes for BAME employees at work.
  Maria joined Sovereign chief executive Mark Washer and Jerome Williams Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Sovereign for a virtual meeting this morning to discuss her review into the lived experiences of Basingstoke residents from blac
  
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• Stocks Hall Nursing & Care Group celebrate Customer Service Excellence

  16-11-2020 09:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Stocks Hall Nursing & Care Group’s, Director Sue Lace was absolutely delighted to pass onto her staff the fantastic news of Stocks Hall’s latest CSE, Customer Service Excellence, Inspection results.
  The Group was given an outstanding 21+ Compliance’s, which is a score that the Assessor has never awarded before, to any other Organisations.
  Director Sue’s words to staff, when the results came through late Friday afternoon were, “I am absolutely bursting with pride
  
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• Mountainside specialist residential home to create 30 jobs in Pontarddulais

  16-11-2020 09:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new residential home for adults with needs associated with autism is set to create 30 jobs in Pontarddulais and the surrounding areas. Orbis Education and Care is due to open the service, called Cartref Mynydd, in the coming weeks.
  Set in 20 acres of countryside, Cartref Mynydd takes its name from its stunning mountainside location and is set to welcome five adults into its brand new self-contained apartments before the end of the year.
  Orbis Education and Care supports children, young people
  
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• Ledbury care home hosts surprise party for one of Herefordshire’s oldest women

  16-11-2020 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A LOCAL care home resident has celebrated her 105th birthday with a virtual birthday bash.
  Staff at Ledbury Nursing home came together and helped Gladys Patricia Tolver, also known as Pat, celebrate her birthday in her room, where she chatted to her family on Skype.
  COVID-19 restrictions meant Pat could not see her family in person, but the 105-year-old was pleased to see her two sons, Anthony and Brian, and her daughter Maureen on video call.
  Pat, originally from Norfolk, received many cards, g
  
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• Sandstone Care Group supports Marcus Rashford’s hugely important initiative

  16-11-2020 08:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Three of our care homes in Fleetwood, Longridge and St Helens are offering free packed lunches to struggling local families during the half-term holidays.
  Fleetwood Hall Care Home, Longridge Hall Care Home and St Helens Hall Care Home, all part of the Sandstone Care Group, are keen to hear from local families who would like help. All information will be kept confidential.
  The homes are offering home-made packed lunches from Monday through to Friday this week containing a sandwich, drink, fruit,
  
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• Operations pair taken on to help fulfil assisted living firm’s expansion dreams

  16-11-2020 08:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two ‘new starters’ at an assisted living firm say they can’t wait to help the company realise its dreams of expansion.Helen Griffiths has joined Derby-based social care company Locally We Do as operations co-ordinator, while Jo Sharpe has taken up the role of operations assistant with the firm.The thriving company, launched by husband-and-wife team Damian Doras and Helena Diarno five years ago, helps vulnerable people, such as the elderly and disabled, to live independently for
  
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• Peterborough care home worker thanked for long service

  16-11-2020 08:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  A member of staff at Park House nursing home in Peterborough has been thanked and recognised for 20 years’ of long service to the home.
   
  Domestic Assistant, Margaret Marratt joined the home in 2000 and has remained at Park house ever since, supporting colleagues and residents with a rage of domestic services around the home.  Park House provides high quality residential and nursing care to up to 52 people, many of whom live with dementia, and Margaret is part of the team that ke
  
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• Fun and games at Gravesend care home

  16-11-2020 07:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  It was all fun and games at Edward Moore House Residential Care Home this week, when staff hosted an Olympic themed sports day for the residents. 
  With the wet and windy weather keeping everyone indoors, residents of the Trinity Road care home in Gravesend enjoyed an indoor sports tournament, based on the Olympics.
   
  Flags from around the world adorned the dining room, which had been cleared of tables and chairs in anticipation of the sporting event, with a large British flag, taking t
  
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• Warrington-based Making Space shortlisted for numerous care awards

  16-11-2020 07:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  A social care charity is celebrating after receiving news of a bumper crop of award shortlistings.
   
  Warrington-based Making Space and its staff are in the running for 26 national and regional awards, including five that recognise workers’ outstanding contributions during the pandemic.
   
   
  Amongst the national awards for which Making Space has made the finalists’ list are the National Dementia Care Awards, National Care Awards, and Markel Third Sector Care Awards.
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• Lancaster college students brave the elements to achieve Duke of Edinburgh success

  16-11-2020 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Seven students from a special educational needs college in Lancaster have completed a gruelling four-day walking and camping challenge to complete the highly coveted Gold Duke of Edinburgh Expedition. 
   
  Four of the team have now completed their Gold Award following 18 months of hard work and ambition, which is considered an exceptional standard for any young person, particularly those with complex needs.
   
  Pippa, Jadhaan, Liam, Marcus, Harry, Aaron and Natasha, who are the first
  
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• Wishing Jean a Happy 100th Birthday at Fulbourn care home

  16-11-2020 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A resident at Home Close care home in Fulbourn, has marked her 100th birthday with a special celebration at the home.
  Jean Fordham has been living at Home Close since March this year, and reached her milestone birthday on Sunday 18th October.
  Jean grew up in Bolton alongside her older sister, Emmie, both of who were adopted by Dr Marshall who they called ‘Aunt Jean’.  She was educated at Ackworth School, a Quaker boarding school in Pontefract, followed by a short spell at a fini
  
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• Quantuma secures sale of Newport nursing home

  16-11-2020 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Following their appointment as joint administrators to Gwent Nursing Homes Limited, Chris Newell, Graham Randall and Paul Zalkin of business advisory firm Quantuma have secured the sale of the business.
   
  Located in the heart of the village of Caerleon, Newport, the nursing home is registered for 54 clients.
   
  The company, which trades as Caerleon House Nursing Home, entered administration in August 2019 following a period of financial instability. It operated succe
  
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• Llanidloes care home unveils garden mural

  16-11-2020 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents at a care home in Llanidloes were delighted with the unveiling of a new garden mural, painted by local artist Sue Brunt.
  The seasonal, River Servern-themed piece, which took a month to complete, has taken pride and place at Maes y Wennol care home.
  Ms Brunt volunteered to paint the mural after the home received a £200 donation from the Co-Op Community Fund scheme.
  While the current pandemic meant the home couldn’t have an official unveiling, 101-year-old resident Nance Grif
  
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• Cornerstone Healthcare named ‘Complex care provider of the year’

  16-11-2020 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Specialist care provider, Cornerstone Healthcare, has been named as ‘Complex care provider of the year’ in the 2020 HealthInvestor awards.
  The industry accolade comes just two years after the group established its first two homes in Hampshire.  South Africa Lodge in Waterlooville, along with Kitnocks House in Curdridge, cares for people with challenging behaviours associated with complex neurological and mental health needs.
  Cornerstone beat off competition from nine other provi
  
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• Patients taking statins experience similar side effects from dummy pills

  16-11-2020 00:59
  
  People taking dummy pills and statins experienced similar side effects in a new study.
  
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