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• Proud mum Jean welcomes newlyweds to care home garden

  07-06-2021 16:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Family care home connections guided the progress of a happy wedding day in the New Forest.As soon as they tied the knot at Ringwood registry office, Stuart and Hannah Judd drove straight to Colten Care’s Woodpeckers in Brockenhurst.The trip meant they could spend time in the garden with Stuart’s mum Jean, a resident at the Outstanding-rated home.Because of Covid restrictions, Jean was unable to attend the ceremony but enjoyed dressing up for the newlyweds’ visit to see her and
  
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• Dorset care home’s kind hearts deliver hampers to frontline heroes

  07-06-2021 10:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Community-minded residents and staff at a Dorset care home have delivered hampers of goodies to frontline workers as a surprise thank-you for keeping us safe during the pandemic.Police officers, staff at doctors’ surgeries and teams at fellow nursing homes have all received pamper boxes and treats from representatives of Colten Care’s Poundbury home, Castle View.Residents there funded the initiative through an Easter raffle, building on a similar ‘Hearts of Kindness’ idea
  
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• First non-virtual performance of Royal Albert Hall Songbook since start of Covid-19 pandemic

  07-06-2021 10:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  A care home in Swiss Cottage, Camden, has marked the resumption of in-person activities with a special singalong concert performed by musicians from the Royal Albert Hall.The Hall’s in-house group Albert’s Band visited Compton Lodge on Wednesday 12 May, putting on their one-hour show “The Royal Albert Hall Songbook” for the benefit of 24 residents at the home. This is the first time the group has performed the show live to an audience since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pa
  
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• Hallmark Care Homes promotes Aneurin Brown to Group Operations Director

  07-06-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aneurin Brown, Regional Director for England, of the multi-award-winning care provider Hallmark Care Homes has been promoted to Group Operations Director.Aneurin started his career at the family run care group in 2014 as a Hospitality Services Manager and steadily progressed throughout the group before becoming a Regional Manager in 2019. He was promoted again in October that same year, becoming a Regional Director before being appointed as Group Operations Director in May 2020.He will now overs
  
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• York manager shares her vision for transforming care home

  07-06-2021 07:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Just weeks into her new role as care home manager at Minster Grange Care Home in York, Victoria Darlow, is already making changes to boost communication and empower staff to deliver the best care.Victoria has worked in health and social care for 14 years, working her way up from care assistant to home manager. She comes from a successful care home in Leeds, where she was manager for 18 months, and before that deputy manager and unit manager for five years. She took the helm at Minster Grange in
  
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