News & Events

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Everyone at Moorlands joined popular resident Barbara Elton in celebrating her 100th birthday in style recently at the picturesque Lightwater care home. Read more
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Staff and residents at Brooklyn House care home in Attleborough were celebrating this week as they received top marks in their latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Read more
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For Michelle McDonnell and Nadia Santos, the Abbeycrest Activities Coordinators, March proved a busy month as they organised a host of fundraising activities at the Sonning Common home in aid of Comic Relief. Read more
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With spring taking a while to show this year, the residents and staff at Oaken Holt in Farmoor decided to inject some Easter colour into the grand Victorian care home. Read more
Article Image for Furry fundraising fun at East Hill House
As part of their enthusiastic charity fundraising programme for 2013, East Hill House in Hampshire held a ‘Name the Cuddly Toy’ competition recently in aid of the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund. Read more
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The residents of Knowle Park in Cranleigh enjoyed a visit from Monty the Golden retriever recently, who belongs to one of the volunteers from the local Pets-As-Therapy charity. Read more
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Everyone at Dormy House in Sunningdale was celebrating recently as popular resident Kathleen Dawson hit her 104th Birthday. Read more
Article Image for Scrabble Celebration at St Peter Care Centre
Constable John Refault and Deputy Moore joined the residents and staff of L’Hermitage Care Centre for a very entertaining game of Giant Scrabble this week as a celebration of some fantastic fundraising by the St Peter home. Read more
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East Hill House Gardener Jim Woodcock swapped his secateurs for sweatbands recently as he took on a ten-mile run in aid of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Read more
Article Image for Bonfire Night at Moorlands!
Residents and staff at Moorlands Nursing Home celebrated Bonfire night with a whole range of festivities recently, helping to wash away those winter blues and get everyone ready for the festive season. Read more
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The local community was out in force to support a charity coffee morning hosted by Mount Pleasant care home in Winshill recently, in aid of Children in Need. Read more
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Knowle Park invited ‘Zoolab’ to bring a slice of the jungle to Cranleigh this week and they brought a wide variety of critters with them – the only thing missing from the day was Geordie duo Ant and Dec. Read more
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Residents and Staff from Heffle Court celebrated Harvest Festival season in style this year as they attended not one but two celebrations, with invitations from both the local preschool and St Richards Parish Church. Read more
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Staff at Mill House Care Home were celebrating this week as they received top marks in their latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Read more
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Away from his role as Home Manager of L’Hermitage, David Taylor has always been a dog-lover and his Newfoundlands now have the chance to shine on the biggest stage having qualified for Crufts 2013. Read more
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A daring group of Braintree care home residents got their skates on this week and took to an ice rink for the very first time. Read more
Article Image for Rendlesham revs up for charity day
Rendlesham Care Centre invited local vintage vehicle owners to help them raise funds in aid of Dementia Awareness this week, hosting a day of activities in aid of dementia awareness. Read more
Article Image for CQC success at Coppice Lea
Staff at Coppice Lea Care Home in Merstham were celebrating this week as they received top marks in their latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Read more
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Staff at Miranda House Care Home in Royal Wootton Bassett were celebrating this week as they received top marks in their latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Read more
Article Image for Moorlands Cultural Day
To celebrate the cosmopolitan nature of this Olympic year in Great Britain, Moorlands Care Home in Surrey recently held a colourful cultural day for residents and staff. Read more
Article Image for Hulcott Olympic Barbeque
The gardens at Hulcott Nursing home were transformed this week into an Olympic Arena complete with bunting, seating areas and a sizzling BBQ. Read more
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To mark the second week of the Olympic Games, one Burton care home has gone all out to make sure that their residents get the full global experience. Read more
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Residents at Heffle Court were left grinning like Cheshire cats this week as they were treated to a spectacular performance of ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ Read more
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Residents at Kippington Care Home in Sevenoaks felt ‘transported’ to the coast recently as they enjoyed a fantastic week themed around the British seaside. Read more
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Residents from Bradbury House in Essex took part in a specially organised dementia ‘walk and talk’ event recently. Read more
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Staff and residents at one of our Essex Care homes helped one of our longest standing residents to celebrate her 87th birthday recently. Read more
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Two residents from one of our Suffolk Care Homes were the inspiration for a very special day last month. Read more
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Bradbury House have been taking advantage of the recent spell of bright weather to get out and explore the sights and sounds that Essex has to offer. Read more
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A traditional British tea party was the setting for the staff and residents of Rectory House care home in West Sussex recently. Read more
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Residents of Bradbury House in Essex have been getting into the Olympic Spirit and making a collage ahead of the home’s very own version of the Paralympics. Read more
Article Image for Fantastic day for Flora
The staff at Rectory House in Sompting enabled one of their residents, 96 year old Flora Maynard, to enjoy one of the proudest days of her life last week as she was able to see her granddaughter get married. Read more
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Staff at Burton-based Mount Pleasant Care Home celebrated this week as they received top marks in their latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Read more
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Staff and residents at Dormy House in Sunningdale got into the groove recently as they welcomed a team from ‘Music for Health’ to deliver an entertaining afternoon of singing and playing an array of musical instruments. Read more
Article Image for Terry Takes to the Sky
Staff and residents were sky-high recently at The Magna Care Centre as they got to join Terry Adcock in reliving his charity skydive. Read more
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Winterbourne Care Centre held a commemorative event recently for the 100th anniversary of the famous sinking of RMS Titanic. Read more
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Mill House in Chipping Camden decked out the dining room in red and white for their annual St. George’s Day celebration supper. Read more
Article Image for A Poignant Trip To Conwy
Rectory House resident recently undertook a long and poignant journey to North Wales in fulfilling a long-held promise to her late husband Read more
Article Image for What Katie Did Next......
One of Caring Homes longer-serving managers, Katie Brewster, has taken the management reins at Claydon House Care Home in Lewes, Sussex. Read more
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Ferfoot staff and residents embraced spring with a visit to see the lambs at a local farm, on Sunday the 18th March. Read more
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Care homes from Sussex to Scotland declare daffodil week "A blooming great success!" Read more
Article Image for Rendlesham Fund Raiser
Staff of Rendlesham Care Centre are holding a fund raising event at Tesco of Martlesham on the 19th March, to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis. Read more