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Three Kent care homes, all part of family-run group Nellsar, have proudly achieved the coveted Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Award – national recognition for delivering outstanding, compassionate end-of-life care.
Bromley Park Care Centre in Bromley, Loose Valley Care Centre in Maidstone and Meyer House Care Centre in Erith have each successfully completed the rigorous GSF accreditation assessment, earning the benchmark award which lasts for the next three years...

An award-winning Devon care home group was invited to take part in Alzheimer’s Society research set to form the basis of new mandatory dementia training in care homes across the UK.
Southern Healthcare, which has four award-winning care homes in Exeter, Plymouth, Seaton and Dawlish, were selected by two of the country’s foremost dementia specialists to participate in the research, which will be presented to the Government to inform...

A new UK social-purpose organisation has officially launched its pilot scheme to help care homes capture residents’ stories, voices and lived experience in a way that fits real care environments.
Memory Makers, which is initially launching within the care sector but with plans to roll out in a community and domestic setting in the future, is a storytelling and reminiscence framework and has a goal of capturing 1,000,000 memories....

Award-winning chef, presenter of BBC’s Suzie Lee Home Cook Hero, and celebrated author of Simply Chinese and Simply Chinese Feasts – Suzie Lee – is set to bring the flavours of Lunar New Year to the social care sector this February. Hosting an accessible...