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Residents and staff at a Dorset care home have begun its 20th anniversary year by handing over nearly £1,800 to a community charity after a series of fundraising events.
Colten Care’s Amberwood House in Ferndown chose the Stable Family Home Trust as its charity of the year early in 2025....

Skills for Care is kicking off the new year with a spotlight on learning and development.
The ‘Keep learning to build your future’ spotlight explores the importance of learning and development in securing a sustainable adult social care sector.
Running throughout January and February, the spotlight will provide information and practical examples of learning and development in action and answer common queries around training and qualifications in social care....

Thousands more older people and people with disabilities will be able to adapt their homes to live independently, thanks to an additional £50 million cash injection, the government has announced today.
The major funding boost for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) in 2025-26 could support around 5,000 more people to install vital home adaptations such as stairlifts, ramps, accessible bathrooms and assistive technologies. These assistive technologies...

Local scooter enthusiasts came together to help Belong Macclesfield resident Tony Mannerings, who is living with dementia, roll back the years and reignite his lifelong passion for all things mod.
Originally from Dagenham, Tony is a lifelong scooter fan and veteran of the 60s mod scene in East London. When his family mentioned the idea of inviting other mods and scooter enthusiasts to the Belong care village on Kennedy Avenue, carers worked together...