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Dementia care in your own home
Dementia is a word frequently heard in the modern world, especially with regard to elderly people. One definition of dementia is a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury which is marked by memory disorders, personality changes and […]
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Home care or care home?
Many surveys show that people in Britain are living longer than previously expected. Whilst this is an excellent outcome, the surveys do raise some serious questions that need answering. The number of older people, aged eighty-five or older, has increased by a third over the […]
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How Much Does In Home Care Cost?
A question that is frequently asked is “How Much Does In Home Care Cost?” Other questions relating to this are: How much does a live in carer cost? How much do private carers cost? How much do carers cost? How much is a live in […]
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A big thank you
The cakes were baked and kettles had been boiled all over the United Kingdom. It was the time when people began to rise to the challenge of making Friday September 29th 2017 the world’s biggest coffee morning. At Shotover Kilns, the staff at Acquire Care […]
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New Benefit for Employees: Free Flu Shot
With the approach of autumn, the management of Acquire Care are thinking about the benefits of flu vaccinations for their staff. As a new benefit, Acquire Care have decided to offer free flu vaccinations to all their employees. The flu vaccination is offered in the […]
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September fundraising has started
Runners were out in force in Henley on Saturday September 9th and Sunday September 10th to raise money for their chosen charities. It was time for the Thames Path Challenge 2017. The sun shone and spirits were high. Congratulations to all those who entered and […]
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Fundraising in September: The Thames Challenge Walk and MacMillan’s World Biggest Coffee Morning
After a busy August, all of us at Acquire Care will be turning our minds to those less fortunate than us. It will be time to start fundraising in aid of others. Our chosen charity this year is The Silver Line. The charity was founded […]
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Acquire Care is expanding
We are pleased to announce that Acquire Care, the home care agency, is expanding. Since needing extra offices and moving to Shotover Kilns, Oxfordshire in 2012, staff numbers have increased even more and all the present office space has been filled. Adjoining offices in the […]
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Benefits of maintaining a higher level of physical activity during and after middle age
It is claimed that being active in middle age is very important to help maintain health in later life. There are many different forms of exercise or physical activity that can be enjoyed when people become older. Walking is one and is a very good […]
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Offering our helpful and friendly carers great perks and big discounts
Like everyone else, we are always looking at ideas to make every pay packet go further. Our new reward scheme for our staff will help save money on big name brands such as Amazon, Strada, Odeon, Tesco and Sainsbury’s. They will also be able to […]
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