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Thi swaywec anpr epar eani ndi v i dual f ort hei rf ul l r ehabi l i t at i on wi t ht hei rf ami l yandc ommuni t y . ”

Pr i mr os eLodge,whi c hi sopent opat i ent st hi sweek ,i sr egi s t er ed Thet r eat mentc ent r ebenef i t sf r om i t sownhi ghl y qual i f i edc hefpr o- byt heCar eQual i t yCommi s s i on( CQC) .TheCQCgov er nsal l c ar e v i di ngheal t hyandnut r i t i onal meal sus i ngf r es hi ngr edi ent sand homes ,c l i ni c sandr ehabi l i t at i onc ent r es . l oc al pr oduc e.Res i dent sar ec ar edf ori nanhol i s t i cwayt oenc our ageaheal t hi ermi nd,bodyands pi r i t .

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THE SAFE AND SECURE STORAGE OFESSENTI ALSAFETY EQUI PMENT I N SCHOOLS Ther angeofes s ent i al s af et yequi pment r equi r edbys c hool shasgr ownov ert he y ear s .I nt hepas tnotaf ewf i r eex t i ngui s her s onhook s ,as andbuc k et ,af i r s tai dk i tanda f i r ebl ank eti nt hek i t c hen.Thank f ul l yt i me andt ec hnol ogyhav emov edonandt hel ev el ofpr ot ec t i ongr eat l yi mpr ov ed.

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