Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Pensioners Post Letters Across the Pond
RESIDENTS at a Kilmarnock care home have signed up to a novel pen pal partnership with another older people’s residence in Kilmarnock – but this…
Read more...RESIDENTS at a Kilmarnock care home have signed up to a novel pen pal partnership with another older people’s residence in Kilmarnock – but this…
Read more...We are searching for Wrens! We are not referring to the tiny, feathered variety in the garden but the indomitable ladies who joined the Women’s…
Read more...Every member of the team at Encore Care Homes will undergo training to become a Dementia Friend. New and existing members of the team working…
Read more...Daily coronavirus tests will be given to as many as 40,000 people who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19,…
Read more...Care home residents will be able to leave their home for “low risk” visits without having to self-isolate for 14 days on their return the…
Read more...Veterans have celebrated St George’s Day at Royal Star & Garter’s Homes in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe. They enjoyed music, crafts, quizzes and delicious…
Read more...A Portishead care home has celebrated 20 years of delivering care in the community this month with a virtual party. Staff and residents at Petersfield…
Read more...A report from the Nuffield Trust warns that years of delay to social care reform and a fragmented market has left provider services unstable and…
Read more...UN Human Rights Commissioner and former Irish President, Mary Robinson, has called on the UK and the EU to support a waiver of intellectual property…
Read more...Today’s Government announcement increasing the number of visitors care and nursing home residents can have has met with a cautious welcome from providers. Provider body…
Read more...Care home residents in England will be able to receive two visitors indoors from Monday 12 April as covid restrictions continue to be cautiously eased….
Read more...Responding to the government announcement of £149 million to support the rollout of increased, rapid testing for care home staff, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of…
Read more...The BMA says that asking GPs to rebook appointments of tens of thousands of elderly and vulnerable patients, due to get their second dose of…
Read more...Salutem Care and Education is delighted to announce that its Chief Executive John Godden has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours…
Read more...If you enjoyed a cup of tea and mince pie this festive season, you may be refreshing more than your palate, as research shows a…
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