Fundraising Campaign Hits Target for Care Home Defibrillator
When Stocks Hall Mawdesley Care Home in Lancashire had the idea of opening a Christmas Craft Stall in the Reception area, to raise funds towards…
Read more...When Stocks Hall Mawdesley Care Home in Lancashire had the idea of opening a Christmas Craft Stall in the Reception area, to raise funds towards…
Read more...Responding to NHS guidance for England on what should be done to prepare for a no deal Brexit, Niall Dickson, co-chair of the Brexit Health…
Read more...A pioneering new training programme is helping people to secure work within the North East’s adult social care sector. Dementia support charity and residential care…
Read more...For those of us who work alongside people with cognitive difficulties – including those with dementia – a working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act…
Read more...Staff from care home Wetherby Manor in Wetherby have raised a fantastic £1,500 for the Alzheimer’s Society by taking in part in three of the charity’s…
Read more...Players from Hull Kingston Rovers recently visited a specialist dementia home to help residents try out the latest virtual reality technology. Residents at Hica Group’s…
Read more...England’s largest councils have backed government plans to introduce a cap on care – but warn that it must be fully-funded otherwise it will inadvertently…
Read more...A one-off “Retirement Levy”, to fund residential care, or care support people may require in old age, has been suggested by the Department of Health…
Read more...The Court of Appeal has reversed an Employment Tribunal judgment which could have cost the care sector £400m in back pay to staff. The ruling relates…
Read more...In a move designed to bring the very latest assistance it can offer those living with dementia, Richmond Villages has introduced a Tovertafel – or…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK is backing a call for governments worldwide to develop and implement action plans for tackling dementia. The recommendation, which comes during Dementia…
Read more...Skills for Care has launched a wellbeing guide to support registered managers and care home managers to better manage their own professional and personal wellbeing. The…
Read more...Balhousie Care Group’s innovative steps to address dementia in its care homes have been recognised with two industry award shortlistings. The Perth-based group, which numbers…
Read more...Each year Carers UK runs the State of Caring Survey to help us show the reality of what it means to care for a family…
Read more...Postgraduate researchers from the University of Birmingham have hailed a major Staffordshire heritage project as a shining example of the reuse of a historical site,…
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