Residents across Cygnet Social Care services are taking a leading role in shaping the quality of the support they receive, as part of a pioneering new initiative that puts their voices at the heart of service improvement.
National charities Independent Age and Age UK have joined forces to develop a blueprint for a social security entitlement take-up strategy that could increase the number of low-income households receiving the financial support they need.
Residents and staff at Barchester’s Bushey House Beaumont Care Home in Bushey came together for an afternoon of colour, music, dancing and delicious food as they celebrated Diwali, the Festival of Lights.
Care staff from Oldbury and Tividale have been recognised for their skill, dedication and contribution to residents at the Superior Care Staff Awards 2026, held recently at the Copthorne Hotel in Dudley.
Thousands of people receiving care at home will see more familiar faces while care workers spend less time travelling between visits, under new plans to organise social care around local neighbourhoods.
Dementia carers in England face a “postcode lottery” in their quality of life, with those in some areas faring markedly worse than those in others,…
NHS leaders say a continuing credibility gap is undermining essential work carried out by the health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). A…
Residents from a Newcastle care home enjoyed an afternoon of football memories and stories during a visit to St James’ Park, where they met former…
Julia Lopez, MP for Hornchurch and Upminster, has visited Signature at Hornchurch, a new care home run by Signature Senior Lifestyle, to see first-hand the…
Residents at Telford Hall care home in Telford, Shropshire, enjoyed a celebration of Chinese culture and performing arts thanks to a special visit from CultureKind…
Spark Care, the care technology partner focused on safer, calmer and dignity-first care environments, has been appointed exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Less2Care, the Dutch company behind a complete system for collecting and containing continence waste in care settings. Less2Care’s approach is already used in more than 2,000 care locations across Europe.
As is probably true for many community and social care providers, Care Plus Group’s use of digital has evolved over time and advanced organically, in pockets of the organisation. There was plenty of enthusiasm for technology-enabled change…
Spark Care, the care technology partner focused on safer, calmer and dignity-first care environments, has been appointed exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Less2Care, the Dutch company behind a complete system for collecting and containing continence waste in care settings. Less2Care’s approach is already used in more than 2,000 care locations across Europe.
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