Month: July 2014

Councils are warning that changes to rules which govern how local authorities safeguard people receiving care and support could have a detrimental impact on the…

Depression could increase a person’s risk of developing dementia independently of the biological factors thought to cause the dementia, according to new research published in…

Residents and members of staff at Langfield Nursing and Residential Home in Middleton officially opened the home’s new bar lounge in style with a visit…

A new study has found that people with harmful levels of alcohol consumption in mid-life are more likely to have severe cognitive problems in later…

A Bedfordshire care home – closed in the summer of last year because of poor practice and failing standards – is to be given a…

Provisional figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show 344,000 patients had a recorded diagnosis of dementia in 2013/14. This is a…

The Anchorage care home owned by Rhymecare Limited in Pulborough held a lunch attended by Residents families and friends on Wednesday 9th of July. £340…

While fees paid last year saw a small uplift (though still failing to match inflation) which provided some respite to operators, this year’s findings signal…

NHS Confederation and NHS Employers has responded to the CQC consultations on new health and social care regulations , which will soon come into force…

Craegmoor, part of the Priory Group of Companies, is investing over £100,000 in a new residential service in Sheffield for individuals requiring specialist support for…

A former West Yorkshire pub has been transformed into a luxury care home, creating 100 jobs. Crown Care has recruited staff for the 85-bed home,…

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has drafted guidance on how the 46,000 health and adult social care providers and services that it regulates across England…

Following the recent merger between Skills for Care and the National Skills Academy for Social Care (the Skills Academy), a competitive process to select a…