The Latest Care Home News For The Social Care Industry

In its latest report, the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) calls for greater awareness surrounding age inequalities in breast cancer care and treatment. Although age discrimination in the provision of health and care services was banned in the UK in ...

EU or Swiss qualified persons entering the UK after exit may have their qualifications recognised, whether we leave the EU with or without a deal. Legislation introduced on 7 March 2019 means health and social care workers with professional qualifications ...

Volunteer residents at a care home are taking part in a new University of Birmingham study aimed at assessing whether exercising while seated can improve the health and well-being of frail older adults. The study, called Keeping Active in Residential ...

A ‘much loved’ lady born during the last few months of World War One has celebrated her 101st birthday with a tea party at her Dorset care home. Joan Waddington enjoyed an afternoon of good wishes, chocolate cake and hits ...

CQC and the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) have published a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement. The agreement sets out how we will work together to promote the safety and wellbeing of people receiving NHS care in England. The ...

The UK’s leading event for dementia is on 7–8 June 2019 at Olympia London. The two-day conference and exhibition is designed to provide help, resources, information and advice, as well as showcasing the latest and best products and services. Featuring ...

A bake sale has raised almost ten times the original estimate for care home residents in Huddersfield. Activities coordinator at Thornhill Care Home, Laura Lumb had hoped to raise enough to buy an Amazon Echo Dot, which sell for £49.99. ...

Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care remains concerned about the loop holes in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. On Tuesday the Government published its response to two reports concerning the Reform of the ...

More than 30 residents from six Dorset care homes enjoyed ‘the best seats in the house’ at a popular equestrian show. Family-owned Colten Care laid on an exclusive marquee for them and their families and friends over the two-day Portman ...

If you are looking for a suitable Nurse Call system, look no further than a Medicare system. Medicare has already explored different technologies and have created one of the best solutions on the market. At Medicare, they care about your ...