The Latest Care Home News For The Social Care Industry

Frances Woolnough, a resident at Chesham Leys nursing home run by The Fremantle Trust, enjoyed a special party with family and friends on Monday 17th June to mark becoming a centenarian. The Mayor of Chesham, Cllr Qaser Chaudhry, joined Frances ...

Dementia tops cancer as cause of death for people over 75 in England Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling on the government to fund more dementia research than ever before as new figures show that dementia continues to lead causes of ...

New guidance from the Social Care Institute for Excellence, in partnership with Carers UK, outlines how health and social care commissioners and providers can expand and improve regular breaks for families and friends who care for other adults. Research by ...

Alzheimer’s Research UK is encouraging the public to take advantage of NHS Health Checks to monitor their brain health and help prevent dementia. The call comes after Public Health England today reported that over half of English adults are missing their Health ...

Masterchef winner, renowned food writer and novelist, Sue Lawrence, officially opened the new £160,000 state-of-the-art kitchen facility at St Raphael’s care home in Edinburgh this month. St Raphael’s is run by Viewpoint, a housing association and care home provider that aims ...

Borough Care, Stockport’s largest not-for-profit provider of care for older people, will be marking Care Home Open Day with a range of activities at all of its eleven homes. Now in its seventh year, Care Home Open Day is a ...

Research undertaken for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as part of their year-long “Declare Your Care” campaign has revealed those from a black and minority ethnic (BME) background are less likely than those from a non-BME background to raise concerns ...

Award winning care home Kings Lodge in Camberley has joined forces with the towns Alzheimer’s Café to celebrate National Care Home Open Day. On Saturday 29 June a full day’s events are planned at the luxury home including live music, ...

Nominations have opened for the Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards 2019. Now in its sixth year, these free-to-enter Awards celebrate all those working in the not-for-profit support sector, including charities, community interest companies, and informal community groups. The focus of ...

RAINBOWS decorated a Teesside care home as part of activities to mark LGBT Pride Month. The “wear it rainbow” day held at The Beeches Care Home, Green Lane, Stockton-on-Tees, saw residents and staff dress in their most brightly coloured clothes. ...