Since the pandemic there has been a 30% increase in the number of people paying out of their own pocket for hospital care across the…
Read more...Councils are doing all they can to ensure they meet their duties under the Care Act – including cutting spending on other neighbourhood services –…
Read more...A resident at Innis Mhor care home in Tain celebrated her 103rd birthday with a cherished tradition: enjoying an ice cream on her favourite beach….
Read more...A senior care assistant at a Shefford home has shaved her hair to raise funds for the home. Claire Course works at MHA Oak Manor…
Read more...Higher education called for 81-year-old care home resident Brian Hodgson – when he spent time with students at Durham University. Brian, who lives at Mandale…
Read more...Photo 1: Resident Michael Holdstock, who has a visual impairment, gently strokes one of the owls with support from its handler. Photo 2: Resident Les…
Read more...The Alzheimer’s Society and Sport England are partnering with Social-Ability to roll out the Happiness Programme and revolutionise care for people living with dementia. The…
Read more...The prestigious awards welcome nominations from across the care catering sector to recognise and celebrate teams and individuals that go above and beyond in their…
Read more...The country needs a General Election to save social care after another damning report exposed the sorry state of the sector, campaigners have said. A…
Read more...A care provider on the verge of opening a state-of-the-art EMI home has cut the ribbon on an information hub, giving stakeholders a first look…
Read more...Portsdown View has recently launched ‘The Portsdown Memory Choir’. Aimed at improving the lives of people living with dementia, participants will gather every month to…
Read more...School children visited residents in a Bournemouth care home to read books and enjoy afternoon tea. Residents at Talbot View care home, on Ensbury Avenue,…
Read more...Nicolas Kee Mew, Home Manager of Frank Foster House care home in Theydon Bois, led the way through the streets of London on the 7th…
Read more...The first detailed study of new plans for “Fair Pay Agreements”- published by Policy Exchange finds that the policy could cost taxpayers £4.2bn per year…
Read more...World Cocktail Day is a global celebration of cocktails, the date marks the publication of the first recorded definition of a cocktail on May 13…
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