New Tredegar Care Home Resident Celebrates 105th Birthday
A resident at White Rose care home in New Tredegar has celebrated her 105th birthday with her son, friends and staff due to lockdown restrictions.
Read more...A resident at White Rose care home in New Tredegar has celebrated her 105th birthday with her son, friends and staff due to lockdown restrictions.
Read more...HC-One has established an Infection Control Army as it defends its care homes against coronavirus, prevents transmission of the virus and protects Residents, Colleagues and visitors alike.
Read more...The Department of Health and Social Care has today announced that it has awarded Think Ahead up to £27m, to fund at least two further cohorts of the Think Ahead graduate
Read more...By James Leinhardt, founder and CEO at Levitex (www.levitex.co.uk)
When it comes to choosing an appropriate lying surface for residents in care, pressure relief, and specifically the pre- vention of pressure injuries, trumps comfort and sleep quality every time.
Read more...By Helen Dempster, Founder, Karantis360 (www.karantis360.com)
A topic that is certainly generating noise is that of the future of social care: a system that was already in crisis and further exacerbated by the unforeseen
Read more...By Heidi Stewart, group commercial director, Salutem Care and Education
As the tide of the global pandemic continues to ebb and flow, its broad and far-reaching implications continue to emerge. Some were foreseen like the shops
Read more...By Tim Spencer, Associate Director of Nexus Planning (www.nexusplanning.co.uk)
On the 6th August, the Government set out their plans for “radical” reforms to the planning system in England. The Prime Minister’s foreword raises the
Read more...Following the launch of last week’s Relatives & Residents Association (R&RA) #EndIsolationInCare campaign, we welcome the Winter Plan’s recognition that it is
Read more...UK adults are now spending 4 hours a day online – this is the highest on record according to Ofcom’s annual Online Nation report. COVID-19 has significantly
Read more...A Braintree great, great grandmother celebrated her 106th birthday in style, with singing, a special cake and stories about her childhood in north Essex.
Read more...The NHS is at a critical crossroads, with NHS leaders calling for a reassessment of what the health service can deliver as it prepares to grapple with a triple whammy of rising COVID-19 infections
Read more...A motley crew of salty sea dogs paid residents a visit at Royal Star & Garter in High Wycombe as the care home enjoyed a Pirates’ Day.
Read more...The team at Sunrise of Bassett have taken part in a ‘Memory Walk’ to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society.
Read more...£27 million announced for mental health charity Think Ahead to expand their mental health social work graduate programme
Up to 480 mental health social workers will be recruited and trained – with applications open today
Residents at Gracewell of Church Crookham will ride 1000 kilometres using the care home’s virtual bike from Lands’ End to John O’Groats. They are aiming to complete
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