Digitally Enabled-Supporting Residents & Staff Through Technology
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...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
Read more...Staff and person living in care home using technology to access health and connect with loved ones
Care homes will be given free iPads to help residents stay connected to their loved ones this winter
Read more...A Crawley care home is celebrating after receiving a near-perfect score for its catering operation, following the latest round of annual inspections by West Sussex County Council.
Read more...A long-serving care home worker has fundraised over £1,000 after having her head shaved for a leading cancer charity.
Tracey Hampton, a Recreation and Well-being team member
Read more...A new paper*, published in the journal Public Health Nutrition, discusses how eggs could offer an ideal ‘food first’ opportunity to increase protein intake and help prevent muscle
Read more...Octogenarian ‘life models’ from a Crewe dementia care village have recreated some of the world’s most iconic portraits to celebrate National Day of Arts in Care Homes 2020
Read more...Govt needs to help councils to support care effort
The Government must provide more support to local authorities to strengthen the fight against the second wave of coronavirus, campaigners said today.
Read more...As the country braces itself for what is anticipated to be a second wave of COVID-19, social care providers throughout the country are deeply aware of the challenges ahead
Read more...Two nurses from St Barnabas Hospice have seen a 50% increase in end-of-life patient numbers since joining forces with Lincolnshire County Council and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
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