A care home manager and group of residents have teamed up to complete Diabetes UK’s One Million Step Challenge, successfully taking one million strides together
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The findings of a care watchdog have confirmed the need for an urgent “root and branch” reform of the way we care for older and vulnerable people, providers said today.
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A Dorset care home group director is calling for the government to allow COVID testing in care homes to be expanded to visitors to help preserve vital contact with loved ones.
Read more...The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year.
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has sent a letter to all local authorities in England asking them to identify appropriate care homes to receive elderly
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Big-hearted well-wishers have been putting a Plymouth care home on the map.
The city’s Butterfly Lodge, home to up to 37 residents living with dementia, has been receiving Postcards of Kindness from across the country.
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The UK’s Retirement Community operators have issued a call for a Government task force to help tackle the obstacles which are holding back the growth in supply of good
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HC-One’s Sutherland Court care home in Newcastle was certainly in the Harvest Festival mood after spending days with Residents decorating harvest crafts.
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By Phillip Moorcraft, UK Director, CLB (global.clb.nl)
When a person moves into a residential care home, the quality of their medical and social care is hugely important to that individual and
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Responding to the publication of updated government guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable, guidance.
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Residents at a Hampshire dementia care home have rekindled personal memories of life during wartime to contribute ideas for a forthcoming community cookbook.
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Carers at Colonia Court Bupa Care Home organised a sweet treat for residents this month, as they threw a Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory themed party.
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The team at Sunrise of Sonning took three residents on a socially distanced drive so they were able to see the outside world from a safe distance. One of the residents, Eleanor Smith
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Residents at RMBI Care Co. Home Prince Edward Duke of Kent Court in Stisted, Essex, have been having a wild time this week, enjoying a safari in the Home’s grounds.
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A new report from the TLAP Insight Group highlights how the first phase of the coronavirus pandemic affected people who use care and support services.
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