Dudley council has agreed to refund care home top-up fees for concerned families whose relatives were not offered an affordable placement, because of a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation.
Read more...Primrose Croft Care Home in Cambridge entered a National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) competition where Care Homes were invited to make a sign for their homes using any type of materials.
Read more...Residents at Care South’s Queensmead care home were delighted to welcome the AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust team back to their home, with everyone keen to put their footballing
Read more...Bourne lady, Janice Day, retires today following an incredible 36-year career in social care.
Mark Milton, CEO of UK charity care provider Ambient Support, joined via Zoom
Read more...Anneliese Dodds, MP for Oxford East and Chair of the Labour Party, took part in a virtual meeting with residents and employees at OSJCT Marston Court Care Home on Thursday 29 July
Read more...International bodies are being advised of the research priorities which have been identified to address the long-term effects of COVID-19 in airways diseases, such as in Cystic Fibrosis
Read more...Award-winning specialist care provider Cornerstone Healthcare has received planning consent for a new build, 80 bed service within the Imperial Park development in the south of Bristol.
Read more...A 94-year-old Cardiff man, Bob Skinner, has published a book describing his life as a care home resident during the coronavirus pandemic. Pandemic! My Care Home Diary
Read more...A carer at a New Forest nursing home has raised nearly £800 for a cancer charity by braving a head shave.
Healthcare Assistant Jess Wild, a team member at Colten Care’s Lymington home Belmore Lodge
Read more...GREEN-fingered pensioners at an Edinburgh care home are being treated to a summer full of activities designed to get them interacting with nature.
Read more...Residents at Manor House care home have swapped Bargain Hunt for Beethoven, getting into the spirit of the annual classical music concert series with a themed afternoon of celebrations.
Read more...Laughs were shared across a Hertfordshire care home as it hosted its very own Comedy Club on August 16 to mark National Joke Day and provide some light-hearted fun for residents and staff.
Read more...Fond memories of life in the air, including hundreds of royal flights, were rekindled as a retired RAF pilot enjoyed a ‘spectacular’ day out at Dorset’s Compton Abbas Airfield.
Read more...Residents of Magnolia House care home in Cottingham celebrated Tokyo 2020 in style with their own version of the Olympic games.
The home, based on Hull Road, set up for a full day of events by decorating the lounge with Olympic rings
Read more...There was a very special surprise for John Goodman, who celebrated his 100th birthday at Tegfield House care home in Winchester on Thursday 12th August.
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