One of the UK’s biggest social care charities – Community Integrated Care – has embarked on an overhaul of its working practices by introducing a four-day working week for more than 300 of its employees.
Read more...Residents at a Woking care home were left overjoyed and inspired after receiving a surprise visit from 2021’s recently crowned Miss Surrey.
Read more...Leading care provider, Morris Care, has commissioned a series of development days for its team of chefs to further hone their craft and at their first masterclass this week they learnt
Read more...A social care leader has warned families not to expect care homes to be “open all hours” after news that visiting restrictions are being eased.
Read more...Sports fans at two Dorset care homes have gone ‘hands-on’ after watching the excitement of the Tokyo Games.
Inspired by Team GB’s exploits, staff and residents at Colten Care’s Brook View in West Moors and Avon
Read more...Staff at The Gables Care Home went above and beyond to grant the wish of our resident June, who has always wanted to visit Iceland.
Read more...More than three quarters of adults in the UK have now received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, as the public continues to do what it can to protect themselves, their loved ones and their community.
Read more...As Great Britain racked up the medals at Tokyo 2020, back home, a number of care residents’ teams have also been competing for podium success, with those living at Belong’s seven care villages
Read more...A care home operator in the South West fears losing staff due to the government’s policy on mandatory vaccinations for staff working in the care sector, which states that all care home workers
Read more...Perfect Ward, a specialist provider of digital quality improvement and safety solutions, has announced the results of the company’s recent Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) poll
Read more...Resident, Robert Howe Gives the Event a Big Thumbs Up
On Saturday 31 July, Scooter enthusiasts descended on Carey Lodge care home for their annual summer scooter meet up
Read more...Votes can be cast for a former soldier left with severe disabilities by a mortar bomb in Iraq, after polls opened in the Soldiering On Awards.
Read more...A Brain Injury Unit in Ledbury hosted a Caribbean day with both staff and residents getting involved.
With restrictions on holidays still in place, Market Lodge thought they would bring a taste of the Caribbean
Read more...A pair of horses who normally work with young disabled people have brought joy to elderly residents of a Dorset care home.
Colonel and Elvis made a 15-mile round trip in a twin horse box
Read more...Residents at a local dementia care home are being treated to a staycation with a difference, thanks to a beach environment that has been created especially for them at their landlocked home in Wellington, Somerset.
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