Findings from the Care Quality Commission’s ‘Driving Improvement’ report – exploring how adult social care services from across the country have managed to turn around their inspection…
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CHOCOLATES and flowers have been handed to volunteers at a Peterlee care home as a thank you for their “invaluable” support. Bannatyne Lodge Care Home,…
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SCOTLAND’s first ever Dementia Friendly park is being launched yesterday (5th) in one of Stirling’s best used recreational areas by walking charity, Paths for All….
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A new guide launches today, 7th June, to help care homes provide better support for the hundreds of thousands* of service men and women in…
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NACC Care Chef of the Year 2018 winner, from left to right – Mark Taylor of Premier Foods; Sophie Murray, deputy chair, NACC; John Grover,…
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Care England, the largest representative body for independent care providers for adult social care has expressed disappointment that a number of councils have decided not to…
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Adults with incurable diseases – including dementia, liver failure and stroke – are not receiving palliative care from hospices early enough during their illness because…
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Charities say they will struggle to find the skills among UK citizens to fill the gap The vast majority of EU migrants working for social…
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A new plan sets out how the government will improve support for carers in England over the next two years. It is structured around themes…
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A leading dementia researcher has been awarded a £155,000 grant to examine ways to improve cancer treatment and care for people who are living with…
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Staff at maritime charity, The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, have taken part in the care facility’s pioneering Maritime Acquaint Training programme which helps staff better…
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Grandmother Trina Armstrong will talk about her experience of living with a rare form of dementia at this year’s Alzheimer’s Show at London Olympia. Trina,…
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“The availability of quality home care services are key to supporting people’s independence at home and in the communities they know and love. It is…
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Care England, the largest representative body for independent care providers for adult social care has expressed its concern that a number of NHS bodies are…
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Dorset care home resident Derek Parsons realised his dearest wish – to be reunited with his war hero father’s medals. Derek, 98, a resident at…
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