Care England has co-signed an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for a 1948 moment for adult social care to establish a long-term and sustainable future that will be to the benefit of all citizens and the economy.
Read more...Brendoncare Knightwood’s staff and residents are delighted to have had the opportunity of nurturing the new ducklings that have hatched at the care home.
Read more...Edensor Care Centre in Clacton-on-Sea wanted to create a vintage railway carriage to improve the wellbeing of its residents. The three vintage-style compartments were designed to allow COVID
Read more...From cinema nights at home to weekly Zoom parties, families have paid tribute to support workers at a learning disability service in Bishops Stortford, following a year that has seen them provide “exemplary” care for their relatives.
Read more...All Residents of HC-One’s Ash Court residential care home, in Knotty Ash, were overjoyed by the kindness bestowed upon them from the local community.
Read more...Over 400,000 of England’s adult social care workforce have not received a coronavirus vaccine, according to research.
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society is asking professional care workers to complete a short set of questions to find out the barriers and challenges they face in caring for people with dementia.
Read more...Edna Alvis, a resident at Brunelcare’s Deerhurst care home, has gone ‘viral’ on social media after her 105th birthday celebrations were recorded by BBC Radio Bristol.
Read more...Maggie Keenan, who made history when she became the first person in the world to receive an approved COVID-19 jab in December, has praised the hard work of “incredible” NHS staff in delivering the vaccination programme,
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK said the dementia crisis cannot be ignored any longer after the Office of National Statistics confirmed that dementia and Alzheimer’s disease was the leading cause of death in England in March 2021.
Read more...A Portishead care home has celebrated 20 years of delivering care in the community this month with a virtual party.
Read more...Three quarters of care workers have experienced worsened mental health because of their work during the pandemic.
Read more...A series of unseen photographs capturing the size and scale of the UK-wide vaccination programme have been published by the UK government today ahead of a new campaign urging under-50s to get the jab.
Read more...It was all dragons and roses all round at Wilsmere House care home, in Harrow weald, as residents and staff celebrated St George’s Day. Legend has it St George was a soldier in the Roman army
Read more...A unit which has cared for more than 80 people during the COVID-19 pandemic is to close as vaccinations take effect in the over-65 age group.
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