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Care and Support Minister Alistair Burt announced earlier this month that the implementation of the £72,000 cap on care costs will be delayed until April

ELDERLY Thornaby residents escaped from their care home for a day trip to the Redcar beachfront. Fourteen residents from Mandale House Care Home, on Acklam

Latest figures suggest that up to 1.12 million people in the UK could be affected by an outbreak of the infectious winter vomiting bug, ‘norovirus’.

NCF workforce survey highlights significant challenges for employers of nursing staff in adult social care. The recruitment and retention of nursing staff is clearly a

Andy Hayton, 42, from Grantham, will have clocked up over 1,000 miles in the saddle in just five months when he crosses the finish line

A resident at a mental health care home in the south west has created a unique exercise facility – a gym housed in a shed.

The Sun published an article (Tuesday 14th) criticising the amount of money Alzheimer’s Society spends on staff pay. Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Society,

Responding to the Secretary of State for Health’s 25 year vision for the NHS, Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, said: ‘There is

Researchers in the US have found that there may be differences in the changes that take place in the brains of African Americans and European

More than 60 per cent of NHS trust finance directors think controls on agency spending announced in June will not significantly reduce the amount spent

Compliance now costs the care industry £21,250 per firm with independent care homes having to stump up £26,000, but the true cost is much higher

Disabled people in Rustington stand to benefit after Leonard Cheshire Disability opened a refurbished flat supporting independent living at its St Bridget’s Cheshire Home. The

Introducing a National Living Wage for council staff and care workers needs to be considered in the wider debate about council funding, as analysis by

Residents at a care home in Tunbridge Wells are being recognised for their contribution to HM Armed Forces on Saturday 18 July. Ten residents at

Care UK has teamed up with performance charity Eye Music Trust to bring therapeutic workshops using colour, light and music to more of its care