A CITY care home has temporarily transformed itself into a Bavarian Steinhaus, treating residents to beer, sausages and an afternoon celebrating the traditional Bavarian festival, Oktoberfest.
Read more...A Dorset care home has received heartfelt thanks for hosting a Covid-safe, half-hour visit from a resident’s daughter who made an 860-mile round-trip to wish her mum a happy 90th birthday.
Read more...The publication of this year’s influential State of care report rightly shines a welcome spotlight on the precarious position of social care before the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Read more...A resident at Sovereign Lodge care home in Eastbourne has been stunning fellow residents and staff with his talent for art with the production of more than 60 paintings.
Read more...Fiona Saadat, Home Manager at Cecil Court care home in Kew, South London, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours Lists.
Read more...Residents at Borough Care’s Meadway Court home for older people in Bramhall have been getting creative. Residents have enjoyed trying their hand at painting
Read more...A Sheffield Care Home has confirmed it will do all in its power to continue face-to-face visits throughout the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Read more...Responding to the latest NHS test and trace figures, Dr Layla McCay, director at the NHS Confederation, said: “The latest test and trace figures paint a clear picture
Read more...New laws allowing more healthcare workers to administer flu and potential Covid-19 vaccines have been introduced, the government announced today.
Read more...Four care workers from the Kanner Project in Plymouth have scaled Mount Snowdon to raise money for charity and a memorial for a colleague who passed away in August.
Read more...A group of 12 care homes across the South East of England got to make their cake and eat it as part of a bake off event covering Kent, Essex and Surrey.
Read more...In support of the National Awareness day, a local resident from Castleford Lodge care home in West Yorkshire has dedicated her time to creating a special braille menu for blind people.
Read more...A care home manager and group of residents have teamed up to complete Diabetes UK’s One Million Step Challenge, successfully taking one million strides together
Read more...The findings of a care watchdog have confirmed the need for an urgent “root and branch” reform of the way we care for older and vulnerable people, providers said today.
Read more...A Dorset care home group director is calling for the government to allow COVID testing in care homes to be expanded to visitors to help preserve vital contact with loved ones.
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