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A Shildon care home has celebrated 10 successful years since it was built with a fun-filled party. Redworth House, which is part of Bondcare Shaftesbury,

A special dementia bistro at a Lancashire care home is becoming a centre of the community with tea, coffee and cakes on the menu daily.

Residents and staff at a local residential care home in Sidmouth are delighted to have won gold in the Sidmouth in Bloom Competition (Residential Care

A small clinical trial has shown that in older people, a diet supplemented with cocoa flavanols– naturally occurring compounds found in cocoa beans – may

The social stigma which surrounds dementia is impeding early diagnosis, care and research into the disease, according to a new report by thr ILC-UK The

A unique inquiry into the state of the care home sector for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) calls for sweeping change to ‘inject humanity’ back

At the LaingBuisson Independent Healthcare Awards 2014 in October, Mount Ephraim House in Tunbridge Wells, one of Greensleeves Homes Trust’s 17 care homes, received the

Care homes are being urged to remind staff, residents and visitors of their infection prevention guidelines during this year’s International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). IIPW

The Department of Health is allocating an additional £4m to regions to support councils in implementing the Care Act. The grant will be allocated to

The LGA has released a statement in response to NHS England setting out its five-year plan in a document entitled, ‘Forward View’. Cllr Izzi Seccombe,

Responding to the publication of NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund said: ‘Today’s announcement is a significant

Skills for Care has launched a new guide that will help Registered Managers make sure their service are ready for changes to regulation and inspection.

Urgent action is needed to improve access to health-based places of safety for people experiencing a mental health crisis, a new report we’ve published shows.

NHS England and its partners have set out what actions the NHS should take over the next five years to make sure that everyone receives