Indoor Village Green Central To Dementia Investment
A newly launched care home in central Bedfordshire is launching the second stage of its £800,000 refurbishment programme with a bespoke dementia unit which will…
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Care UK Completes Portfolio Refocus With Sale Of Domiciliary Care Services To Mears Group
Care UK has today confirmed the sale of its domiciliary care services, supporting around 13,000 people in their own homes, to Mears Group. The transaction…
Read more...Care Home Provider’s “Your Vote Counts” Campaign A Huge Success
The 2015 voting campaign led by the Orders of St. John Care Trust (OSJCT) – one of the UK’s leading care providers – has proved…
Read more...A Choir In Every Care Home – Launching A New Initiative
Launching in May 2015, “A Choir in Every Care Home” is an ambitious new initiative to explore how singing can feature regularly in care homes across…
Read more...The Royal Star & Garter Homes Wins Employee Engagement Award
Agenda Consulting, a research consultancy specialising in the not-for-profit sector, has launched an ‘Employee Engagement Award’. The Royal Star & Garter Homes, a charity that…
Read more...New Leadership Team Drives Forward Strategic Plan At Castleoak
Castleoak has created a new leadership team to drive forward growth and market expansion. The new team will see Castleoak push further into the assisted living market,…
Read more...Call For Donations To Sporting Memories Treasure Trove
A TREASURE trove of sporting memories is being assembled for dementia residents at a Middlesbrough care home. The Gables, on Highfield Road, is calling on…
Read more...Experts On Aging: UN Sustainable Development Goals Discriminatory, Ageist
New global health targets agreed by the United Nations will force policy makers to discriminate against people aged 70 and over, according to a statement…
Read more...Care Provider Honours Achievements Of The People It Supports
CMG – a leading provider of learning disability care – has held a very special awards evening to honour the achievements of the people it…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society Responds To The Queen’s Speech
In today’s Queen’s Speech (Wednesday 27 May) the government set out their intention to secure the future of the National Health Service by implementing the…
Read more...Progression Bottlenecks Could Limit Supply Of Skills In Health And Social Care, As Demand For Care Roles Set To Boom
Demand for workers in health and social care services is set to rocket in the years ahead, but new research shows progression bottlenecks could risk…
Read more...TV Stars Support Blind Veterans UK As Research Shows Positive Impact On Carers’ Emotional Wellbeing
6 out of 10 (62%) carers of vision impaired veterans have felt depressed due to the demands of their caring role[1], but 80% of these…
Read more...Walks With Hawks A Flyaway Success At Cheltenham Care Home
A host of feathered friends flew into Sandfields, when the care home hosted a fun event in association with Walks with Hawks. Following the success…
Read more...Participants Sought For Research To Investigate Age-Related Fall Risk
Researchers at Leeds Beckett University are recruiting volunteers to take part in a study to investigate the strength of older adults in a variety of…
Read more...Residents At Stockton Care Home Welcome Hens To Their Home
Residents at Piper Court care home in Stockton have welcomed some cracking new guests to their home. The care home has taken a delivery of…
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