Hallmark Care Homes’ facility in Leigh on Sea, Essex has unveiled its £450,000 refurbishment to the general public with help from the Mayor, Councillor John…
Read more...Four Orchard Care Homes in Leeds have been awarded ‘Good’ ratings by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care….
Read more...Six comedians brought Edinburgh Fringe to Gracewell care home in Newbury for a stand-up comedy event organised by review site carehome.co.uk. The event at Gracewell…
Read more...England’s troubled social care sector has a ‘disastrous’ staffing ‘black hole’ with 75,000 vacant posts, new figures released by GMB, the union for care workers,…
Read more...Very old people would feel more in control of their lives if they thought about a future move to assisted accommodation or residential care before…
Read more...Borough Care is marking World Alzheimer’s Month, as Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia affect many of its residents. September 2019 marks the 8th World…
Read more...Eileen Leighton celebrated turning 100 on 9th September with a special party at Cherry Garth care home in Holmer Green alongside family and fellow residents….
Read more...This September, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) launches a global campaign under the theme of ‘Let’s Talk About Dementia’ for World Alzheimer’s Month. Every September, World…
Read more...It was the biggest year yet for the annual Dyson Football Marathon – as players raised more than £17,500 for Alzheimer’s Research UK following eight…
Read more...Workforce reform in social care must be carried out “as a matter of national priority” to “avoid financial wastage on a broken and incoherent system”,…
Read more...Determined to keep summer going for as long as possible, despite the weather, residents and staff at Borough Care’s Silverdale home in Bredbury recently enjoyed…
Read more...More young people are needed to join the care workforce in Wales if it is to have enough workers to meet the challenges of the…
Read more...Repeated delays to long-awaited Green Paper undermining interest More than half think care reform policy is being neglected due to Brexit Many over-45s appear to…
Read more...Scientists have visualised for the first time protein ‘tangles’ associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered a single head injury This…
Read more...Residents and visitors at a Poole care home enjoyed dancing and companionship with a free ‘open house’ vintage tea dance. The get-together at Colten Care’s…
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