Dedicated End Of Life Carers Appointed In Walsall
Two dedicated dementia support workers have been appointed in Walsall to improve dementia care and end of life care for people diagnosed with dementia living…
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OSJCT Care Workers Earn Medals Of Merit For Outstanding Work
Six care workers from the Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) have received prestigious awards from the British branch of the world’s oldest order…
Read more...Courtney-Thorne Appoints First Marketing Manager
Courtney-Thorne, the wireless nurse call specialist, has appointed Marc Rogers to the post of marketing manager in a strategic move designed to capitalise on a…
Read more...‘Everything Stops For Tea’ As Care Home Residents Take To The Dance Floor
Twinkle-toed residents at a New Milton care home danced the afternoon away to the soundtrack of their very own radio request show. A tea dance…
Read more...Government Needs A Long Term Strategy For The Future Of Later Life Funding
“recent successes in poverty reduction at older ages could be reduced to a footnote in history” in the absence of a long term strategy for…
Read more...Talented Chef Got Taste Buds Tingling At Chef Of The Year Competition
Marcella Field, chef manager at Yarnton Residential and Nursing Home in Yarnton, Oxfordshire, went head to head with seven colleagues from across the organisation in…
Read more...A Dorset Octogenarian Has Raised Thousands Of Pounds For Pioneering Dementia Research By Wing Walking At 500 Feet.
Daredevil Pat O’Riordan, 81, from Ferndown, can usually be found enjoying a few rounds of golf at her local club, playing badminton or sitting down…
Read more...The Older People In The Media Awards 2015 Open For Nominations
The Older People in the Media Awards are back for the fourth time in 2015 and we are proud to announce that they are now…
Read more...IHM Comment On RCGP’s Call For Pause In CQC Inspections
The RCGP’s call on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to introduce an “immediate pause” in routine inspections of GP practices to relieve pressure on surgeries has…
Read more...Invest £5.2 Billion In Prevention To Overhaul Health And Social Care, Government Urged
Investing a further £5.2 billion in prevention and helping people stay healthy is urgently needed to overhaul the way social care and health services are…
Read more...Women Are Bearing The Brunt Of Caring, Finds Revitalise Study
Charity’s survey reveals that women feel unfairly pressured into a caring role. A new study by national disabled people’s charity Revitalise has highlighted the pressure…
Read more...Wiltshire Care Home Residents Enjoy The Glitz And Glamour Of Las Vegas At Annual Tea Dance
Care home residents and staff from across Wiltshire were invited to let their hair down and enjoy a Fun Day inspired by the ‘entertainment capital…
Read more...BAPEN Introduces The First Nutritional Care Tool
BAPEN has designed and is launching the first ‘Nutritional Care Tool’ which enables organisations to measure the nutritional care they provide and so robustly demonstrate…
Read more...The Older People In The Media Awards 2015 Open For Nominations
The Older People in the Media Awards are back for the fourth time in 2015 and we are proud to announce that they are now…
Read more...Research Finds NHS Costs Cut In ExtraCare’s Communities
Care costs are slashed by more than a third and health benefits soar as a result of successfully combining health, social care and housing services…
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