Dignified Care For Elderly And Disabled At Risk Due To Lack Of Funding, Councils Warn
Local government leaders and directors of adult social care have warned that the ability of councils to provide dignified care for people in old age…
Read more...Local government leaders and directors of adult social care have warned that the ability of councils to provide dignified care for people in old age…
Read more...This week (12 October) we published a refresher of our publication ‘Committed to Quality’. The paper covers the Care Act vision of transformed services, challenges faced…
Read more...Staff and residents at a Gateshead care home have come together to celebrate the 100thbirthday of one of its longest serving residents. Lillian Hunter, who…
Read more...Specialist property adviser Christie + Co has welcomed news today that the government is to relax immigration controls on nurses working in the UK following…
Read more...Traces of fungus have been discovered in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, a study published today (Thursday 15 October 2015) in Nature’s journal…
Read more...Percentage of hospitals charging patients for parking doubles in a decade; with 63% of NHS Trusts who charge for parking increasing their fees since 2014…
Read more...BBC journalist and presenter Kate Adie has just opened a new Sensory Garden in the grounds of local retirement community, Somerleigh Court in Dorset. The…
Read more...Former England rugby international Alastair Hignell, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, today encouraged rugby fans to attend this year’s Varsity Matches to support Leonard Cheshire…
Read more...A protein called GPR3 could become a new target for drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published today (Wed 14th October) in…
Read more...– CSA draws attention to the poor quality of social care being provided in England, failing our obligations to older and disabled people – Charity…
Read more...The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes its annual analysis of the quality of health and adult social care in England. This is the first…
Read more...NHS England has published new guidance to help ensure patients receive excellent nutrition and hydration care. The guidance has been produced to address the issues…
Read more...The Chancellor recently announced that the Government is to bring in a compulsory Living Wage next year, which was welcome news for care home workers…
Read more...The National Care Forum (NCF) refreshes its founding purpose to promote quality care for people receiving care and support services in an updated statement of…
Read more...Helen German has been made a Champion of Alzheimer’s Research UK in recognition of her exceptional fundraising. Helen German, from Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, has been made…
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