Effective personalised care must focus on individual strengths, daily activities and social connections, new report finds. The report report from the Royal College of Occupational…
Read more...The Chatty Cafe Scheme, run by Alex Hoskyn, has scooped £7,500 prize money and specialist business support from Just Group The Chatty Cafe Scheme was crowned as…
Read more...Residents at Southlawns care home are celebrating after reaching their fundraising target. The Street care home was one of Somerset Care’s first homes to take…
Read more...FOUR-LEGGED visitors met care home residents in Northumberland as part of National Love Your Pet Day. Staff and families of residents at The Oaks Care…
Read more...An Australian investment group is, according to press reports, in advanced discussions to buy Barchester Health Care for over £2 billion. Barchester Healthcare currently owns…
Read more...The Minister for Care Caroline Dineage is calling for more participation in dementia research as part of the Government’s national Dementia 2020 Challenge. Ms Dineage…
Read more...A new charitable gaming hub aimed to raise millions for good causes has been launched by JustGiving with the support of Alzheimer’s Research UK. JustGiving…
Read more...90-YEAR-OLD Jessie Senior was taken on a trip down memory lane by a care home worker who went the extra mile. Jo MacGregor, who works…
Read more...Families are being ‘devastated’ by a ‘void’ in care provided for people who develop dementia under the age of 65, according to a leading nurse….
Read more...A ‘truly fantastic’ nursing and residential home due to open in Poole this spring has won a civic seal of approval. The Mayor of Poole,…
Read more...AN INNER city farm is running dementia friendly art workshops for care home residents in South Yorkshire. A series of four workshops have been taking…
Read more...Generations were bridged when a Hampshire care home hosted a visit by cubs. More than 20 Tiger cubs from the 6th Winchester Scout Group spent…
Read more...World renowned operatic singer Alfie Boe took a break from the West End to travel back to his Lancashire roots for an exclusive surprise birthday…
Read more...Knight Frank has launched its inaugural Senior Living Guide, which showcases the best senior living residential developments in the UK. Following over 150 entries from…
Read more...HC-One, a provider of residential, nursing and memory care services, is celebrating after taking home the prestigious Skills for Care Accolade for ‘Best endorsed provider…
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