Foundation Stone Laid for New Care Centre in Trowbridge
The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) has launched construction for a brand-new, state-of-the-art care centre in Trowbridge, as the building’s foundation stone was…
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NCA Questions Vision Of NHS-run Care Homes
Reports of the Government’s latest announcement on the ongoing Carter Review on Operational Productivity in NHS Providers have sparked debate in the Care Sector. According to reports, Lord Carter suggests hospitals should…
Read more...Chief Nursing Officer For England Visits Northumbria To Meet Nursing Students
The Chief Nursing Officer for England has visited Northumbria University to meet with nursing students and lecturers and discuss the opportunities for nursing in the…
Read more...Memory Complaints In Older Women May Signal Memory And Thinking Problems Decades Later, Research Suggests
Older women who report problems with their memory may be at a higher risk of being diagnosed with memory and thinking impairments (including dementia) decades…
Read more...Supporting Residents With Dementia
A creative national arts programme from one care home provider is helping to support residents and shine a light on inspiring individuals living in Sanctuary…
Read more...Unique Summit To Be Hosted By Somerset Hospice To Tackle The Mounting Challenges Facing End Of Life Care
As Britain’s ageing population grows older, with many of us increasingly facing the prospect of dying alone, one of the UK’s leading hospices, Somerset-based St Margaret’s,…
Read more...CQC Asks For Views On Future Of Quality Regulation
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a discussion paper that sets out some of the choices it faces in responding to changes to how…
Read more...Government Review Highlights Key Accelerated Access Review To Consider Dementia As ‘Test Case’ For Challenges For Delivering New Treatments
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has welcomed plans to use dementia as a test case for the government’s Accelerated Access Review….
Read more...Care Home Staff Not Receiving Adequate Training In Dementia, Research Finds
Care home staff are not being provided with the training they need to support adults with dementia, joint research by Community Care, the online magazine…
Read more...Malden House Wins Gold In The Sidmouth In Bloom Competition
Residents and staff at a local residential care home in Sidmouth are delighted to have won gold in the Sidmouth in Bloom Competition (Residential Care…
Read more...Care Homes And Home Care Operators Have Only A Month Left To Ensure They Are Compliant With The New Energy Efficiency Directive (ESOS)
ESOS is a mandatory energy assessment scheme for organisations and will affect any care homes and home care operators if they meet the ESOS definition…
Read more...High-Quality Care At Risk Unless The Government Covers Higher Wage Costs
High quality care will be available only to those who can afford to pay for it, unless Central Government covers the extra cost of paying…
Read more...Extending Use Of Existing Alzheimer’s Drug Could Delay Move Into Nursing Home
Newly-released follow-up analysis from a 2012 clinical trial led by a UK-based research team suggests that continuing treatment of the commonly-prescribed dementia drug donepezil into…
Read more...OSJCT Care Staff Receive Awards For Outstanding Achievements
Over 200 care workers from across Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire have been recognised for their outstanding achievements and quality of care in this year’s…
Read more...Star Of The Stage Wows Stockton Care Home Residents
STAR of the stage Samantha Holden performed classic songs and sang out special requests for music lovers at a Stockton-on-Tees care home. Ingleby Care Home…
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