Leading social care interest groups from across the care sector are calling on the Government to urgently rethink its Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill that is…
Read more...A FURRY friend has been helping care home residents with dementia by providing company and cuddles. Oscar the PAT dog and his owner Paula Gascoigne…
Read more...A couple have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with the help of staff and fellow residents at Connaught Court in Fulford, York. Marion and George…
Read more...Corporates or individuals with an interest in dementia care have still got time to get their hands on tickets to the healthcare calendar’s newest event….
Read more...Senior staff from a South Coast care home company helped create a chain reaction when they took part in a marathon day-long cycle ride. Tim…
Read more...Residents of a Ferndown care home spent quality time outdoors with youngsters from The Nature Nursery at Avon Heath Country Park. The residents from Colten…
Read more...Infection control specialist, Cairn Care, has launched a free fact sheet to help care homes prevent the spread of dysentery. Caused by shigella bacteria, bacillary…
Read more...Borough Care staff recently took part in an Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk, which took place at Heaton Park in Manchester. The group of twelve, along…
Read more...Dame Barbara Windsor and her husband Scott Mitchell announced their support for Dementia Revolution, created by Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK as Charity of…
Read more...CARE home manager Kate Charlton braved the shave to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Kate went under the shears in support of her mother,…
Read more...– Occupancy rates at a record high of 89% with sixth consecutive increase – – Average weekly fees increase for the seventh successive year- The…
Read more...A decorated former soldier has used his military skills and imagination to back up his ‘outstanding’ classification from the Care Quality Commission by launching a…
Read more...The opportunity to shore up the fragile social care system must not be overlooked in the forthcoming autumn budget, according to a new report on…
Read more...The chief inspector of adult social care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced she is to step down from her role at the end…
Read more...Researchers in the Netherlands have estimated that one in two women, and one in three men will develop dementia, a form of Parkinson’s disease or…
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