Social Care Is Britain’s Only ‘Selfless’ Profession
Social carers are only UK workers motivated primarily by factors other than salary Even teachers and nurses list competitive salary and benefits as the top…
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Person-Centred Care
Home care providers and commissioners should ensure services support the aspirations, goals and priorities of each person using services, rather than providing “one size fits…
Read more...Most Home Care Visits Should Be At Least Half An Hour
Home care visits to elderly people should last for at least half an hour and be centred around personalised care rather than a “one-size fits…
Read more...It’s Time For A Change On Dementia Too
As part of Change Day, NHS England is supporting “John’s Campaign” which supports people with dementia. The campaign calls for family and carers of people…
Read more...One In Three Retiring This Year Haven’t Heard Of The Pension Changes Due On 6 April
However, many of those in the know have already changed their retirement income plans ‘Class of 2015’ retirees last took financial advice over three years…
Read more...Official Care Certificate Workbook Developed By Highfield
An official workbook to support the launch of the Care Certificate this March has been developed by Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) after it…
Read more...Croydon Care Home Praised By The Regulator – Care Quality Commission
Shepherd’s Corner in Croydon has been praised by the Care Quality Commission for the quality of its care. The care home was graded as ‘Good’…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK Patron Sir Terry Pratchett Has Died
Fantasy author Terry Pratchett has died aged 66 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Sir Terry was a patron of Alzheimer’s Research UK who…
Read more...Diet, Exercise And Cognitive Training Show Benefits For Older People
Lancet: A 2 year multidomain intervention of diet, exercise, cognitive training, and vascular risk monitoring versus control to prevent cognitive decline in at-risk elderly people…
Read more...Care Home Wins Award For Local College Apprenticeship Programme
The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution’s (RMBI) care home Ecclesholme in Manchester has won an award for the work they do to support students in the…
Read more...London Student Wins Prestigious National Photograph Competition
Seventeen year old Stella Wharmby from Francis Holland School, Sloane Square, London has been crowned a winner of the ESRC’s 2015 photographic competition ‘Changing World’….
Read more...Prime Minister’s Invitation To Buckinghamshire Care Home Remains Open!
A letter from David Cameron has given the cook at the Woodlands Park care centre in Great Missenden hope that she may still get to…
Read more...Platinum Joy For Peggy And Stanley
A card from the Queen topped the celebrations at a Lancashire care home as resident Margaret Dawson marked her platinum wedding anniversary. Margaret, 88, of…
Read more...Home Care: Guideline Consultation
NICE are now consulting on the first draft guideline which has been developed by the NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC). It focuses on older people receiving…
Read more...Age UK Highlight ‘Double Whammy’ Of Cuts
New figures released by Age UK reveal a ‘double whammy’ of cuts to social care and health services that support older people in the community,…
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