Charity Launches New Information Centre During Carers Week
Disability charity Papworth Trust will celebrate Carers Week (8 to 14 June 2015) with the launch of a new Information Centre for disabled people and…
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Talented Care Home Residents And Day Club Members Recognised In National Poetry Competition
Care home residents and day club members across the country are celebrating after being commended for their creativity in a nature-inspired national poetry competition organised…
Read more...Call For Action Plan To Rescue Adult Social Care From The Mire
The Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) has added its voice to the pleas directed at central government from the GMB union and Association of Directors…
Read more...ADASS Budget Survey And A Warning About Deepening Cuts
A call to government to protect essential care and support services to the most vulnerable members of our community. More people are living longer with…
Read more...National Government Must Help Councils To Pay At Least £600 Per Week For Care As Per Rowntree Foundation Fair Care Model
If an increase in fees for care homes doesn’t come then more Southern Cross style collapses are on the cards says GMB GMB, the union…
Read more...Lost Items Of Laundry Causing Care Homes Hassle
Recent research has found that missing items of clothing or linen is one of the most common laundry issues experienced by care home staff. In…
Read more...Kirwans Warns Against Fraudsters Mis-Selling Asset Protection Trusts
Leading North West law firm Kirwans is warning people to act with caution against fraudsters selling so-called ‘asset protection trusts’ in a bid to shelter…
Read more...Four Seasons Pioneers Customer Feedback Technology To Improve Residents’ Experiences
Four Seasons Health Care is pioneering the use of technology to collect immediate feedback about care so it can find and fix issues quickly and…
Read more...First UKAS Accreditation Of Independent Care Home Inspections Announced
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted the UK’s first accreditation for private organisations that perform inspections of care homes to RDB Star Rating…
Read more...Kitchen Porter Of The Year 2015 – The Search Is On
Winterhalter offers serious prizes; PLUS: every KP nominated is a winner! Does your KP go the extra mile? Or have that extra something? Then it’s…
Read more...Residents At Mill Heath Nursing Home Go Back In Time For Dementia Awareness Week
Leading food provider apetito has helped care homes across the country to host special 50’s and 60’s themed parties for residents to mark Dementia Awareness…
Read more...ADASS Calls On Government To `Protect Essential Care And Support Services To Our Most Vulnerable Citizens’
AN URGENT PLEA for `sustained and substantial’ additional funds to be made available for the care and protection of older and vulnerable people is made…
Read more...Protein Involved In Alzheimer’s Disease May Disrupt Sleep-Associated Memory In Healthy Older Adults, According To Study
Disruption in sleep associated with the accumulation of a protein in the brain (linked to Alzheimer’s disease) may cause memory problems in healthy older adults,…
Read more...Age UK Responds To The ADASS Release On The £1.1 Billion Budget Cuts To Adult Social Care
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director for Age UK, said: ‘The idea of a billion pounds coming out of social care budgets this year is chilling, given…
Read more...CQC Gets Set For Care Home Open Day
Inspectors and other staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are preparing to join in with the enthusiasm and support for the annual Care Home…
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