Devoted Wife Visits Husband Of 60 Years Every Day At Care Home
Maureen and Leslie Smith have never made much of Valentine’s Day, but their devotion to one another has lasted for 64 years during which they…
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The Royal Star & Garter Home Tea with the CQC
The Royal Star & Garter Home Tea with the CQC The Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton received a special visit from Andrea Sutcliffe,…
Read more...Older People Risk Losing Access To Health Information If Services Move Online And To The Phone (UK)
New research by the ILC-UK reveals a continuing generational divide in access to and trust of health information. The research finds that older people are…
Read more...CQC Welcomes ‘Freedom To Speak Up’ Review
David Behan, Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission said: “It takes great courage for health professionals to raise concerns about care and so they…
Read more...Older People’s Housing And Care Charity Feels The Love This Valentine’s Day
Laughter, non-stop activities and mouth-watering home cooking are just some of the things older people love best about housing and care charity, The Abbeyfield Society….
Read more...CQC Publish Information On The Use Of Hidden Cameras In Health And Social Care Settings
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will tomorrow (Thursday 12 February 2015) publish information for families, carers and those who use health and adult social care…
Read more...CQC Publish New Information On Hidden Cameras In Care Homes
There is a degree of inevitably about cameras in care settings so five tests set out by union should be applied says GMB GMB, the…
Read more...Information Published On The Use Of Hidden Cameras In Health And Social Care Settings
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is today (Thursday 12th February) publishing information for families, carers and those who use health and adult social care services…
Read more...Adult Social Services: New Council Workforce Figures Released By HSCIC – Response From Independent Age, Older People’s Charity
Adult social services: new council workforce figures released by HSCIC In response Simon Bottery, Director of Policy at Independent Age, said: “Today’s figures from the…
Read more...Ceremony Marks Start Of Work On State-Of-The-Art Care Home In Southbourne
Last week, staff at Poole-based care provider Care South celebrated the start of construction work on a brand new 50-bed care home in Thornbury Road,…
Read more...CQC Publish Information On The Use Of Hidden Cameras In Health And Social Care Settings
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will tomorrow (Thursday 12 February 2015) publish information for families, carers and those who use health and adult social care…
Read more...New Partnership To Improve End Of Life Care
The National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) and the National Care Forum (NCF) have today announced a new, strengthened partnership aimed at improving end of…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK, The Alzheimer’s Association And Weston Brain Institute Join Forces To Form Initiative To Fund Vital Brain Disease Research
Three leading research funders from the UK and North America have joined forces to launch a new global initiative called MEND, or MEchanisms of cellular…
Read more...£650 Million Care Reduction Risks Elderly Having To Sell Homes
Elderly and disabled people may face a greater threat of having to sell their homes to pay for care if government goes ahead with plans…
Read more...New Figures Outline The Cost-Efficiencies Of Developing Health Care Support Workers
A new Labour Market Intelligence report has been launched today that applauds the ‘unsung heroes’ in the NHS and UK health sector – the health…
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