Councils cannot charge people for the first six weeks of intermediate care, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned, follow ing an investigation…
Read more...New research to understand, at a local level, what sort of mainstream housing older people live in, is being funded by the Centre for Ageing…
Read more...A care home in Hastings has been praised by residents for “first rate care” in a report by official inspectors. Representatives from the Care Quality…
Read more...Sunrise of Cardiff is celebrating the outstanding achievement of their Head Chef in the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Chef of the Year competition. After producing…
Read more...As part of their ‘Building a Caring World’ philosophy, QCS has launched a free ‘Care Practice Essentials’ toolkit, specifically tailored for developing nations in the…
Read more...A study looking at the personal perceptions and experiences of patients, families and healthcare professionals, has highlighted the need for improvement in symptom management in…
Read more...NCF opens their unique international and UK focused care conference in partnership with CommonAge. From the 16th to the 18th April 2018, the NCF and…
Read more...Residents and staff at Sunrise Senior Living UK are celebrating after the care home provider was nominated for the prestigious Employee Benefits Awards for the…
Read more...A WORLD flag making workshop at a Chesterfield care home gained an extra hand when Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins dropped in. Mr Perkins joined residents…
Read more...SCOUTS aiming to achieve their community badge have been serving elderly care home residents in Rotherham. Over a dozen 14 to 18 year old teens…
Read more...A study published earlier this month suggests fluctuations in the female hormone oestrogen over a woman’s life played a bigger role than age of menopause…
Read more...Encore Care Homes has pledged to offer every resident the opportunity to spend one hour outdoors every week to boost their health and wellbeing. Staff…
Read more...On the first day of the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) Learning and Development forum Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary announced their pledge to…
Read more...North West care village operator Belong is celebrating welcoming the first residents to its newest state-of-the-art care village, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. The £13.5m development marks…
Read more...Staff at Balhousie Forth View Care Home have launched a fundraising appeal to buy a state-of-the-art multi-sensory table to help enhance the lives of their…
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