Families May Be Paying Too Much For Social Care, Ombudsman Reports
The cost of residential care is a serious public concern. When they turn to their council for help vulnerable people and their families need to…
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Careers In Social Care: Find Out More At Regional Skills Shows
Skills for Care supporting regional Skills shows: Promoting careers in adult social care If you are interested in finding out more about a career in…
Read more...Tamworth Brothers To Take On Great Birmingham Run For Alzheimer’s Research UK
Brothers Ian and Chris Stilgoe are preparing to take on the Great Birmingham Run on Sunday 18 October to boost funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK,…
Read more...Greene King Head Office Employees Get Baking For The Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Employees at Greene King’s head office and brewery in Bury St Edmunds have raised more than £600 for their charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support, by…
Read more...NICE Guideline Will Help Drive Up Home Care Standards
A new guideline for home care that has been issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and focuses on training and…
Read more...Joan’s Ambition To Fly High Becomes Reality At The Age Of 103
CENTENARIAN Joan Mackay realised a lifetime ambition to have her head in the clouds by taking a trip in a giant helium balloon. Staff at…
Read more...Women In Work Twice As Likely To Have An Empty Pension Pot As Men
New research by the Pensions Policy Institute, sponsored by Age UK, shows that a third of women in work are ineligible for automatic enrolment into…
Read more...Diabetes Professional Care 2015
London’s biggest diabetes show, Diabetes Professional Care 2015, debuting this November (11 & 12) at the Barbican Exhibition Centre will be brimming with new technologies…
Read more...LGA Responds To NICE Guidance On Home Care
Responding to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines on home care services and support for older people living in their own…
Read more...Lincolnshire Care Home Residents To Compete In Annual Harvest Festival
The region’s best home-baked goods, handicrafts, vegetables and floral displays were showcased in Lincolnshire this week, as 100 care home residents came together to showcase…
Read more...Double Celebrations At Community Housing And Care Village In Bettws
A Newport-based community housing and care scheme is preparing to mark its 10th anniversary with a special celebration, on the same day that that it…
Read more...Sense Responds To NICE Guidance On Providing The Best Care Possible To Older People
Sense responds to NICE guidance on providing the best care possible to older people. National deafblind charity Sense has today (23 September) responded to guidance…
Read more...Prudhoe Community Visits ‘Wonderland’ At Red Brick House
A Prudhoe care home has paid a visit to ‘Wonderland’ after hosting a fun-filled Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Guests and residents were treated to the…
Read more...Mental Health Foundation Media Release – A New Way Of Thinking About Dementia
In a ground-breaking report published today, the Mental Health Foundation calls for public debate on a new way of thinking about dementia “We need to…
Read more...AXA Staff To Brave Gruelling Obstacle Challenge For Alzheimer’s Research UK
Employees from the Lytham St Annes and Bolton offices of leading insurance firm AXA will face icy water, mud-filled trenches and other gruelling challenges this…
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