The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Stone Cottage and Farm Cottage to be Outstanding overall following inspections in October….
Read more...Passionate volunteers across Derby and the neighbouring communities are being invited to come forward to help form a new fundraising group to support Alzheimer’s Research…
Read more...Money raised by the residents of a Bournemouth care home will help blind and visually impaired people across Dorset. Colten Care’s Avon Cliff nominated Dorset Blind…
Read more...The UK’s care sector has been thrown a lifeline as Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has won the…
Read more...The Welsh government has revealed their Dementia Action Plan for Wales 2018-2022. The report, which includes an outline for additional financial support and resources for…
Read more...A care home in Durham is helping residents and members of the community with dementia to build up a support network thanks to its ‘Forget…
Read more...New independent research launched today will assess how the nation’s care and support sectoris affected by an estimated £400m bill for sleep-in shifts back pay. Care providers are being urged to participate…
Read more...Wimbledon Beaumont welcomed the Year of the Dog with a day of celebration and activities, which were a delight for staff, residents, relatives and friends of…
Read more...Lightweight foldable wheelchair delivers nimble accessibility For the tenth anniversary of International Wheelchair Day on Thursday 1 March, national charity The British Polio Fellowship is marking the positive…
Read more...A working paper has been published by the Health Foundation and The King’s Fund on approaches to social care funding and the implications of different…
Read more...New research suggests that drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could reduce the risk of patients developing dementia. A team led by Professor Chris Edwards,…
Read more...A successful project in Essex that was found to benefit people with dementia and their carers is being presented at a national music therapy conference…
Read more...A New Forest nursing home has become the third Colten Care home in less than a year to gain an official ‘Outstanding’ rating. Inspectors from…
Read more...A competition to celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday was launched in Westminster earlier this month. The NHS70 Parliamentary Awards will see English MPs put forward individuals and…
Read more...Researchers in the US have used genetic techniques to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s in mice that show features of the disease. The study, which…
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