ADASS members highlight care worker recruitment and retention as key to change in sector Workforce development and recruitment and retention of home care workers are…
Read more...A Dorset care home staged a special day trip so a resident could receive an honorary membership of the beloved golf club he played at…
Read more...Government has announced a process for consultation on social care. This is a step forward that VODG welcomes in principle. But with a predominant focus…
Read more...RESIDENTS at a Dundee care home will be able to enjoy American-style dining and get their hair cut in style, thanks to a generous donation…
Read more...Responding to the Government announcement that it will publish a social care Green Paper in summer 2018, Margaret Willcox, President of the Association of Directors…
Read more...Gloucestershire’s Human Support Group took over the care of hundreds of vulnerable individuals earlier this year and are now celebrating their first CQC rating. Following…
Read more...The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has launched a new training workshop and qualification for 2018 that will help care caterers confidently and safely…
Read more...Graham Mason awarded ‘Best Resident Contribution’ at the National Dementia Care Awards 2017 A resident at Bilney Hall care home near Dereham is today celebrating…
Read more...ROTHERHAM United defender Joe Mattock paid a surprise visit to elderly Millers fans at a Parkgate care home. Residents at Broadacres Care Home, on Naylor…
Read more...A WOOL appeal has been issued by elderly care home residents after exhausting their supply making a pom pom Christmas tree. The residents of The…
Read more...Two miniature Shetland ponies have been spreading their love – and some therapy – after paying a visit to two generations of animal lovers. The…
Read more...A social care provider is calling on the Government to provide much-needed funding and relief to the sector in the upcoming Autumn Budget. The appeal…
Read more...The tactics being taken by Government’s revenue agency HMRC is taking a spectacular new turn in dealing with the sleep in crisis says VODG the…
Read more...A report presenting information about adult safeguarding enquiries during the 2016/17 financial year has been published today by NHS Digital1. Safeguarding Adults, Annual Report, England…
Read more...Encore Care Homes has entered a £250million strategic development partnership with U.S healthcare REIT (real estate investment trust), Welltower. The partnership will provide Welltower with…
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