A national grassroots movement representing thousands of care workers and service users has written to a newly elected MP, urging them to use their parliamentary platform to drive long-overdue reform of the social care system.
Read more...Celebrations have been in full swing at Boroughbridge Manor, as one of its residents reaches her 106th birthday in style.
Read more...Leading health experts and Government officials visited a Battersea care home for a special event showcasing the importance of data and research in infection prevention.
Read more...The UK’s National Advance Care Planning Day highlights the importance of Advance Care Planning, Advance Care Plans and sensitive conversations. This year’s theme is Supporting…
Read more...Care England, the largest and most representative body for independent adult social care providers in England, has responded to Skills for Care’s annual…
Read more...Residents at Sanctuary Care’s Juniper House Residential Care Home in Worcester have been celebrating the excitement of the World Cup with the help of Wellbeing Assistant Danny Jackman, a former professional footballer with a 20-year career.
Read more...The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has called on social care leaders to publicly commit to improving how care records are created, handled, and accessed.
Read more...The first Sporting Legends Café at Keymer Hall Care Home was a resounding success, with almost 20 people turning out for the launch session on Wednesday 17th June…
Read more...The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has joined 8 other national health and social care regulators in signing up to the NHS Race and Health Observatory’s shared principles for advancing workforce race equity in health and social care.
Read more...A Bradford on Avon Care Home brought the spirit of Glastonbury to residents and the local community as it marked Care Home Open Week with a special series of festival-inspired celebrations.
Read more...A care home in Rotherham has reduced ambulance callouts by 45% and cut falls by 62% after launching a new hydration initiative designed to keep residents healthy and out of hospital.
Read more...An open letter from the Care About Care campaign – run by the grassroots coalition Providers Unite and backed by more than 4,000 people who work in, draw on or value care services…
Read more...Schoolchildren from Ilfracombe Junior School recently visited Edenmore Nursing Home to help add some sea-inspired decorations to the home’s newly refurbished lounge.
Read more...Oakwood Care Group has completed the acquisition of Forest Gate Healthcare, adding three care homes and 105 bedrooms to its portfolio…
Read more...The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is still not keeping pace with the task of assessing the quality of community social care services in England…
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