Care Home Development Company Is Launched
A new organisation has enlisted an executive team which will lead the launch of Urban Village Group into the health care sector.
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Care Homes
Carry On Camping! South East Care Roup Launches Virtual ‘Staycation’ Camping Adventure
Residents have become campers at a South East care group with the launch of a virtual ‘staycation’ trip around the UK to keep momentum going following its six-month world cruise
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‘Baked With Love’ – Care Home Star Bakers Raise Funds For The Alzheimer’s Society
Care home residents from Fairway View, in Bulwell have been ‘baking up a storm’ in an effort to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society.
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Hertfordshire Care Home One Step Closer To Minibus Fund-Raising Target Following 12-Hour Walkathon
Staff and residents at a Hertfordshire care home are one step closer to reaching their fund-raising target to acquire a disabled-friendly minibus following an inspired 12-hour walkathon around its grounds.
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Quarter Of A Million Sign Petition Against Care Home Visit Ban
A petition with over 250,000 signatures has been delivered to Downing Street on Thursday September 16th, calling on the Government to enshrine in law the right of everyone living in a care home
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Festivities At Madley Park House’s End Of Summer Tea Party
Witney care home Madley Park House, run by The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), held an end of summer tea party in their ‘Heart of the Home’ lounge, where residents and team members
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The Carer’s Next Unsung Hero Award Launches!
Once again we here at The Carer are looking for an Unsung Hero! A super deluxe luxury hamper will be the prize for the lucky
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ITV’s Dr Hilary Wishes The Elworth Grange Care Team A Happy First Birthday!
Staff and residents at Elworth Grange care home, located on Booth Lane in Sandbach, have been celebrating as the state of the art care home reaches its first birthday since opening its door’s to residents last summer.
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Romford Care Home Team Nominated For Two National Awards
The team at a Sanctuary Care home in Romford is celebrating after being nominated for two prestigious national awards.
Chadwell House Residential Care Home has been nominated in the Care/Residential Home of the Year category
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Supply Of UK Care Home Beds Fails To Keep Up With Demand
The UK healthcare sector has seen stifled supply growth in care home beds in the past year despite ever-increasing demand, with data from leading global property adviser Knight Frank revealing that UK care
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Scottish Tunes Fill The Walls Of Midlothian Care Home
A LOCAL Edinburgh bagpiper has been moving care home residents to tears with nostalgic melodies.
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Skills For Care Workforce Development Fund Has Now Launched
Skills for Care has announced that the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) 2021-22 is now open to adult social care employers in England to support the development of their staff at all levels, offering funding for a wide range of qualifications, learning programmes and digital learning modules. The fund, which Skills for Care distributes on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, helped over 14,000 people in 2020/21.
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Care UK Care Home Manager Publicly Thanked Along The Route Of The Great North Run
Louise Damms, the manager of Care UK’s Cheviot Court care home in South Shields, was selected of one of 13 people to be thanked in a very public way along the course of last weekend’s Great North Run.
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Coombe End Court Residents Meet Former Racehorse Ouzbeck As Part Of An Elderly Wellbeing Pilot Project, Run By Racing Sector Collaboration
Residents at Coombe End Court in Marlborough met racehorse Ouzbeck earlier this month as part of a six-week pilot project to learn about the impact of horses on the wellbeing of elderly care home residents
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Legal Action Launched Against Mandatory Covid Vaccination Policy
Care home staff have launched legal action against the government and Health Secretary Sajid Javid for proposing a mandatory Covid vaccine requirement as a condition of work for care workers
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