New independent economic analysis has highlighted the significant value of providing carers with short respite breaks, finding that a single overnight hotel stay can generate £2,617 in social value.
Read more...Milford Lodge Care Home in Hitchin welcomed a special guest this week as local MP Alistair Strachen visited to meet and congratulate the home’s two finalist teams ahead of the Dementia in Care Awards taking place on 24 June at the Hilton Bankside, London.
Read more...The Health and Social Care Committee has today (June 12) published a report outlining amendments to the Health Bill, including legal duties for NHS services to comply with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) tribunals.
Read more...A Hagely care home has launched a new monthly Networking Breakfast that is fast becoming a community favourite.
Read more...Kings Lodge Care Home, Camberley, waved an emotional goodbye to the Phyllis Tuckwell In-Patient Unit which has been based there since 2023 with the fanfare of a brass band and support of all its staff, residents, management, and an appearance from the mayor.
Read more...The team at a Sanctuary Care home in Exmouth are beaming with pride after winning a prestigious national Chief Nurse Adult Social Care Team Award.
Read more...Residents, family members, team members and volunteers from Chorleywood Manor Care Home in Rickmansworth completed London’s Ten Bridges Walk on 5th June to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK.
Read more...Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has publicly distanced herself from the Labour government’s proposed immigration reforms, warning that retrospective changes to settlement rules for overseas care workers already living and working in the United Kingdom would be deeply unfair and contrary to British values.
Read more...Residents and staff at Highview Lodge Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, came together on 8 June to celebrate the retirement of long-serving carer Sue Risley, marking the end of an incredible 25-year career dedicated to caring for residents and supporting the home’s community.
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced its largest ever single funding round, committing £9.5 million to 25 new research projects across the United Kingdom in a…
Read more...Anenta, the leading independent healthcare waste management specialist, has appointed waste expert Jonathan Sandford as Business Development Manager dedicated to the care home sector.
Read more...Camascope joins Person Centred Software (PCS), bringing together best-in-class medication management and digital care solutions; connecting medication data to the full picture of a person’s care. This helps providers deliver safer, smarter and more connected medication management across UK social care.
Read more...Residents at Bayleaf Care Home in Huntingdon are celebrating National Carers’ Week, which takes place from June 8th-14th.
Read more...The team from Chartwell House Care Home in Broadstairs travelled to Ramsgate Fire Station last month to deliver a Dementia Friends session to 25 East Kent Police Specials, helping volunteer officers better understand and support people living with dementia in their communities.
Read more...A 17-strong team of walkers from Cygnet successfully conquered Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon and raised £10,000 for the Air Ambulances UK in memory of a former colleague….
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