As many as 885,000 more people could now be living in accessible and adaptable properties if legislation requiring higher minimum standards in new build homes…
Read more...Carers UK is re-launching its successful Carers Active project following a new funding contract from Sport England of £362,184 for three years. There are 4.7…
Read more...The Centre for Ageing Better is warning in a new briefing on accessible homes that progress on some accessibility features has been “frozen in time”…
Read more...The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is issuing practical guidance to housing officers to ensure Disabled people’s homes meet their needs. Following on from…
Read more...Care provider, My Choice Healthcare, has expanded its presence in Powys with the acquisition of The Mountains Care Home, a specialist 50-bed nursing care facility…
Read more...Kate Terroni, CQC’s outgoing deputy Chief Executive, has been appointed CEO of the national disability charity, United Response. Kate has dedicated her 23-year career to…
Read more...The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has launched a new best practice resource for the adult social care workforce: ‘Tackling inequalities in care for…
Read more...The UK Government has unveiled plans to establish a new independent commission dedicated to addressing the pressing challenges within adult social care and formulating long-term…
Read more...A disability charity has welcomed Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh as its new Royal patron, continuing a longstanding connection with the Royal Family….
Read more...Today (Wednesday 13 November) broadcaster and journalist, Angela Rippon CBE will join people affected by dementia at a special Alzheimer’s Society parliamentary event in Westminster,…
Read more...Twenty-six of England’s largest councils could have to declare bankruptcy by 2027 if the multi-billion special educational needs and disabilities services (SEND) deficits they are…
Read more...Residents at Hailsham House care home in Hailsham, East Sussex have been embracing the ‘Paralympic spirit’ with their very own games, held across three separate…
Read more...As the Paralympic Games begins in Paris, experts have said the health and wellbeing of disabled people in the UK is being “shockingly neglected”, in…
Read more...With just one week to go until the General Election, political parties appear to be fighting for every vote, but according to new research* by…
Read more...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G8iv5zZzxA Sharing a message of empowerment and challenging stereotypes, national social care charity, Community Integrated Care, has today launched a new video as the care…
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