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Senior Leader at Nottinghamshire Care Group Receives Award for Contribution to Adult Social Care

A Nottinghamshire care professional has received national recognition for her outstanding decade-long contribution to adult social care. Liz Norton, Head of Learning and Development at…

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Care Home Residents Enjoy Open-Air Performance of Romeo & Juliet

Residents, families and members of the wider community gathered in the beautiful grounds of The Dower House in Winchester to enjoy a wonderful open-air performance of Shakespeare’s timeless classic, Romeo & Juliet.

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New Treatments and Blood Tests Bring Fresh Hope in Fight Against Dementia

More than 10,000 researchers from around the world descended on London this week for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), the world’s largest gathering dedicated…

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Care Workers to be Represented in Fair Pay Agreements Government Confirms

Millions of care workers in England will be represented in upcoming negotiations on pay and working conditions through a new body established to deliver the first…

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Coroner Links 1966 World Cup Winner’s Dementia to Football Heading, Renewing Calls for Better Support for Ex-Players

A landmark inquest finding is putting fresh pressure on football authorities to do more for former players living with dementia — a message that will resonate strongly with the UK’s care home sector, which supports a growing number of ex-sportspeople affected by neurodegenerative disease.

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Tony Bellew Officially Opens Newly Refurbished Dementia Pub at Arrowe Park Hospital

World champion boxer and Merseyside legend Tony Bellew has officially opened a newly refurbished Dementia Pub at Arrowe Park Hospital, helping to create a more familiar and comforting environment for patients living with dementia.

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Covid Inquiry: Care Sector Left to Fend for Itself as £10bn PPE Bill Laid Bare

A damning report from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has revealed that nearly £10 billion of public money was squandered on personal protective equipment during the pandemic…

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