The UK market for independent mental health hospitals grew by 4.1 per cent to £1.8 billion in calendar 2018. LaingBuisson has launched the fourth edition of their respected Mental Health Hospitals UK Market Report Growth is projected to take the ...

The first President in the charity’s 64-year history The national disability charity, Sense, has appointed Lord Levy as its new President. He becomes the first to fill the role in the charity’s 64-year history. Lord Levy has committed his life ...

To coincide with World Alzheimer’s Day this Saturday, and the one-year anniversary of the launch of RemindMeCare at Maidstone Hospital in 2018, Bluebird Care Maidstone has announced that the trial has been a success and the free service will continue for another 12 months. RemindMeCare is an innovative digital service delivered ...

An inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given the highest rating to the Crewe branch of the home care service, Belong at Home, which has retained its ‘outstanding’ status overall, gaining the classification in three out of five ...

Residents from Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth were visited by a group of local students on the Prince’s Trust Team Programme as part of the home’s promotion of intergenerational care. The students, completing the course run by Dorset and ...

Alzheimer’s Research UK has joined forces with Samuel L. Jackson to battle the serious misconception that dementia is an inevitability of old age. The ‘#ShareTheOrange’ campaign highlights that physical diseases cause dementia, most commonly Alzheimer’s using an orange to symbolise the weight ...

…Marion Brocklehurst at Cloverfield Care Home! We here at The Carer are delighted to announce The Summer 2019 Carer Unsung Hero is Marion Brocklehurst, activities coordinator at in Shropshire. Marion has worked at Cloverfields Care since 2002, and for the ...

A drug normally used to treat enlarged prostate may also be able to slow the progress of Parkinson’s disease, scientists have said. Terazosin could reduce the signs, symptoms, and complications of a disease that affects around 145,000 people in the ...

An inaugural produce show involving all 21 Colten Care homes in the South of England has been hailed a great success. About 500 residents took part in what is set to become a new annual favourite on the Colten calendar. ...

A Histon care facility for young adults with learning disabilities and complex care needs, has been praised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following its latest inspection by independent inspectors. Mill Lane in Histon, Cambridge, has been rated ‘Outstanding’ and ...