Cross-Country Pursuit Gives Care Home Residents ‘The Best Seats In The House’
More than 20 residents from seven care homes in Dorset and Wiltshire enjoyed luxury VIP treatment at a well-known equestrian show. Colten Care laid on…
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Watford Care Home Awarded With Prestigious Dementia Care Kitemark
RMBI care home Prince Michael of Kent Court in Watford has been recognised with a national award for its exceptional care of people living with…
Read more...Direct Health Announce 500 New Jobs In Wrexham As They Win Five Year Home Care Contract
Direct Health will create up to 500 new jobs in Wrexham over the next five years after being awarded a contract to deliver over 135,000…
Read more...UK Research Spend On Dementia Still Too Low, New Study Shows
The amount of government money spent on dementia in the UK has risen significantly in recent years, but it is still too low when compared…
Read more...The King’s Fund Responds To The Labour Party’s Election Manifesto
Responding to the publication of the Labour Party’s election manifesto, Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund said: ‘Labour’s manifesto outlines a positive vision…
Read more...Romanian Orphans Thank Care Home Residents For Handmade Gifts
Children at a Romanian orphanage have expressed ‘surprise and delight’ at receiving bookmarks handmade by elderly care home residents in Hampshire. The reaction was witnessed…
Read more...Shirley Care Home Tops Out One Year After Ronnie Corbett Launch
Shirley care home tops out one year after comedian Ronnie Corbett helped launch the redevelopment of an MHA care home in Shirley, the new building…
Read more...The Hospital Caterers Association Reveals The REAL COSTS For Food In The NHS
We’re on the final countdown to ‘Foodmatters‘, the HCA’s National Leadership & Development Forum 2015, taking place in Glasgow next week. It’s a two-day Forum…
Read more...New Suite Of E-Learning Courses Reflects The Latest Developments In The Healthcare Sector
Skills for Health have announced a number of updates to its e-learning programme with a raft of new modules being launched to help health care…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK Urges Fundraisers To Take On The Defeat Dementia Walk
Alzheimer’s Research UK, based in Great Abington, is calling for people across Cambridgeshire and beyond to sign up for the charity’s Defeat Dementia Walk to…
Read more...Students’ Tear-Jerking Film Brings Nursing To Life
A tear-jerking film made by students that highlights ways in which nurses care for patients has attracted attention from some of the country’s leading names…
Read more...Restraint In Social Care: What To Consider
The importance of open dialogue about the use of restraint in social care Two new films from SCIE Two new films about the subject, from…
Read more...Replacing Hard Hats With Thinking Caps
Local school children donned hard hats and high visibility vests to visit the site of a new care home in Hersden, Canterbury. Youngsters from Hersden…
Read more...Being Underweight In Mid To Late Life Associated With Increased Risk Of Dementia, New Study Suggests
Middle-aged and older people who are underweight with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 20 kg/m2 are a third more likely to develop…
Read more...Three-Quarters Of MPs Support Protection Of Social Care Funding
Three-quarters of MPs agree that central government funding for adult social care should be protected in the same way as money for the NHS. It…
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