Skills For Care Welcomes Successful Apprenticeship Trailblazer Bid
Skills for Care has welcomed the announcement by Nick Boles MP, Minister of State for Skills and Equalities, that the Adult Care Apprenticeship Trailblazer group…
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International Volunteer Day
To mark the occasion of International Volunteer Day on 5th December, Nicole Standivan, Marketing Assistant at local care provider, Hartford Care decided to visit Boulters…
Read more...Fundraising Christmas Fayre At Bethel House Care Home In Barton-On-Sea Is A Great Success
Residents at Bethel House residential care home in Barton-on-sea, thoroughly enjoyed their recent charity Christmas Fayre. Residents and staff were joined by friends, relatives and…
Read more...Spending On Adult Social Care Statistics Published
Local councils spent eight per cent more in real terms on adult social care in 2013/14 than they did in ten years ago in 2003/4,…
Read more...Poor Sleep May Be Linked To Proteins In The Brain Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease
Poor sleep quality may be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, a report presented at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology annual meeting in Arizona has…
Read more...Comic Relief Announce Care Home Challenge Fund
Comic Relief are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity: The Care Home Challenge Fund The Fund will provide small grants of £5k to £20k to…
Read more...Hartlepool Care Home Hosts Festive Christmas Bonanza
Residents and members of the community enjoy carols and commemorative service Residents at a Hartlepool care home tuned in their singing voices and stepped into…
Read more...Health App Offers Advice On How To Prevent Falls In The Home
Coventry University has designed a new app which offers advice to people on how to prevent falls at home. The Fallcheck app, which works on…
Read more...Health And Adult Social Care Must Embrace Complaints To Improve Services
People could be being put off from making complaints about health and adult social care, which is leading to concerns not being identified and providers…
Read more...Lorraine Kick-Starts Text Santa With Alzheimer’s Society Coverage
In the run-up to Text Santa (Friday 19 December) ITV’s Lorraine will be supporting Alzheimer’s Society with a range of films featuring people affected by…
Read more...Skin Cells Used To Create Nerve Cells To Study Alzheimer’s Damage
Researchers in Sweden have used skin cells from people with Alzheimer’s to create nerve cells that can be used to model the disease in a…
Read more...Christmas ‘Kicks Off’ Early At Pelsall Hall
Christmas ‘kicked off’ early at Pelsall care home, a West Midlands care home for older people living with dementia and physical disabilities, were resident enjoyed…
Read more...EU Cooperation And New Technology Can Revolutionise Europe’s Healthcare
The Committee of the Regions has called on the EU to improve cooperation and exploit the potential of new technologies to improve the quality of…
Read more...BBC Seek Care Professionals To Feature In New Documentary
Garden Productions, is a television company who has a reputation for high quality factual programmes, such as documentaries like 24 hours in A&E, Inside Claridge’s…
Read more...Care Home Recognised For Its Commitment To Supporting Meaningful Lives For Its Residents
A care home for people living with dementia has been recognised for its commitment to supporting meaningful lives for its residents. Weybourne in Abbeywood, now…
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