A SURPRISE party was thrown by Tyneside care home staff in celebration of a resident’s golden wedding anniversary. Banners, balloons and a cake were brought out at Willowdene Care Home, in Hebburn, to commemorate Mary Collins’ 50 years of marriage ...

Following a call by the Local government Association (LGA) for an increase in income tax or National Insurance to secure the long-term future of adult social care, industry bodies have reacted positively: Commenting on the implications from the LGA’s consultation ...

The provision of laundry and dishwashing equipment involves a lot more than product selection, and it is important to choose a trusted service provider to enable the right procurement and planning decisions. Forbes Professional delivers everything from initial site surveys, ...

UK researchers have suggested that a measure of blood flow in the neck may predict the risk of future memory and thinking problems. The findings are presented today (Sunday 11 November) at the American Heart Association Scientific Session conference in Chicago. Dr Carol ...

TEESSIDE care home residents were among those to attend a Remembrance Day ceremony at Thornaby War Memorial. Residents and staff from Mandale House Care Home were joined by army, navy and police cadets, civic officials and pupils from schools across ...

Skills for Care has launched a new online guide to help social care employers make sure they have the right number of skilled staff to meet the needs of their service. Safe staffing is all about having enough staff who ...

SIMPLE supports designed to make sure older people with complex health problems sleep in better positions can make huge differences to their health and quality of life, researchers have found. Melanie Stephens, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing, and Carol Bartley, ...

A SENIOR member of the Royal British Legion visited a Tyneside care home to talk with veterans on Remembrance Day. Vice Chairman of the Hebburn branch of the Royal British Legion, John Waggott, visited Willowdene Care Home to talk with ...

The Government must make the case for national tax rises – including to either Income Tax and/or National Insurance – to secure the long-term future of adult social care services, council leaders say today. At the National Children and Adult ...

MEMORIES of the First and Second World Wars were shared at a Rotherham care home as residents took part in Remembrance Day activities. Residents at Broadacres Care Home, on Naylor Street, Parkgate, have been painting poppies to mark the centenary ...