Life In The Sandwich Generation Is No Picnic
People in their 50s urged to act now to beat the squeeze Those aged 45-60 are becoming the “Sandwich Generation” – caught supporting and caring
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Care Roadshows Birmingham Debut
The popular events for the care home sector, Care Roadshows, which have been running throughout the UK since 2011, have added a new location to
Read more...Private Sector Interest Returns As Extra Care Housing Takes Off
A renewed confidence among private sector developers, and a growing demand from potential leaseholders, looks set to support growth in the number of privately-owned extra
Read more...Former Cadbury’s Chocolate Factory To Become Retirement Community
Planning consent for the £60 million redevelopment of the former Cadbury’s Factory in Keynsham has been obtained from BANES council by Freeman Retirement Living and
Read more...BEN Is Participating In National Care Open Day
BEN, automotive industry charity owner of Town Thorns Care Centre in Easenhall, near Rugby is proud to be taking part in the National Care Home Open Day on 19th
Read more...Care Home Manager Celebrates 25 Years At Silver Lodge Care Home
A dedicated care home Manager is celebrating 25 years working at Silver Lodge Care Home in Chapeltown, Sheffield. Jayne Vickers, 54, who is originally from
Read more...LGA Responds To Report On Care Act First Phase Reforms
Responding to the National Audit Office’s report on the Care Act first phase reforms, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing
Read more...Art Of Sunrise: Sunrise Champions Art For Older People, Celebrating Their Talents In A National Campaign
This year’s Care Home Open Day on 19th June has an art theme, and Sunrise Senior Living, a leading provider of residential, dementia and nursing
Read more...Care Home Resident Publishes New Book Of Poems For Children
Jean Chesterman, a resident at Care UK’s Kingsfield care home, has published a new book of poems for children under her pseudonym of Jean Kenward.
Read more...Care Show Team Run For Fun To Support Dementia UK
On Thursday 4 June, 31 members of UBM’s Care Show team ran, walked and in some cases ‘limped’ four miles from their offices in London’s
Read more...Flying Visit By Owls Proves A Hoot For Dorset Care Home
A DORSET care home brushed up on its ‘owl-gebra’ for a flying visit by three birds of prey. Residents at Colten Care’s Amberwood House in
Read more...Table Tennis As A Drug-Free Way To Improve Brain Function In Alzheimer’s Disease
The Bounce Alzheimer’s Therapy (BAT) Foundation, a charity aimed at building awareness in the UK of table tennis as a proactive treatment for Alzheimer’s, are
Read more...Public Services Must ‘Wake Up’ To Gaps In Mental Health Crisis Care, Warns CQC
People who are having a mental health crisis are not always receiving care and support when and where they need it, the regulator has found.
Read more...Integrated Care Cannot Succeed Without Radical Changes To Commissioning
A new report from The King’s Fund argues that the fragmentation of commissioning is a major obstacle to integrating health and social care and improving
Read more...LGA Responds To NAO Report On Care Act First Phase Reforms
Responding to the National Audit Office’s report on the Care Act first phase reforms, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing
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