As part of Quality Matters, a sector-wide commitment to improving social care, Healthwatch is urging councils to helping foster a culture of learning from feedback and…
Read more...TV personality Alan Titchmarsh has announced his support for Alzheimer’s Society’s Memory Walk campaign, ahead of the release of the latest season of ITV’s Love…
Read more...A 21-year-old from Bannockburn has ditched the student stereotype and spent his summer break befriending older people in Stirling. Sam Conway began volunteering at Bield’s…
Read more...A Brighton care home has helped to strengthen one couple’s relationship with a cosy conservatory refurbishment, kitted out for date nights with loved ones or…
Read more...In a new report for the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC), global academic thought leaders Prof. David Bloom (Harvard) and Prof. Andrew Scott (London Business…
Read more...Six high-profile celebrities including Vicky McClure, Rhod Gilbert and Sir Tony Robinson are supporting Alzheimer’s Society’s Memory Walks in September and October to raise vital…
Read more...Catering cloud-based service provider, The EF Group, has announced the acquisition of menu planning, nutrition and allergen management service provider Catercost. Through this acquisition, The…
Read more...A West Yorkshire nursing home has raised £200 for the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford, thanks to the generosity of its staff, residents’ families and…
Read more...Ex-Servicemen and women from The Royal Star & Garter Homes have been remembering the start of the Second World War. Britain declared war on Germany…
Read more...A specialist acquired brain injury care centre in Ledbury has been named as an ‘Approved Provider’ by a national charity in recognition of its high…
Read more...People living with brain and nerve conditions like Parkinson’s could benefit from quicker diagnosis and better coordinated care as part of a new NHS initiative,…
Read more...Responding to the latest workforce statistics published by NHS Digital, Nick Ville, director of policy and membership at the NHS Confederation, said: “The NHS faces…
Read more...The Royal Star & Garter Home in Solihull has retained its status as one of the leading providers of dementia care in the country. The…
Read more...Music for Dementia 2020 and Live Music Now have launched a new Musical Care Taskforce with the aim to make music an essential element of…
Read more...National social care charity, Community Integrated Care, has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Charity of the Year’ accolade at the widely respected Charity Times Awards,…
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