The UK’s National Advance Care Plan Day, 2026
The UK’s National Advance Care Planning Day highlights the importance of Advance Care Planning, Advance Care Plans and sensitive conversations. This year’s theme is Supporting…
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Social Care
Social Care’s Improving Workforce Figures ‘Mask A Growing Concern With No Plan To Address’
Care England, the largest and most representative body for independent adult social care providers in England, has responded to Skills for Care’s annual…
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Juniper House Residents Celebrate the World Cup with Former Footballer
Residents at Sanctuary Care’s Juniper House Residential Care Home in Worcester have been celebrating the excitement of the World Cup with the help of Wellbeing Assistant Danny Jackman, a former professional footballer with a 20-year career.
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ICO Calls On Social Care Leaders To Commit To Better Care Records Now
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has called on social care leaders to publicly commit to improving how care records are created, handled, and accessed.
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Sporting Legends Café Kicks Off to a Brilliant Start
The first Sporting Legends Café at Keymer Hall Care Home was a resounding success, with almost 20 people turning out for the launch session on Wednesday 17th June…
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CQC Commits to Shared Anti-Racism Principles to Tackle Workplace Racism in Health and Social Care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has joined 8 other national health and social care regulators in signing up to the NHS Race and Health Observatory’s shared principles for advancing workforce race equity in health and social care.
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Wiltshire Heights Care Home Brings Community Together for Glastonbury-inspired Celebrations
A Bradford on Avon Care Home brought the spirit of Glastonbury to residents and the local community as it marked Care Home Open Week with a special series of festival-inspired celebrations.
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Rotherham Care Home Reduces Ambulance Call Outs By Nearly Half Through Hydration Initiative
A care home in Rotherham has reduced ambulance callouts by 45% and cut falls by 62% after launching a new hydration initiative designed to keep residents healthy and out of hospital.
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Care Campaign Urges Andy Burnham MP to Make Social Care the First Test of His Leadership
An open letter from the Care About Care campaign – run by the grassroots coalition Providers Unite and backed by more than 4,000 people who work in, draw on or value care services…
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Pupils Help Decorate New Lounge at North Devon Nursing Home
Schoolchildren from Ilfracombe Junior School recently visited Edenmore Nursing Home to help add some sea-inspired decorations to the home’s newly refurbished lounge.
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Oakwood Care Group Expands with Multi-Million-Pound Backing from Development Bank of Wales
Oakwood Care Group has completed the acquisition of Forest Gate Healthcare, adding three care homes and 105 bedrooms to its portfolio…
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National Award Win for Amore Complex Care’s Service Improvement Team
Amore Complex Care is celebrating national success after its Service Improvement Team was named winner of the Positive Behaviour Support Award at the National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards.
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More Than Four in Five Community Social Care Services in England Have No Current CQC Rating, New Analysis Finds
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is still not keeping pace with the task of assessing the quality of community social care services in England…
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‘It’s Time for England’: Kailash Manor Comes Down with a Case of Football Fever for Care Home Open Week 2026
Football fever was in full force at TLC Kailash Manor Care Home as Care Home Open Week made its yearly return debuting a new…
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Adult Social Care Digital Transformation Must Be Central to NHS Reform, Says techUK
A new white paper from techUK is calling for adult social care to be placed at the centre of future NHS reform, arguing that the digital technologies needed to support a more preventative…
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