A leading care provider, who invited the Prime Minister to visit his care home last month, has said calls to tackle profiteering in social care ‘must not be allowed to condemn an entire sector’ and ‘undermine the many responsible, independent providers delivering good care on very modest margins’.
Read more...Award-winning care home operator, Lovett Care, has selected Destination Florida as its chosen charity for the next six months.
Read more...Members of the public across England are being invited to play a direct role in shaping the future of adult social care, as Baroness Louise…
Read more...A Hessle care home is celebrating a remarkable four finalist places in the Great British Care Awards, with recognition spanning dementia care, frontline leadership, management and the home’s entire care team.
Read more...Care home residents from the Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home in Yeovil have had a busy summer filled with day trips aimed at supporting their emotional wellbeing.
Read more...A resident at Dale Brook care home in Clay Cross has been honoured by Ashgate Hospice for her remarkable fundraising efforts over more than two decades, raising an incredible £27,808.85.
Read more...Care providers are being urged to review how they hire workers and use contractors ahead of major changes to right-to-work rules coming into force on the 1st of October 2026.
Read more...Gracious Street Methodist Church, alongside its partners Right at Home Harrogate, Knaresborough Connectors and Thistle Hill Care Centre, recently welcomed members of the community to its recurring Tech Support Café, as part of the Digitally Connected Knaresborough initiative.
Read more...Wartime memories, military vehicles and music from the 1930s and 1940s were all part of a special celebration at a Wakefield care home, as residents, veterans, families and members of the local community came together to mark its new Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) Accreditation.
Read more...A new café has opened inside an Elgin care home after residents said they would like more opportunities to enjoy a cuppa and catch up with friends and family.
Read more...Extremes of hot and cold weather were associated with an estimated 180,000 deaths in England and Wales between 1988 and 2025, according to newly published data analysed by the Centre for Ageing Better.
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Pendine Parks eight newly qualified nurses; Pictured (centre) Mario Kreft with the newly qualified nurses (L/R) Sarah Hughes, Rebecca Armstrong, Chris Jones , Andrew Roberts, Kirsty Morris, Courteney Jones, Seph Lloyd and Michell Bevan. Picture Mandy Jones
A Welsh care organisation has produced a record eight newly-qualified nurses with its pioneering “grow your own” scheme. Pendine Park, which has nine care homes…
Read more...A UK charity connecting care home residents with volunteers has recorded a 478% year-on-year increase in the amount of time spent on video calls, as…
Read more...A UK-first brain health clinic that is set to transform how dementia is diagnosed, slowed down or prevented launches today (Monday 21 September), World Alzheimer’s…
Read more...Care providers have been requested to strengthen checks, maintenance and staff training for patient hoists and slings after the medicines’ regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) warned that preventable falls…
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