YOUNG people have been welcomed by a Tyneside care home – to help them build social skills and become top citizens. Residents at Waverley Lodge Care Home, in Lemington, made unlikely friends with the teenage volunteers, aged 15 to 17, ...

New research suggests a lack of information and support is preventing people from thinking about the care they may want or need in the future. A third of over 55s haven’t given any thought to what care they might need ...

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire – Spearhead Healthcare, one of the UK’s leading suppliers to the care home sector, will open the doors to a new showroom in Stafford later this month in response to growing demand for high quality furniture, furnishings and ...

September sees the start of the new school year for thousands of students up and down the country as they head back to reality after the summer holidays. Sunrise of Bagshot have taken the opportunity to mark the new term ...

A North Lincolnshire based learning disability care home recently opened its doors to the public for an informal, educational ‘Meet the Manager’ open day. Newly appointed manager Anita Gregory organised the event which took place at The Birches, a not ...

Residents at Balhousie Forth View care home have been enjoying an array of brand new sensory experiences after a member of staff braved a fundraising bungee jump earlier to help enhance the lives of residents. Deputy care home manager Samantha ...

Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth recently opened its doors to the community to provide unique entertainment including an aerial hoop display and Milo the dancing dog. The state-of-the-art specialist residential care put on a spectacular show of live entertainment ...

At the age of 85, Mary Britcliffe has ditched her mobility scooter and walking aids thanks to a three-month gym programme at Belong Crewe care village that has transformed her life. Mary, an apartment tenant at the care village since ...

FURRY friends have been helping care home residents with dementia by providing company and cuddles. Lindsey Dixon and her dog Shadow visit The Oaks Care Home, Blyth, twice a week. Lindsey, who is from Blyth, is a volunteer with North ...

Analysis by the BBC has revealed that 3,000 of England’s 14,975 care homes had been given the CQC’s bottom two ratings. However, providers have hit back saying that while poor care must be tackled the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating ...