A petition with over 250,000 signatures has been delivered to Downing Street on Thursday September 16th, calling on the Government to enshrine in law the right of everyone living in a care home
Read more...Staff and residents at Elworth Grange care home, located on Booth Lane in Sandbach, have been celebrating as the state of the art care home reaches its first birthday since opening its door’s to residents last summer.
Read more...The team at a Sanctuary Care home in Romford is celebrating after being nominated for two prestigious national awards.
Chadwell House Residential Care Home has been nominated in the Care/Residential Home of the Year category
Read more...The UK healthcare sector has seen stifled supply growth in care home beds in the past year despite ever-increasing demand, with data from leading global property adviser Knight Frank revealing that UK care
Read more...A LOCAL Edinburgh bagpiper has been moving care home residents to tears with nostalgic melodies.
Read more...Skills for Care has announced that the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) 2021-22 is now open to adult social care employers in England to support the development of their staff at all levels, offering funding for a wide range of qualifications, learning programmes and digital learning modules. The fund, which Skills for Care distributes on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, helped over 14,000 people in 2020/21.
Read more...Louise Damms, the manager of Care UK’s Cheviot Court care home in South Shields, was selected of one of 13 people to be thanked in a very public way along the course of last weekend’s Great North Run.
Read more...Residents at Coombe End Court in Marlborough met racehorse Ouzbeck earlier this month as part of a six-week pilot project to learn about the impact of horses on the wellbeing of elderly care home residents
Read more...Care home staff have launched legal action against the government and Health Secretary Sajid Javid for proposing a mandatory Covid vaccine requirement as a condition of work for care workers
Read more...Care home residents are belting out songs as part of their fitness regime.
The people living in Pendine Park’s Penybryn home in Wrexham were in full voice as they enjoyed a SingFit session to aid their physical, emotional and mental health.
Read more...Two Winchester care homes came together to stage a late summer fete in aid of a charity that helps older people in the community to live well.
Colten Care homes Abbotts Barton and St Catherines View jointly raised
Read more...People with learning disabilities living at Grizedale a care home in Durham enjoyed some end of the summer fun as they harvested their first crop of home-grown vegetables.
Read more...A survey of ADASS members has revealed that whilst councils are delivering more care and support in people’s homes, people are waiting longer for vital care assessments and reviews
Read more...Dozens of handmade knitted hearts have been given to residents at Royal Star & Garter.
They were gifted to the veterans’ Home in Solihull by Marion Abbott, who made the keepsakes during the lockdowns.
Read more...Orchard House Care Home in Wisbech wanted to make sure that they let their local emergency services know how much they are appreciated, especially yesterday to mark Emergency Services Day.
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