Care homes welcome family and friends every day. Sometimes, they even receive visits from therapy dogs to support the residents’ mental health and wellbeing. However,…
Read more...Poor waste management practices are costing care homes thousands of pounds every year -and the problem is more widespread than many operators realise. Analysis by leading…
Read more...Lime Court Care Home recently welcomed Burma Star Association Representative, Joseph Smith, to celebrate the life and achievements of 103-year-old veteran, Maurice. Maurice was born…
Read more...A 96-year-old resident has stepped back into the world of work, taking on a new role as ‘culinary mentor’ at a Solihull care home. Blossomfield…
Read more...Care work must be urgently reframed as essential, skilled labour and not a ‘natural’ extension of women’s roles if the recruitment crisis is to be…
Read more...Residents at Little Bramingham Farm, the Luton-based residential care home run by charity, Friends of the Elderly, got their groove on and boogied on down…
Read more...Karuna Manor Care Home celebrated World Poetry Day last week with a deeply enriching and culturally vibrant event that brought residents, families, and staff together…
Read more...The team and residents at Meadowview Care Home have been deeply touched by a generous donation made in memory of Ronald Ravencroft, a much-loved resident…
Read more...Health and social care workers across Scotland have had their pandemic experiences formally recorded by the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry, with publication of its first Narrative…
Read more...A leading care provider has urged candidates in the forthcoming Scottish Parliament election to back a series of commitments aimed at reversing the decline of…
Read more...Dementia expert David Moore has encouraged care home providers to actively involve residents living with dementia in food preparation and the dining experience to help…
Read more...A heartwarming moment has recently unfolded at RMBI Care Co. Home Albert Edward Prince of Wales Court, in Porthcawl, where team members have gone above…
Read more...A new report by the Health and Social Care Committee challenges the Government to ensure its forthcoming plans for England’s palliative and end of life…
Read more...An independent appeal has ruled that NICE failed to fully account for the devastating impact on unpaid carers when it blocked access to two promising…
Read more...The team at Orchard House Care Home is celebrating after being crowned Team of the Year at the prestigious Fenland Citizen Business Awards. The award…
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