Carolyn Silcock, a Care Home Nurse, has been awarded a Bravery Award by Liverpool Ladders of Life ADHD Support Group. It was an ordinary day as Carolyn walked home from the local shops, but what happened next was no ordinary ...

Thrill-seeking residents of a Chorley retirement home get to switch their usual Saturday night for an action-packed wrestling fund raiser, organised for their benefit. Two local wrestling academies The Lancashire Wrestling Federation and Futureshock will be going head to head ...

A one-off “Retirement Levy”, to fund residential care, or care support people may require in old age, has been suggested by the Department of Health and the Treasury. It is understood the proposal is being considered as an alternative to ...

Eight national charities have come together to call for urgent support for unpaid carers to be Healthy and Connected as new research released at the start of Carers Week reveals the toll that caring can take on many carers’ own ...

Care home provider Barchester Healthcare has paid special tribute to all of their carers throughout the company for National Carers Week, to thank them for their dedication to the residents and patients they care for. Chief Operations Officer Adrian Pancott, ...

A hardworking Newcastle nurse was left speechless after television star Scarlett Moffatt teamed up with Richmond Sausages to surprise her with a dream holiday to Italy. Maria Vincent, 52, director of nursing at local care home Rayson Homes and a ...

A kitchen assistant from a Basildon care home is celebrating after being named the Unsung Hero in the Prosper Essex Care Awards, recognising the hard work she does in her role at Mundy House. Maxine Patterson joined the team at ...

Carers at a north Dorset nursing and residential home are preparing to hit the heights in a bid to raise cash to buy a community defibrillator. Novice free-fallers Becci Hancock and Emily Butler, both healthcare assistants at Colten Care’s Abbey ...

The UK public does not feel that unpaid carers are sufficiently valued, according to a new online public poll published today (12 June) for the start of Carers Week. More than 7 in 10 (74%) of the UK public feel ...