A campaigner is calling on the Government to use the new post-Easter parliamentary session as an opportunity to tackle the crisis in the care of older and vulnerable adults. And Mike Padgham is urging the public to put pressure on ...

Weekly dance classes help older Brummies find their feet, socialise and make friends. In October last year, the dance group was successful in applying to the Ageing Better Fund, part of the Ageing Better in Birmingham programme, which focuses on ...

Healthcare Homes Group, the residential and domiciliary care group, is celebrating after all 12 of its Suffolk-based homes have received positive ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ ratings from the industry regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Group, which operates a total ...

Residents of a Chichester care home enjoyed Easter bonnets, an egg hunt and chocolate galore during a visit from local nursery children. Colten Care’s Wellington Grange in Broyle Road hosted little ones from The Co-operative Childcare nursery. Companionship Team Leader ...

A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in studies carried out in mice and zebrafish at the University of Cambridge A common feature of these diseases ...

A new poll by Populus has found that less than half of the public are aware that they can choose where they receive their NHS-funded hospital treatment despite the legal right to patient choice having been in place for over ...

The Royal Star & Garter Home in High Wycombe has welcomed its first resident. David French was greeted by Home Manager Chelle Daly as he entered the £25 million care home on Tuesday, 16 April. The state-of-the-art building has 74 ...

The terminal illness charity Marie Curie has released a report that shows discharge delays resulted in patients spending thousands of extra days in hospital beds every month after being declared ready to leave, with some dying while waiting to be ...

Independent care home provider Colten Care is celebrating the official opening of its 21st home, tipped to be a vital community facility for Poole, Bournemouth and the wider region. Residents, staff and guests, including community healthcare partners, applauded as Bourne ...

Isolated elderly people and abandoned cats and kittens will all benefit thanks to care home residents’ love of a ‘good old get together’. Residents at Colten Care’s Kingfishers in New Milton raised £1,331.10 through a year of events including barbeques, ...