New Garden For The Elderly Is A Treat For The Senses
A new sensory garden for local residents and particularly people living with dementia to enjoy has been officially opened in Spalding. The brand new purpose-built…
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Care Providers Seek Brave New Horizons For The Future
Care providers will learn how harnessing the power of robotics and new technology can open up a brave new world for them when they gather…
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Sector Commits to Housing 250,000 People in UK Retirement Communities by 2030
The Retirement Community sector united at the ARCO Annual Conference in backing a positive vision for the future of retirement living, based on delivering high…
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Mini Wimbledon at Bakewell Care Home
A CARE home temporarily became the All Bakewell Tennis Club as staff organised a mini Wimbledon tournament. Burton Closes Hall Care Home, on Haddon Road,…
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Industry Reacts to Sleep-In Ruling
Industry specialists have reacted to the recent Court of Appeal ruling that carers who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed…
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QCS Announces New Head of Care Quality
Philippa Shirtcliffe has been announced as the new Head of Care Quality at QCS. She joined the business in October 2017 as Clinical Policy Lead…
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UK Care Home Industry Continues to See Loss in Beds
The UK care home sector has continued to see a net loss in the number of homes and beds, with the past year seeing a…
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Court of Appeal Overturns £400m Sleep-in Shift Ruling
The Court of Appeal has reversed an Employment Tribunal judgment which could have cost the care sector £400m in back pay to staff. The ruling relates…
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LGA Responds To Latest Delayed Transfers Of Care Figures
Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, has responded to latest delayed transfers of care figures published this week “The…
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NHS Confederation Leaders Write To New Health Secretary Urging Him To “Grasp Social Care Challenge”
NHS Confederation leaders have written to new health secretary Matt Hancock urging him to “grasp the social care challenge”. NHS Confederation chair Stephen Dorrell, a…
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NHS Publishes Guidance To Help Trusts Learn From Deaths
The NHS has published guidance to help trusts work with bereaved families and carers. Over 70 families and carers worked with NHS England on the guidance…
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With bingo being the go-to social game for many families and communities, Ideal Carehomes’ Lifestyle Manager
Football legend Gordon Banks is urging England fans to turn World Cup fever into dementia fervour. The 1966 World Cup winner spearheaded our United Against…
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Virtual Bingo Game Connects Care Home Residents
With bingo being the go-to social game for many families and communities, Ideal Carehomes’ Lifestyle Manager Tom Ogden had the idea of creating a ‘virtual…
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Hampshire Care Experts Hold Summit To Facilitate Better Digital Care
The Hampshire Care Association (HCA), the body representing care providers in the county, organised a care experts’ summit to discuss how technology can be used…
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Age UK Calls On Government To Fill Up The Social Care Piggy Bank Now
With the latest data suggesting 1.4m older people go without the care and support they need and that the social care crisis is costing the…
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