New polling by Opinium for Carers UK reveals that 3.33 million people have given up work to care for a family member or friend who is older, disabled or seriously ill, with 1.1 million leaving their job in the last two years alone – more than 1,500 people a day.
Read more...Milewood teams in Whitby stepped up to raise funds and awareness for a suicide prevention project.
Read more...The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) has launched the National Day of Arts in Care Homes 2026 and is inviting care providers across the UK to take part on Thursday 24th September.
Read more...A group of residents and team members from Brendoncare Otterbourne Hill care home have their daredevil colleagues to thank for their visit to the Isle of Wight.
Read more...You better beer-lieve that residents at Boroughbridge Manor care home in Boroughbridge, were more than hoppy to raise a glass, and sample some top craft ales, bitters and lagers, in celebration of National Beer Lovers’ Day.
Read more...One of the UK’s longest-established social care charities has unveiled a new identity and an ambitious strategy to increase its impact across communities nationwide. Saint…
Read more...Muller Property Group has secured outline planning permission for a purpose-built 84 bedroom care home at Barons Cross in Leominster, Herefordshire. Herefordshire Council granted permission…
Read more...A care home nurse has won a major award after creating history by becoming the first in Wales to qualify to prescribe medication to residents.
Read more...Members of Parliament have voted down proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, drawing to a close the most sustained parliamentary effort in…
Read more...TV personality and author Lady Colin Campbell raised nearly £10,000 for a Worthing care home when she held her annual charity summer ball earlier this…
Read more...The Health and Social Care Committee has endorsed the government’s intention to hire Baroness Julia Neuberger as Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). MPs have…
Read more...Thousands of adult social care professionals, including nurses and care workers, are being invited to share their experiences as the Government gathers evidence to shape…
Read more...End of life charity Marie Curie has written an open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham today urging him to match words with action as…
Read more...Residents at a Rotherham care home are staying active, rediscovering lifelong hobbies, and building new friendships via an inclusive gardening club that has already produced potato, lettuce, and beetroot harvests.
Read more...Residents at a Newcastle care home saddled up for a taste of the Wild West when they enjoyed a special country and western themed day.
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