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Y/Our Future Recruitment campaign welcomes health and social care professionals to Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Y/Our Future is a new recruitment campaign launched today that unites five major health and social care employers - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,…

 

Music study investigates communication in people living with dementia

Chelsea Court Place, a residential home for individuals living with dementia, is working with the University of Roehampton in a research project entitled Beyond Words…

 

Dulux Trade partners with BRE in flagship Dementia project

Dulux Trade has furthered its work with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to deliver evidence-based principles to help improve environments for people living…

 

Lincoln care home grants resident’s wish

A resident at a care home in Lincoln had her wish come true when she was surprised by a new hair salon at the home.

Yvonne Radford, who is a long-term…

 

Inaugural #GladtoCare competition successfully brings the care sector together

Carers from across the UK were invited to take part in a photo competition run by Person Centred Software and The Care Workers Charity.

Alice Taylor, the cook…

 

Mayor serves new year tea party for Peterlee elderly

A MAYORAL afternoon tea was enjoyed by residents from a Peterlee care home.

Town Mayor Councillor Scott Meikle invited residents from Bannatyne Lodge Care…

 

Book explores how to enable older people to live independently for longer

A new book, exploring the increasingly important area of reablement services in community care, has been written by health and social care professionals at the…

 

Mabon & Ray specialise in healthcare businesses

Mabon & Ray is a business and consultancy agency specialising in healthcare businesses.  

Mabon & Ray has been founded by former care home owner,…

 

Hughes Pro - commercial laundry and dishwashing equipment

Hughes Pro is a specialist provider of commercial laundry and dishwashing equipment as well as providing aftercare, authorised by the manufacturer, to local…

 

Caring for carers: practical ways to make a difference

Russell Pillar, director of care interiors at Spearhead Healthcare, advises how the right equipment and training makes a huge difference – to staff, residents…

 

Latest news from BBI LLC, pressure ulcer detection experts

The latest news from BBI LLC, the pioneers in biometric-sensor based medical devices…

September 2019

BBI LLC boosts its…

 

St Budeaux Pupils Get Creative

Residents at a care home in Plymouth say that regular visits from pupils of nearby St Budeaux Foundation School are ‘a breath of fresh air.’ 

The Year 4 …

 

Living with Dementia and the benefits of gardening 

Gardening can have a profound impact on someone’s quality of life, especially those living with dementia. Gardens provide a familiar environment of relaxation,…

 

Could Carer Technology Help Battle Elderly Loneliness? 

The government recently announced that it would be launching the first ever loneliness strategy, aiming to empower all GPs in England to be able to refer patients…

 

Castle View Windsor had to be ‘Good enough for Mum’

Just completed, Castle View Windsor, had to be ‘good enough for Mum’ – that was the vision of  Robin Hughes, Founder and CEO, Castle Retirement Living, set out to…

 

Care home staff say residents have dementia dolls

52% of care home staff say their residents have dementia dolls, according to a new survey by the leading care home reviews site, carehome.co.uk.

The poll of 2…