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BGF investment in Scottish Highlands, £5m for Parklands
Parklands Group, one of the largest independent care home providers in the north of Scotland, has received a £5m investment from BGF, the UK’s…
Bluebird Care Edinburgh Achieves Highest Grades
Bluebird Care Edinburgh is celebrating after achieving ratings of Grade 6 across the board from the Care Inspectorate, the independent regulator…
92-Year-Old Widower Learns to Sing Again
Thomas Timson was one of the first residents to arrive at the luxury Abbotswood Court care home when the purpose-built facility opened in Romsey…
Borough Care teams up with EDUCATE
Borough Care teams up with EDUCATE For music and laughter project
Borough Care, the largest not for profit provider of care for older…
Theraposture appoints highly experienced specialist
Theraposture, a respected leader in adjustable beds, chairs and care cots, has appointed Craig Ward as its new Trusted Assessor for Northern…
CQC review - how local health and social care work together
The CQC has published its findings following a review of health and social care services in Staffordshire.
The report is one of 23…
Sunrise Eastbourne ‘Outstanding’ Care Provider
Sunrise of Eastbourne has received a rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and…
Primaflow F&P raises £30,000 for Alzheimer’s Society
A programme of fundraising activities led by staff at plumbing, heating and bathrooms wholesaler Primaflow F&P has resulted in cumulative…
Hundreds raised for residents at care home Christmas fayre
A CARE home Christmas fayre has raised hundreds of pounds for residents.
Sycamore Hall Care Home’s annual festive celebration was attended…
Singing Brings Joy To Those Living With Dementia
In December 2018, I had the honour of bringing some festive cheer to a group of people living with dementia, and also their carers.
I…
Renray Healthcare - furniture supplier for over 50 years…
Renray Healthcare is one of the largest and leading suppliers of high quality furniture and products to the healthcare sector. With over 50 years…
Trust Jangro for all your Healthcare supplies
Jangro, the largest network of independent janitorial supply companies in the UK and Ireland, provides the Healthcare sector with a wide range of…
Volunteers reduce pressure on frontline NHS staff
Volunteers in hospitals play a vital role in improving the experience of patients and relieving pressure on frontline staff, according to a new …
Sara Livadeas appointed Chief Executive at The Fremantle Trust
Sara Livadeas has been appointed Chief Executive at The Fremantle Trust, a registered charity and not for profit organisation providing care and…
Hospice To Open £500,000 Satellite Unit
A HOSPICE is on course to open a £500,000 satellite unit that will create 15 jobs and provide vital end-of-life care for patients in isolated…
Etac R82 Meerkat achieves Best Product at BHTA Awards
Etac R82 has achieved success at the annual British Healthcare Trades Association Awards – winning a 'Highly Commended' Best Product accolade for…
Care Home Celebrates Outstanding Report From CQC
Staff at a Plymouth residential care home are celebrating after the service was given the Care Quality Commission’s highest rating following a…
Hillgreen Care fined £300,000 - for not monitoring ‘sexual predator'
A care home provider has been fined £300,000 for allowing a man in its care with a history of sexual assaults the freedom to prey on vulnerable…
Live-in care provider becomes a Telephone Friend for those feeling lonely
A care provider based in the Ribble Valley has been in touch with his first The Silver Line ‘telephone friend’, after volunteering with the…
Zipping across the Tyne for charity and residents
DAREDEVIL care home staff flew across the Tyne on a zipwire to raise funds for residents and charity.
Over £1,000 was raised by staff from…
Chocolate Treats For All Gives Care Staff A Golden Glow
Care sector staff who told Investors in People inspectors how much they ‘love coming to work’ have even more reason to be happy after being…
Elf Day sees care home raise funds for dementia fight
ELVES were running around a Tyneside care home spreading Christmas cheer and raising funds for the fight against dementia. Willowdene Care Home,…
Huddersfield Giants teens entertain care home residents
BINGO brought teenagers and elderly care home residents together in Huddersfield. National Citizenship Service (NCS) students from the…
Exemplar Health Care - residents getting into the Christmas spirit
As the countdown to Christmas begins, care home provider Exemplar Health Care have revealed how they are working to make this Christmas special…
Abbotswood Court Coffee Morning Supports Carers In The Community
Abbotswood Court, a luxury care home in Romsey, Hampshire, hosted a carers’ coffee morning on November 29, to mark Carers Rights Day 2018 (…
Charity inaugural ball raises over £20K
Local provider of at home and live in care, Bluebird Care, were headline sponsored of a charity’s ball, where all proceeds go to fighting chest,…
Father Christmas helps raise over £1,000 for care home residents
FATHER Christmas made an appearance at a Chester-le-Street care home’s festive fayre – helping to raise over £1,000 for residents.
The…
Person Centred Software lead the call for better care in care homes
According to an article published in The Guardian on 25th November 2018, more than 1,000 care home patients have died suffering from malnutrition…
Raizer deal gives a lift to retirement villages across the UK
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust has recently invested in some Raizer emergency lifting chairs to help residents get back on their feet across 21…
RCH opens its first specialist ABI centre
Care provider RCH was celebrating this month as it officially opened its first acquired brain injury centre in Bedfordshire.
…
Encore Care Homes continues to invest in its team
Five team members from Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth, have completed the ‘Be an Effective Leader’ programme. Great Oaks is managed by Encore…
Nightclub bingo a hit at Tyneside care home
NIGHTCLUB sensation Bongo’s Bingo has spread to a Tyneside care home.
The revamped version of the traditional game, which has become…