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Cold Weather Priority Initiative Aimed at Tackling Winter Deaths
According to The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), each year in the UK, there are 40,000 so-called ‘excess winter deaths' as a…
Triple success for Balhousie Care Group at National Care Awards
Three exceptional people from Balhousie Care Group have been shortlisted for a National Care Award. Heather Smith, Yvonne Manson and Ross Balmer…
Teesside care homes hold Halloween celebrations
A FRIGHTFUL autumn fayre was held at a Teesside care home to mark Halloween.
Ghouls and ghosts walked the corridors of The Beeches Care…
Borough Care Launches New ‘Life in Colour’ Website
Borough Care, the largest not for profit provider of care for older people in Stockport, has created a new website that reflects the company’s ‘…
Sunrise, Edgbaston partners with Acorns Children’s Hospice
Sunrise of Edgbaston on Church Road, is working with West Midlands-based charity Acorns Children’s Hospice, to support its mission of providing a…
Batleys raises funds for Middlesbrough residents with dementia
BATLEYS Cleveland has donated hundreds of pounds to a Middlesbrough care home. The Gables Care Home, on Highfield Road, received £630 from the…
Reach Sled Dog Rescue helping care home residents with dementia
Reach Sled Dog Rescue recently visited Stocks Hall Care Home in Skelmersdale, …
Why a balanced diet is important for people with dementia
Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth has a designated catering team that promotes the philosophy of using fresh, locally sourced ingredients in its…
Yorkshire Care Equipment Scales Up Its Flagship Product
Having launched its own Lento Care Chair last year, Yorkshire Care Equipment is now announcing that it has redeveloped and launched a second…
Bluebird Care offices in the South and East London area celebrate big win
Bluebird Care offices in the South and East London area celebrate big win at National Bluebird Care Conference
Anoop Sekhon, Director of…
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Regard Partnership Group, one of Britain's largest care providers, have completed the acquisition of Learning Difficulties Group Solar Care Homes…
Great Oaks is a home from home
Making the decision to move into a care home, or to help a loved one move in, can be a hugely upsetting and challenging time so making the right…
Autumn Budget 2018 - what it means for healthcare
Chancellor Phillip Hammond has announced the government’s Autumn Budget. He promised: “A budget for hard working families who live their lives far…
New Care Home Opens, Bringing 50 Jobs to Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s newest and finest care home has officially opened its doors and welcomed its first residents.
The much-anticipated…
Abbotswood Court Care Home To Celebrate Community Volunteers
Abbotswood Court care home is working with the voluntary sector support organisation, Unity, to celebrate volunteers making a significant…
Avalon Nursing Home - Celebrating Those Who Have Gone Before
Residents, families, friends and staff of Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater have come together to celebrate the lives of loved ones at the home’s…
Gracewell of Ascot Celebrates Grand Opening
The red carpet was rolled out for the grand opening of new care home, Gracewell of Ascot, on Thursday 4th October.
The care home, on…
CQC outlines proposed regulatory fees for providers from next April
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its consultation on the fees that it proposes to charge providers in 2019/20.
The proposals…
Mawdesley Care home’s wear it pink day for breast cancer charity
All shades of pink was proudly worn at a Mawdesley care home as they marked Wear It Pink Day – which raises awareness and funds to battle breast…
WW2 exhibits bring back memories for veteran Jimmy
A SECOND World War Merchant Navy veteran took a walk down memory lane when he visited South Shields Museum and Art Gallery.
Veteran Jimmy…
Islamic community group organise special lunch for elderly
TEESSIDE care home residents received a special invitation to the Islamic Diversity Centre North East community lunch.
…
Winter Funding: is £240 too little, too late?
Health secretary Matt Hancock recently announced that an emergency £240million fund would be ploughed into social care to free up beds this winter…
Who Is Going To Solve The Social Care Crisis?
With Health Secretary Matt Hancock announcing that the long-awaited social care Green Paper will be revealed “later this year”, we take a look at…
Care home provider in court over alleged sexual abuse of resident
The CQC is taking a care provider to court this week over alleged sex attacks at one of its homes.
In July 2017, it was reported that…
Buckinghamshire Carer Amy Collins wins Outstanding Carer award
30-year old Amy Collins a carer from Bucks based business Ashridge Home Care has…
Three new Parklands care homes planned in £16million Highlands investment
The latest phase of a multi-million pound investment by independent care provider Parklands Group has been given the green light. Plans for a £6.5…
Café serves care home residents supermarkets’ surplus
CARE home residents received a special invitation to a Skelmersdale café that specialises in turning supermarket surplus food into delicious meals…
The NHS at 70
By editor Victoria Galligan
As the NHS turns 70, we take a look at a round-up of news, views and events which are taking place across the…