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What to Expect at the Care Virtual Summit
Are you interested in finding out more about the Care Virtual Summit? Well look no further – you’re in the right place!
The launch…
Care sector crisis: is it safe to put loved ones in a care home?
A staggering 76% of UK adults don’t think it’s safe to put a loved one in a care home at the moment, according to new research from dementia care…
Delivering Well Designed Wheelchair Accessible Bathrooms
In such challenging times in the care sector, anything that can make life easier is a welcome addition. Here, Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and…
Microbiologically controlled water secured for new Louisa Jordan NHS Hospital in Glasgow
The rapid conversion of Glasgow’s SEC into a new NHS hospital was secured by an array of skilled Scottish tradespeople but few have been more…
Laundry measures for effective infection prevention and control
Having a comprehensive infection prevention control plan in place and ensuring that it’s being stuck to religiously throughout the care home is…
Lockdown lifeline to keep relatives connected offered to all UK care homes
Care homes across the UK are being offered a vital line of communication that will enable families to stay updated about the care of elderly…
NHS workers #YouAreHeroes
The NHS employs over 1.4 million people in the UK and the Social Care Sector hires a further 1.6 million people. An additional 65,000 retired…
Reducing the risk of coronavirus in care homes
Care & Nursing Essentials' round-up of news and advice on the coronavirus outbreak for those working in care homes, including a printable…
Victoria House manager receives Community Award
On International Women’s Day 2020, Nirmala Singhvi, manager of Victoria House day centre for the elderly in Watford, received the Community Impact…
Holmes Care Group in £47.5m deal with Impact Healthcare REIT
Holmes Care Group has finalised a long-term partnership with Impact Healthcare REIT, in which nine of its properties in Scotland will be acquired…
Care home to close after further inadequate CQC rating
A care home in the London borough of Havering is to close after being rated Inadequate overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Alton…
Naidex 2020 Important Information
We know many of you were planning on visiting Naidex next week, so we wanted to let you know that the event has been postponed - please see…
Brunelcare’s Robinson House Care Home retain its CQC ‘Good’ in all five services
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out a two day unannounced inspection in January 2020 of Brunelcare’s Robinson House Care Home. The home…
Borough Care marks International Women’s Day
Borough Care, the largest not-for-profit provider of care for older people in Stockport, is marking International Women’s Day (8 March) by…
The team behind Castle View looks to expand
Castle Retirement Living, the team behind the new £30million Castle View retirement…
Care Innovation Hub's social care challenge
The upcoming Social Care Challenge is a two and a half day sprint, aimed at University students as an opportunity to consider social care as a…
Specialist nursing care home to create jobs in Newcastle
Around 100 jobs are being created in Newcastle this September due to the launch of Tyne Grange, Exemplar Health Care’s newest specialist nursing…
New immigration rules threaten care homes with closure
A social care leader has warned that care homes and home care agencies in Wales will be put out of business as a result of the new immigration…
Free online course on understanding and preventing the spread of coronavirus
With 71,429 cases in 25 countries and sadly 1,775 deaths so far in 4 countries - 1,772 in China and one each in Japan, the Philippines and France…
Survey proves link between laundry and quality of life in the care sector
Miele research finds that allowing residents to do their own washing, as well as prioritising infection control, leads to happier lives.
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Award helps Avoid Hospital Admissions
Ann Drea, a band 6 locum occupational therapist working in a Pilot Front of House Team at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, was the proud winner of the…
Why January 2020 was a bad month for care homes
So far 2020 has seen a run of bad luck for care homes as multiple closures, a council investigation and a poor CQC rating hit three areas in the…
King's Lodge Care-Home rated ‘Good' in all areas by CQC
Aura Care Living, one of the UK's leading providers of luxury retirement and nursing…
Increasing the adult social care workforce
A national campaign to increase the adult social care workforce has launched.
The ‘There’s More to Care Than Caring’ recruitment…
Health and social care technology group reward local Care Worker
A leading health and social care technology group management technology company is rewarding care workers for their commitment to providing…
Care Homes To Provide Free Financial & Legal Advice
Aura Care Living is an award-winning provider of luxury care for the elderly. The…
UK’s leading care home reviews site launches first ever TV advert
carehome.co.uk, the UK’s leading care home reviews site is launching its first ever TV advert…
Borough Care Signs Up To Reward Gateway
Borough Care, the largest not-for-profit provider of care for older people…
Live-in care provider supporting older people to vote
With the general election just around the corner, a national live-in care…
Lorraine Lee takes top title at The Caring UK Awards 2019
Lorraine Lee, Orchard Care Homes’ Executive Director for Quality and Governance, has…
Staff urged to wear pyjama looking scrubs so residents know its bed time
Some care homes around the UK have trailed wearing pyjama looking scrubs when they are working a nightshift, with some care homes even enforcing a…
Valerie Egan Shortlisted For National Care Award
Valerie Egan, Head of Care at Borough Care, has been shortlisted for a National Care…