RECENT NEWS
Nurses go ‘back to school’
Three staff members from The Royal Star & Garter Homes in Surbiton have become the first from the charity to begin their trainee nursing associate course.
Household model of care
NorthStar has designed a new 48 bed care home in Chippenham for Pilgrim’s Friend Society; this is the first project in a programme that will see much of the society’s stock improved or re-provided across the whole of their estate across the UK.
Doll therapy may be beneficial
According to a survey, 52 per cent of care home staff say their residents have dementia dolls.
Purley home is rated 'outstanding'
A care home in Purley, south London, has been rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission.
New dementia unit opens in Kelso
A new specialist dementia unit, Murray House, has officially opened in Kelso thanks to a £4 million fundraising campaign and a £2.1 million finance package from Royal Bank of Scotland.
New year wishes granted
Bethel House Care Home in Barton on Sea has started a brand new ‘wish list’ for residents who live with dementia to enable them to explore new hobbies and interests.
Development with a difference
Just completed, Castle View Windsor, had to be ‘good enough for mum’ – that was the vision Robin Hughes, founder and CEO, Castle Retirement Living, set out to achieve – and an urban retirement development with a difference.
Elderly care improves in Stoke
A report published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows significant improvement in the health social care system for older people living in Stoke-on-Trent.
Music and laughter project launched
Borough Care has signed up to the Educate Music and Laughter project; Educate is a Stockport based group of people living with dementia who raise awareness and help deliver training programmes.
York architect shortlisted for award
Four care projects that York-based DWA Architects has worked on have been shortlisted for awards in this year’s Pinders Healthcare Design Awards.
Better support for the elderly
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has welcomed the NHS Long Term Plan but voiced concerns about the lack of integration.
Double win for Royal Alfred
Banstead-based maritime charity the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society is celebrating a double win for its staff from the recent Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards.
Home creates train carriage café
A Portsmouth care home is hoping to get its residents ‘all aboard’ with a new project, creating a train carriage buffet car with the help of Covers Timber & Builders Merchants.
Inverness home appoints new manager
An Inverness care home has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new manager, who brings over 30 years of experience in nursing care.
CQC rates care centre 'outstanding'
A Wandsworth care home, which is now under new management, has been rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission.
Altro is recommended supplier
Altro has been appointed as a recommended supplier of wall and door protection by the PSCPs on the Department of Health and Social Care’s ProCure22 Framework for NHS and social care construction schemes in England.
Inaugural #GladtoCare competition
Carers from across the UK were invited to take part in a photo competition run by Person Centred Software and The Care Workers Charity.
Paterson Group launches key division
The launch of Paterson Training follows an extremely positive year for The Paterson Group in 2018, having undergone a management buy out in July, followed by the successful relocation and expansion of the Milton Keynes branch in November.
Home fined over injured worker
A privately owned care home has been fined after an employee sustained severe injuries following a fall from height.
Hallmark home up for national award
Hallmark Care Homes’ facility in Girton, Cambridge has been shortlisted for an esteemed design award.
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