08 Mar 2012
Residents and staff at Sanctuary Care Homes held a series of tea parties including a vintage-themed tea party and a Mad Hatters Tea Party and raised over £700 for Dementia UK. The tea parties were held as part of a national Time.....
08 Mar 2012
Residents at a care home in south Devon have less than three weeks to find a new home, after its owners said keeping it open was no longer financially viable. South Efford House is to close on 20 March, after its owner, Crocus.....
08 Mar 2012
The Care Quality Commision into the healthcare of care home residents 'completely misses the point', according to the English Community Care Association. The thematic review was triggered by two reports published by the English.....
07 Mar 2012
One in four residents in care homes are not asked whether they would like a female or male member of staff to help them use the toilet, according to a Care Quality Commission review. ‘The special review of the provision of health.....
07 Mar 2012
Care providers and associations have come out in favour of a new star ratings system for care homes in England, after the Commission on Improving Dignity in Care last week published a number of key recommendations for the care sector.....
07 Mar 2012
Devon councillors have announced their commitment to an ambitious care home refurbishment programme, aiming to secure £3.8m from the council’s budget this year and a total £10m over the next three years. With public services under.....
06 Mar 2012
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls met residents from an Anchor Trust home to discuss the need for a minister for older people. Mr Balls, who is MP for Outwood and Morley, had afternoon tea with residents at Schofield Court in Leeds. The.....
06 Mar 2012
Florence House, one of Lambhill Court care homes, has taken part in a pilot study to support infection prevention and control in care homes in Scotland. The education programme was developed by NHS Education for Scotland (NES).....
06 Mar 2012
Over a thousand older and disabled people have turned up to a mass lobby of parliament. The rally has been organised by the Care and Support Alliance which represents over 60 charities and organisations. Older and disabled people.....
05 Mar 2012
An alliance of forty-five care charities, associations and providers has written an open letter to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley in order to show solidarity on the importance of care reforms. The Government is poised to debate.....
02 Mar 2012
Anchor Trust's newest care home has attracted the attention of construction students who have this week been welcomed to a guided tour of the three cluster buildings that make up the state-of-the-art West Hall. Currently approaching.....
02 Mar 2012
2012 will see Care Roadshows hosted in five UK locations, after organiser Broadway Events recognised the positive contribution made by the first three Roadshows held in 2011. The Care Roadshows are directed towards the role all.....
01 Mar 2012
Older people’s care developer Housing 21 have this week held a ‘topping out’ ceremony and announced the name of their latest extra care scheme: Bluebell Gardens. Located in the Stockwood area of Bristol, Bluebell Gardens has cost.....
01 Mar 2012
Reforms to benefits and services could force disabled people out of their homes and into residential care, MPs have warned. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has published a report which calls for the need for freestanding.....
01 Mar 2012
A consultation on the treatment of rare diseases, published by the Department of Health, has found that the care sector needs to achieve more co-ordinated services in order to be more flexible for service users with less typical conditions. Although.....
01 Mar 2012
Over 50 charities is holding a mass lobby of parliament on 6 March to call for reform of the social care system. The Care and Support Alliance, a consortium of over 50 organisations, representing older and disabled people.....