Care Home News
Registration opens for healthcare buildings forum
06 Mar 2014
The healthcare buildings forum, which is run by events company Stable Events to provide networking and business meeting opportunities for professionals in the healthcare building industry, is now open for registration. A series.....
Draft plan launched to make the care sector better prepared for Rare Diseases
06 Mar 2014
Even though a rare disease is categorised as affecting fewer than 5 people in 10,000 of the generation population, when taken as a whole statistics show that, in the UK, 1 in 17 people will be affected by a rare disease during the.....
Growing number of care homes using controversial doll therapy on people with dementia
05 Mar 2014
Doll therapy is being used in a growing number of care homes, yet it is still seen as a controversial intervention despite its benefits. The image of an older person cuddling and singing to a child's doll.....
High street businesses to support Government's dementia package
05 Mar 2014
Following the Government’s recent decision to implement a £90 million package to improve dementia diagnosis and care, leading British high street businesses have pledged that more than 190,000 staff will learn to support customers.....
UK's Care Home Idol winners announced
05 Mar 2014
carehome.co.uk is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of its Care Home Idol competition. http://www.carehome.co.uk/idol/|The competition, which was designed to showcase the.....
Research team seeks information about diabetes medication errors
04 Mar 2014
In return for providing information on care home residents with diabetes residing in Bedfordshire or Hertfordshire who may have had problems as a result of a prescription error, free help is available with understanding how that error.....
Surrey care home goes digital with new care planning and monitoring system
04 Mar 2014
Enhanced communication and information flow between care workers is the focus of a new care management system implemented at The Royal Alfred Seafarer’s Society, in Surrey. A home that specialises in nursing.....