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Brexit – a perfect storm for social care
Stephen Wilson, CEO and Co-Founder of recruitment platform Novacare, discusses how Brexit will add to an already critical…
Kare Plus secures £910,000 loan to expand care network
Kare Plus National Limited has received a £910,000 loan, to expand care network, from MEIF Maven WM Debt Finance, part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund.
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Social care sector urged to back recruitment campaign
A recruitment campaign run by the Department of Health and Social Care is due to launch in a second phase after an overwhelming response from applicants earlier this…
Think JustGloves when you’re thinking of ways to reduce expenditure
Healthcare environments face some of the biggest challenges of any industry when looking at cost reduction. Maintaining exceptional levels of care in the face of…
Preventing injury and managing chronic wounds
Around 3 million people in the UK are currently living with a chronic wound; these include…
Make Living With Dementia Easier
LEADING ELDERLY CARE EXPERT SHARES TIPS THAT CAN MAKE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA EASIER
Philippa Fieldhouse from Richmond Villages suggests small home adaptions…
Healthcare staff tackle Great North Run on behalf of local hospice
Kind-hearted healthcare professionals from Nuffield Health Newcastle Hospital will complete the forthcoming Great North Run in aid of local charity St Oswald’s…
Paying for the time of care workers fairly
By Christian Brøndum, CEO of staffing software provider Planday
In July of 2018,…
Specialist care home rated ‘outstanding’ for being “responsive”
A Dover care home for people with autism and learning…
Hiring temporary contractors – understanding tax rules IR35
Are you aware of the recent change in law regarding temporary contractors? Here the team at Lawspeed, the…
Residents dreams and wishes granted in a plan to spread happiness
A specialist dementia care home in Oxfordshire has created a wellbeing plan to entertain residents and make their dreams and wishes come to reality.
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The shocking truth of fire safety in care homes and how to ensure you are compliant
We all know how damaging a fire can be; from seeing the devastating effects of the Grenfell Tower incident, to witnessing centuries worth of history burning down with…
Supporting People with Sight Loss in a Care or Nursing Home setting
If you support people with sight impairments as part of your working role, the following tips will help you understand the difficulties they may be facing and what…
Runwood Homes - Yellow Ribbon scheme
At Runwood Homes, we believe that it is of utmost importance that we treat…
NACC Training & Development Forum 2019
NACC Training & Development Forum 2019: supporting care caterers in continued challenging times
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Training…
Carers seek to overcome loneliness on World Friendship Day
Carers seek to overcome loneliness on World Friendship Day
Manorcourt Homecare, a provider of home-based care services in Hornchurch and the…
apetito - It’s about more than what’s on the plate
At apetito, our cause is to make a real difference to our customers and community. We’re dedicated to doing business in an ethical and sustainable way, enhancing…
Log my Care launches new Photos and Zones features
New feature releases are a testament to the responsiveness of the software provider and how committed they are to being designed by carers for carers.
Log my…
Care homes invited to take part in annual 'road' cycling event
Motitech, the Norwegian startup motivating older people and those with dementia in care homes to engage in more physical activity, has announced its partnership with…
What does maintaining the ability to have a bath mean to you?
Enabling people to continue enjoying what they’ve always done and having the opportunity to try new things is an overriding philosophy of care at Newlands, part of…
Orchard Care Homes take on Mount Snowdon
Employees from Orchard Care Homes, one of the UK’s leading care providers for the elderly, have gone above…
Gen Z: The answer to care industry staff shortages?
A study conducted last year revealed that the level of vacant roles and turnover rates within the care industry are the highest they’ve ever been. One of the main…
MP praises “brilliant” team after visit to ‘outstanding’ local care home
The Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood, Andrea Jenkyns, praised an ‘outstanding’ care home after she took part in its 20th birthday celebrations.
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Infection Prevention Society Care Home Special Interest Group
Care Homes have an important role in the epidemiology of antibiotic resistant bacteria due to the frequent admissions to hospital. It is important to remember that…
Care home nurses are REAL nurses
Recruiting and retaining the right care home nurses in order to tackle the social care crisis: by Lindsay Dingwall, Clinical/Academic Nurse Consultant for …
Wright Care Solutions Ltd
Wright Care Solutions Ltd. an award winning Advisory Team, originally established in 2006, moving to a Limited Company in 2012. Our services include: supporting homes…
Chatterbox goes silent to support those with cancer
A CHATTERBOX care home worker raised hundreds of pounds to support those with cancer by taking on a 12-hour sponsored silence.…
Borough Care launches new menus with apetito
Borough Care, the largest not-for-profit provider of care of older people in Stockport, has launched new menus at all of its eleven homes in conjunction with its…
Partnership to develop innovative wearable technology for residents at risk of falls
Essex County Council (ECC) and global innovation and transformation consultancy PA Consulting (PA) announce that they are working together to explore the potential of…
Seaside childhood memories rekindled for elderly residents
A SEASIDE trip was a walk down memory lane and brought back many childhood memories for elderly care home residents on an outing to…