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This week is the National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) Home Safety Week. Fire and Rescue Services will be working with their local communities to help people be safe from fire incidents in their homes. The NFCC is committed to helping older people to remain independent and safe in their homes and […]
A care home based in Aldringham near Leiston has been rated as ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), following an inspection into the quality of service it provides. Aldringham Court Care Home, which is part of the Healthcare Homes group, was inspected in June and has now received this […]
A leading care home provider will open a specialist dementia facility in West Sussex, with support from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks. Prestige Care Group owns and operates elderly care homes with nearly 300 beds, with another 240 beds in the pipeline, and will add to its portfolio later this year […]
Share your knowledge and experience to improve the Social Care Offer Would you like to have a say in how Kirklees Council supports you? Kirklees Adult Social Care provides people, including unpaid carers, with practical and personal support to lead an active life. We would like to set up a […]
Kirklees Council Adult Social Care Group is recruiting! Kirklees Adult Social Care provides people, including unpaid carers, with practical and personal support to lead an active life. We would like to set up a group of service users and carers who are committed to shaping and improving the Adult Social […]
Two musicians have developed an app to help people living with dementia after experiencing the effects of the illness first-hand. The Mindharp helps people with dementia engage with music, interact with people around them and enriches their lives. Mark Smulian and Stewart Redpath, from Bristol, have created the Lydian MindHarp, […]
16 organisations joined the Care Workers Charity to complete their annual challenge event. This year’s annual fundraiser saw 90 people from across the care sector take part in the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge. The route covered twenty-four and a half miles, including 1585 meters of ascent over the Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough […]
Congratulations to Laindon care home, Woodbury Court, for its ‘Outstanding’ status following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission. Owned by top UK residential care provider, Runwood Homes Senior Living, the Tavistock Road home proudly falls within the top 2% of care homes within the UK with this exceptional […]
A local charity that provides chiropody services to older people with foot problems has been awarded additional funding. Thanks to a grant from home care provider, Bluebird Care Maidstone, it will be able to expand its community support scheme. Age Concern provides a range of services to support older people […]
Forest Care’s Rowan Lodge has received a Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of “Good” in a recent Inspection. The purpose-built care home located in rural Newnham provides care and support for older people who require residential or nursing care, those who are living with dementia, and those in need of […]
