The Platinum Plan is a complete cleaning program for the care industry. It has been designed to help Care Homes save money…
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What to consider when extending care home services
James Thomas, QFP, Commercial Manager at d&t business planning, discusses the need for careful planning when extending care home services.
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Why is animal therapy in care homes so popular?
Damon Culbert from Wild Science, provider of animal therapy in care homes across the UK, talks about the difference between short visits from animals and…
Does your diabetes care meet national standards and best practice?
How confident are your workforce in understanding diabetic footcare or spotting and treating…
Why pay more for high-quality medical supplies?
Here at MediSupplies, we have always believed that essential high-quality medical supplies should be easily available at low prices.
Our team of buyers…
Duplex Cleaning Machines
Duplex advocate, Tracey Kirkland who is Head Housekeeper of a large care home in Surrey commented recently: - I work in a…
Improving residential care through digital transformation
Colin Yates, chief support officer at WorkMobile – an award-winning mobile data…
Improving residential care through digital transformation
Colin Yates, chief support officer at WorkMobile – an award-winning mobile data…
Over 300 birthday cards for Hilda’s centenary
HUNDREDS of cards and three days of celebrations marked Aaron Court Care Home resident’s 100th birthday.
Hilda Fleming, who lives at Aaron Court Care Home,…
Cupcake sales raises funds to support those with cancer
A CUPCAKE sale at University Hospital of North Tees has generated £120 to support those with cancer.
Staff at Bannatyne Lodge Care Home, in Peterlee,…
Inspirational event for care providers returning to Liverpool
Care Roadshows, the leading event tailored to the care sector, is set to return to Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool on 14th May. This year’s free event promises an…
Florence celebrates 101st birthday with care home party
Family and friends celebrated the 101st birthday of former church volunteer and school pianist Florence Chettle.
Her birthday was marked with a party at…
Lacey Turner joins in for Alzheimer’s Society’s Cupcake Day 2019
Dust off your baking bowls and whip out your whisks, Alzheimer’s Society’s Cupcake Day is back on Thursday 13 June. Actress and Alzheimer’s Society supporter, Lacey…
Sponsored walk for dementia friendly sensory garden
RESIDENTS and staff have raised hundreds of pounds for a dementia friendly sensory garden at their…
Exidor
Critically designed to support and maintain the integral passive fire protection within a care home - Exidor’s Guardian door closer is the only electromagnetic…
Daredevil nurses zip line for children’s hospice
A DAREDEVIL 70-year-old nurse will take on three zip lining challenges in just two hours to raise funds for a children’s hospice.
Sue Shooter will soar over…
Collaboration launched to safeguard the lives of care home residents
An initiative to safeguard the lives of care home residents and reduce the impact on ambulance services, particularly during periods of winter pressure, has received…
Healthcare insurance options: are you covered?
by Care & Nursing Essentials editor Victoria Galligan
Healthcare professionals must be protected against a range of legal challenges –…
What to look for when you’re taking out Care Home Insurance
Care homes that look after elderly, disabled or other vulnerable people play a vital role in the UK, helping to ensure their residents are safe, secure and well cared…
Prestige Doors – part of Sunray Group
Sunray Engineering Ltd are the UK’s leading timber, security and fire door experts.…
Bake sale for virtual assistant at Huddersfield care home
A BAKE sale has raised almost ten times the original estimate for Thornhill Care Home residents in Huddersfield.
Activities coordinator at Thornhill Care Home…
Coast comes to care home resident for seaside birthday party
THE COAST came to a care home resident after a successful appeal for a seaside birthday party – despite being 70 miles inland.
Staff at Aden Lodge Care Home…
Optalis launch poetry project for staff and customers
A social care provider, Optalis, has introduced a poetry project to encourage staff and customers to discover and share life experiences through poetry.
The…
The Fire Safety Scheme
The fire safety scheme address the challenge for knowing how safe a building is by providing the public with a fire safety star rating for a building, viewed both on…
Flexible, Versatile, New and Fully Refurbished Accessible Minibuses
Red Kite manufacture, supply and service, safe, reliable 9 –17 Accessible Minibuses for customers across Great Britain. For over 37 years your safety and the safety…
Exhibit of eight decades of embroidery experience
AN EMBROIDERY exhibition was held at Mandale House Care Home – showcasing work from a resident with over 80 years’ experience with a needle.
The event took…
Log my Care launches new premium module for carers
Log my Care, the care home software provider, has announced the launch of a new premium module, Log my Care - Pro is the first optional premium module for its free…
Care home staff pack shopping for children’s cancer charity
GENEROUS shoppers have donated hundreds of pounds to children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent after care home workers helped pack their bags.
Staff from several…
Leicester’s Hospitals begin search for nurses to work with their older patients
The search for nurses is on. The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust are looking for enthusiastic Band 5 nurses to work in Medicine for Older People across…
Wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn writes to elderly fans
ELDERLY care home residents, Aaron Court Care Home, have been corresponding with popular Second World War singer Dame Vera Lynn ahead of her 102ndbirthday.
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