A state-of-the-art medical device with unique innovative pain assessment technology is helping staff at Orchard Care Homes identify if residents living with…
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Clean Smarter with SmartDose from Diversey
Cleaning can be a time-consuming and arduous task but ultimately a necessary one, especially when it comes to the private and public care and nursing facilities.…
Resident Reminisces About His Youth And Community-Focused Career 100th Birthday
At The Lawn, the Alton-based residential care home run by charity Friends of the Elderly, resident Donald Swann, OBE had a wonderful day celebrating his milestone 100…
“… never did I think an apron could be game changing, but I do now!”
These are the words of a Limon Attire customer, Alexandra, about their specially designed Dining drApron® from Limon Attire.
The rest of her note read - "I…
Charity Launches Its Christmas Appeal – Giving The Gift of Warmth
Friends of the Elderly, the charity which runs care homes, day care services and a grant giving service for older people living on low incomes throughout England, has…
Incontinence in care homes
It is important to remember that the risk of urinary incontinence increases with age but is not an inevitable part of ageing. It is estimated that more than 50% of…
Tackling stress, burnout and absenteeism in the care sector
Working days lost rose from 2.7% pre-Covid to 7.5% post Covid* placing significant additional burden on care teams, a statistic which will be further impacted by the…
100% Hygienic Waste Disposal System For Hospitals And Care Homes
Infection control specialist DDC Dolphin has launched an advanced and inexpensive new waste disposal system to help keep hospitals and care homes hygienic and odour-…
Lancashire care homes celebrate their vaccination rates
Longridge Hall Care Home and Ribble Court Care Home near Preston are celebrating after all of their staff received their second COVID vaccinations.
The homes…
Care home residents weigh anchor and take to the high seas.
On HMS Bernard Sunley, There’s No Walking The Plank, Just Fun Whilst Sailing The Seven Seas
Residents at Bernard Sunley, the Woking-based care home run…
QCS to launch ‘Building a Better Workforce Together’ Survey
Resilient, resourceful and resolute are adjectives that best describe the UK’s army of care professionals. But these are challenging times for them and their sector.…
National Care Group Director Faces Fear In Honour Of Frontline Workers
MIKE CLEASBY, quality director at National Care Group has faced his fears to plummet from 16,500 feet, raising a fantastic £2,000 by skydiving for two charities close…
Hallmark partners with Checkit to reduce the burden of compliance reporting
Hallmark Care Homes is eradicating “mountains of paperwork” with the introduction of a digital compliance solution from Checkit, the intelligent operations platform…
Brunelcare Celebrate Befriending Week
“What Nicky and I have is pure friendship”
Nicky, 56, and Mike, 73, both signed up for Brunelcare’s Friends on the…
Cutting-edge research revealed by QCS’s Dementia Care Champion strongly supports HUG wellbeing benefits
The QCS Pool Activity Level instrument (PAL), created by Jackie Pool and with the continued support of QCS, the leading provider of content, guidance for the…
Care homes under pressure to meet November 11 vaccination deadline
Care home operators are under “huge pressure” to meet the November deadline for workers and volunteers to have been double jabbed.
From November 11, the Care…
Health and social care apprenticeships going strong despite the pandemic
Health and social care apprentices have continued to enter the industry over the last 18 months despite the twin challenges of the COVID pandemic and current…
Safe Environment Supported with Yeoman Shield Anti - Ligature Handrail System
Yeoman Shield Anti - Ligature handrail system is being utilized in a newly commissioned dementia unit in South Wales.
Ysbyty George Thomas, as part of Cwm Taf…
HCA Healthcare UK announce partnership with Talent Beyond Boundaries
HCA Healthcare UK has partnered with the nonprofit Talent Beyond Boundaries, welcomes 30 forcibly displaced healthcare professionals into roles in the UK.
HCA…
101st Birthday celebrations for WW2 Veteran
Resident at Bernard Sunley Care Home in Woking Celebrates Landmark Birthday with a Surprise Visitor from Australia
At Friends of the Elderly’s Bernard…
World class training suite provides education to NHS staff
Infection prevention and control specialist GAMA Healthcare, best known for hospital disinfectant range Clinell, has built-in a state-of-the-art training facility,…
Activities based care software - RemindMecare 2.0 launches on 13th September
IT’S HERE! – THE NEXT GENERATION IN ACTIVITIES BASED CARE SOFTWARE - AND ITS FREE FOR TWO WEEKS
Tech in care is now the norm, and everyone wants to know what’…
The Care Show is back! This October
CloserStill Media, organisers of the Care Show, are looking forward to opening their doors on the 13th & 14th October at the NEC Birmingham…
Loneliness Awareness Week: Reducing social isolation in care homes
Over one million older people report feeling lonely all the time1, and even when living in a care home, loneliness and isolation can still occur.
According …
New Girbau Laundry Provides Vital Support to Carers and Residents at Mary Stevens Hospice
Refurbishment of the laundry at Mary Stevens Hospice in Stourbridge, West Midlands with new washers and dryers from Girbau UK has a vital, if largely unseen role to…
5 Benefits of Outdoor Cover in Care Settings
With the summer in full swing and the recent pandemic situation, the need to spend time outdoors has never been so prevalent. We’ve therefore outlined five of the…