Care home residents benefit from luxurious assistive patient transfer bath
Care home housing charity Abbeyfield has selected assistive bathing specialist Reval to improve its care home bathroom environments with spa therapy assisted bathing for the…
Modern care home receives 46 new overhead hoist systems to meet residents’ needs
The newly-built St Peters House Care Home in the Orkney Islands has received 46 overhead hoist systems from healthcare equipment supplier Innova Care Concepts to…
National agency says home care could be the answer to the adult and elderly care sector “crisis”
People giving up their jobs to care for a loved one is costing taxpayers nearly £23 billion a year in lost taxes and national insurance…
London care home receives coveted award for end of life care
The Royal Star & Garter Care Home in Surbiton, London, has received recognition for the quality of its end of life care. It has been…
Bathing excellence showcased at care home’s Innovation Hub to enhance the lives of residents
Helping residents get the most from life, Reval has become a WCS Care innovation partner in assisted bathing at the care group’s Innovation Hub at…
Exceptional dementia care recognised at award-winning care home
Credit: The Royal Star & Garter Homes The Royal Star & Garter Home in Solihull, West Midlands, has retained its status as one of the…
Care home’s five-star toileting solution to achieving resident dignity and independence
A five-star rated care home is adopting an innovative approach to enabling its residents to retain their dignity and independence through installing a range of…
Guest Article: Pharmacists in the care home
UK Government implements MOCH programme According to a recent report, care home residents account for around 250,000 emergency hospital admissions each year. However, it’s estimated…
£8.2 million luxury care home opens outside Glasgow
Morrison Community Care Group has opened its £ million state-of-the-art Kingsacre Luxury Suites in Duntocher, 10 miles west of Glasgow, the Group's latest care facility.…
New guide launched to help OTs make decisions on provision of specialist equipment in care homes
Providing occupational therapists (OTs) with “clear-cut” guidance on the assessment and provision of specialist equipment in care homes, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)…