New one-day courses look to support family carers who look after someone with dementia
Newly-formed charity Dementia Carers Count has launched a range of one-day courses for family carers, aiming to give them additional support and skills while they…
Carers left in financial hardship from forking out for expensive equipment, new report reveals
New research from Carers UK shows unpaid carers are “bankrupting their future to pay for the present”, with alarming figures revealing that carers are having…
New NHS figures reveal an increase in adult carers feeling stressed or depressed
Revealed by NHS Digital, just over 60 percent of carers reported feeling stressed in 2018-19 (compared to percent in 2016-17), while the number of carers…
£4,000 grant to help care home provide minibus service for residents to get out and about
The Royal Star & Garter Home in Solihull, West Midlands, has won the highest grant available in a Tesco Bags of Help initiative. The charity…
Shocking statistics reveal over 6,000 carers suffer serious injuries from violence at work
Trade union GMB has unveiled new figures, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, that more than 6,000 carers suffered serious injuries at work as…
Council launches new seamless service to provide better support for people with learning disabilities
Image: Flintshire Council Flintshire Council, based in Wales, has announced a new service for people with learning disabilities called North Wales Together, which aims to…
Care home service to embrace “cutting-edge” tech to transform the patient experience
Credit: Healthcare Business National care home group Kingsley Healthcare will launch a new service offering called Kingsley Home Care Services, offering patients hourly care and…
Multi-million-pound fund revealed to develop crucial support for unpaid carers
A new £5 million fund has been announced today by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to invest in new projects to improve…
Health and Social Care Secretary pledges £3.5 billion cash boost into “unsustainable” social care system
In his bid to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister, Matt Hancock MP has promised a £ billion cash injection into the UK’s “collapsed” social…
Carers praise effectiveness of lifting equipment through successful Wales Care Home Project
A partnership between Mangar Health and the Wales Care Home Project to help safeguard the lives of care home residents has seen an 80 percent…