CASE STUDY: Ceiling track hoists help future proof needs of care home
A Gloucestershire-based independent care provider has recently completed a 46-bed extension on its home for clients with dementia and nursing care requirements with the help…
Care providers receive £546m funding boost to bolster infection control throughout winter
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that care providers will be given an extra £546 million to reduce COVID-19 infection and…
Care providers urged to prevent further spread of COVID-19 after spike in new cases
A letter has been issued to all care providers, Local Authority Chief Executives and Directors of Adult Social Care in England, which outlines the different…
Free toolbox released for healthcare professionals on early identification of increased risk of pressure ulcers
A new resource has been released by the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Advisory Board aimed at care providers on identifying pressure ulcer risk to be able…
North East home care provider wins award for supportive and compassionate service
A care provider that specialises in working with clients requiring care in their own homes has received a prestigious award from social care and health…
Liverpool care home fined over £12,000 for “failings” in care and treatment
Parkside Care Home in St Helens, Liverpool, has been prosecuted after an elderly resident sustained a bad injury after a fall and, as a consequence,…
Care home residents help improve interaction and engagement amongst autistic adults
Credit: Hull Live Adults with autism in Hull have been spending time at the Elm Tree Court residential home in an effort to improve their…
Housing & Care provider utilises innovative ‘Sure Call’ technology
Leading housing and care provider Bield are taking full advantage of advances in technology to create services that enable service-users to lead fuller, more flexible…
Spoon that stops spills wins design award
"Within days of receiving the first prototype spoon, I had a whole bowl of soup independently and went out for a Chinese and had two…