Care home launches awards ceremonies to celebrate the hard work of its volunteers
Credit: The Royal Star & Garter Homes, PAT dog Harvey with owner Irene Rowe Awards ceremonies have taken place to thank the dedicated army of…
Accidental death after pensioner falls in care home and contracts chest infection, coroner finds
Credit: Lancashire Telegraph A new inquest has heard that a 96-year-old man died after falling at and fracturing his hip at the Andrews Court Care…
Scottish MP blown away by innovative care system
Humza Yousaf MSP has described how he was ‘blown away’ by a pioneering care system designed by charity Blackwood after testing it out first hand…
Care home staff and volunteers come together to clean up local stream
Staff at The Royal Star & Garter Home in High Wycombe have helped clean up a stretch of the Hughenden Stream, which is based in…
New app launched to provide carers with interactive post-falls assessment tool
A free interactive post-falls assessment tool, devised by the West Midlands Ambulance Service, has officially launched and is now available to download on both iOS…
Proposed £25 million care village aims to cater for all elderly residents’ needs
Credit: Westerfield Care A multi-million-pound care village for elderly and disabled residents in Ipswich, Suffolk, could transform how residents are cared for by building a…
Failures in care home staff training lead to pensioner’s death who choked on a sandwich
Credit: Stamford Mercury A three-day inquest at the Cathedral Centre in Lincoln has found that a string of “inadequacies” at a Lincolnshire-based care home led…
The Royal Star & Garter Homes names floors after local heroes with new multi-million-pound care home opening
The four heroes The names of military heroes set to be immortalised at The Royal Star & Garter Home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, have been…
Care provider commended by Scottish Government for technology enabled care system
Simon Fitzpatrick, Strategic Development Director at Blackwood A leading housing and care provider has been praised by the Scottish Government for its commitment to digital…
Hospice receives invaluable patient equipment through local community support campaign
Credit: Warrington Worldwide / Lee Boswell Photography Warrington-based St Rocco’s Hospice, in the North West, has received a wheelchair scale and some pear push leads…