Skills for Care has launched new resources on the topic of mental health to help social care staff ensure people with learning disabilities get the support they need.

A lawyer who specialises in advising older and vulnerable people says thousands of patients may be missing out on NHS funding for care that they are legally entitled to, leaving many to meet the costs themselves from their own savings.

A care home’s pyjama dementia initiative has gone viral after a Facebook post was shared to around 13 million people in just seven days.

Encore Care Homes has added a new module to its successful ‘Mind the Gap’ dementia training programme, which was launched last year across the care homes it manages in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Fareham.

A residential care service in Leeds gathered a rich harvest of donations for charity when staff and residents held a farm-themed Fun Day in support of Kidney Care UK.