Category: Care home news
PENGUINS VISIT CARE HOME TO SURPRISE 92-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT
Residents at a brand-new Care UK care home got a flipping good surprise when two penguins waddled in for a visit. The team at Mountbatten Grange care home in Windsor, which opened to residents just...RIVERDALE COURT CARE HOME CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR
Residents and staff at Riverdale Court care home in Welling, owned and managed by Avante Care & Support, celebrated Chinese New Year in style with a themed party. Staff and residents at the...CARE HOME TRANSFORMED INTO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF OZ
Residents at a Burton-on-Trent care home got into the spirit of pantomime season recently as they enjoyed a performance of the Wizard of Oz. The residents from Hoar Cross Nursing Home ventured to...BLUEBIRD CARE CELEBRATES BIG 2018 ACHIEVEMENTS
Bluebird Care is celebrating after 21 of its care services were rated ‘Outstanding’ in 2018 by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The rare rating – which only 1% of home care...ICO FINES CARE HOMES OVER DATA PROTECTION FEE NON-PAYMENT
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has begun formal enforcement action against care homes that have failed to pay the data protection fee. The data protection regulator has sent...CARE HOME CHEF TASTES SUCCESS WITH FIVE-STAR FOOD RATING
A widely-respected chef, based at a Hagley care home, has played a key role in the home achieving a top status for the quality of its food. Keyren Anderson, Head Chef at Chandos Lodge Residential...PARTY ANIMALS HELP CELEBRATE FLOSSIE'S 100TH BIRTHDAY
A popular resident at a Shropshire care home had a wild time celebrating her 100th birthday recently. Flossie Timmins received a special message from the Queen congratulating her on her landmark...OLD PEOPLE’S HOME FOR 4 YEAR OLDS INSPIRES FURTHER PROJECTS
Older people and children are set to continue benefiting from spending time with each other at Lark Hill Retirement Village, the backdrop to this year’s BAFTA-nominated series Old...STAFF TRAINING GETS SOME OOMPH! AT CARE HOME
A new exercise regime has been implemented to boost the health and wellbeing of residents at Birch Green care home. Staff were given a bit of Oomph – a programme which has been designed in...HC-ONE CEO JOINS HOMELESSNESS CHARITY SLEEPOUT
Justin Hutchens, Chief Executive Officer of Darlington-headquartered care company HC-One, is set to take part in Darlington’s CEO Sleepout Challenge on the 18th October, raising vital funds...
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