Category: Care home news
Andrew Sykes urges care providers to monitor temperatures during heat wave
Andrews Air Conditioning is encouraging care providers to remain vigilant when the temperature is higher than normal over the coming weeks. They are particularly concerned about residents in a care...Ombudsman offers greater clarity about its role with Service Charter
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has today published a set of quality standards in the form of a Service Charter to inform service users what they can expect from the service. The...Care delivered at majority of GP practices in UK is good to outstanding, says CQC
The CQC has published 88 reports on the quality of care provided by GP practices across the UK and has found that the majority of care delivered is Good to Outstanding. Under CQC’s new...Corrie Stars Drop Into Lever Edge Care Home
Residents at Lever Edge Care Home in Bolton were pleasantly surprised when a handful of Coronation Street stars popped in on the 29th November for a visit. Cobbles favourites including Catherine...ORCHARD CARE HOMES ACQUIRES LEYTON HOMES GROUP
Orchard Care Homes, a provider of residential elderly care homes across the UK, has completed the acquisition of 21 homes from the Leyton Healthcare portfolio. Speaking about the...Salford care home chef wins Akari Care Master Chef 2015
A chef from Beech House care home, in Salford, has been crowned ‘Akari Care Master Chef 2015’. Michael Byrne was chosen as the winner across Akari Care’s 39 homes throughout the...Care home provider gets creative by teaming up with arts charity
Akari Care has joined forces with Equal Arts to provide creative opportunities to their residents. The Birmingham-based company Equal Arts manages the HenPower project which has been...Gift ensures continuity of care for homecare users
Homecare agency Universal Care , serving Beaconsfield, the Chilterns and the South East, has been gifted to a charitable trust, thanks to the company's founder, Peter Cullimore. The business...Maritime charity takes home green award
The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society has taken home the Green Award at the Toast of Surrey Business Awards following efforts to cut its carbon footprint and operate in a more environmentally...Anchor care home takes a novel approach to nutrition
Nutrition and hydration stations are to be installed at Buckingham Lodge, Anchor’s new residential care home in Aylesbury, which welcomed its first residents this week. Anchor, a...
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