Category: Care staff
Older people paying the price for cuts to social care, says health think tanks
The care and support older people receive increasingly depends on their location and savings, according to a new report by The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust. The study from the health think...
Scots over 70 missing out on palliative and end of life care, says Marie Curie
More needs to be done to ensure Scots over 70 do not miss out on palliative care due to confusion amongst healthcare professionals, a new report has found. The study, undertaken by the University...
NACC welcomes all Sunrise and Gracewell care homes
Care providers Sunrise Senior Living and Gracewell Healthcare have signed up all of their sites to the National Association of Care Catering (NACC). Sunrise, who acquired Gracewell in...East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices awarded Outstanding rating by CQC
The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) in Milton, Cambridgeshire to be Outstanding overall following an inspection...
Industry leaders speak out about next step after Brexit vote
Industry leaders have voiced their concerns about the impact last Thursday’s vote to leave the European Union will have on the UK’s NHS, healthcare and social care services. ...
More needs to be done to improve end of life care, says CQC
A review published by the CQC today has found that people from certain groups in society are experiencing poorer quality end of life care than others. The CQC review, entitled A Different Ending,...
NICE opens consultation for draft guidance on caring for dying patients
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a draft guideline to support the NHS in providing high quality and compassionate care for people who are dying. About...
Pioneering project brings cabaret and trapeze to care homes
Performance art or aerial circus aren’t usually the kind of entertainment on offer care homes for older people, but a new project from intergenerational arts charity Magic Me is set to... Nicola Hambridge, Ann Marie Temperley, Debbie Hambridge, Brogan Mullally.jpg "Pictured (from left): Nicola Hambridge, Ann Marie Temperley, Debbie Hambridge, Brogan Mullally")
Coventry home leads the way in skincare
A care home has become only the second in Coventry and Warwickshire to receive accreditation for preventing painful pressure ulcers and looking after residents’ skin. Arden Park Care Home in...
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