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ELDERLY PEDAL POWER RAISES OVER £450 FOR ALLOTMENT AND CHARITY
Elderly care home residents have cycled over 14 miles, raising over £450 for an allotment and the Alzheimer’s Society. Specially-adapted bicycles allowed the residents of Waverley...
DARLINGTON CARE SERVICE RATED ‘GOOD’ BY CQC
Hollyhurst residential care service in Darlington has been praised by the regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), for the standard of its care and support. Operated by the Danshell Group,...
CQC finds improvements in Cumbria’s community health services
Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission have found improvements in community health services for children, young people and families provided by Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The...
One in ten councils have cut adult social care spending by more than a quarter, says IFS
Across England as a whole, spending by councils on social care per adult resident fell by 11% in real-terms between 2009–10 and 2015–16, a study from the Institute of Fiscal Studies has...
SWANTON CARE AND COMMUNITY CROWNED EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Adult social care provider, Swanton Care and Community, has been named The Employer of the Year (Independent) at The National Learning Disability and Autism Awards. Swanton CEO Dr Alison...
Over half of local authorities spending less on services for disabled people and carers since Care Act, says disability charity
Research published today by disability charity Revitalise has shown that 55% of England's Local Authorities have spent less overall on services for disabled people and carers since the...
Urine tests not reliable for dehydration in older adults, says UEA
Urine tests should not be used to measure dehydration among the elderly, new research from the University of East Anglia has claimed. Water-loss dehydration happens when people don’t drink...
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,...
Glen Care opens specialist residential service for men
Glen Care is opening a new Residential Care Service with Nursing for men with learning disabilities, complex needs and impulsive behaviour at the Langford Centre in Bexhill-on-Sea. Highwoods is a...
Glen Care invests in new women's service
Glen Care is investing in a new Women’s Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs Service at its Langford Centre site in Bexhill on Sea. The new service is designed to offer a care pathway...
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