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Elderly care home residents have cycled over 14 miles, raising over £450 for an allotment and the Alzheimer’s Society.

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...
HOLLYHURST CQC RATING

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

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

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

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...
55% of local authorities spending less on services for disabled people and carers since Care Act, says disability charity

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 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...
CQC calls for action to improve end of life care

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,...
Bradley Phillips, commercial director at Glen Care

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...
Dr Fonseca said Glen Care’s approach puts the woman at the centre

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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