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CARE STAFF WILL SKYDIVE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR VR HEADSETS
Staff at a Dundee care home are gearing up for a charity skydive to raise money for high-tech virtual reality (VR) equipment for its residents. Balhousie Clement Park, part of Balhousie Care Group,...STROKE CHARITY NAMED BLUEBIRD CARE MAIDSTONE'S 'CHARITY OF THE YEAR'
The Stroke Association, a charity that supports stroke survivors in Maidstone, has been selected from a large number of applications to become Bluebird Care Maidstone's Charity of the Year 2018. ...MAYOR AND SHERIFF STOP FOR TEA AT GLOUCESTER CARE HOME
Residents and staff at a Gloucester care home have welcomed the city’s Mayor and its Sheriff for afternoon tea. The Mayor of Gloucester, Councillor Steve Morgan, and Lady Mayoress Sally...NSPCC LAUNCHES TRAINING FOR BUSINESSES TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE FROM ABUSE
Businesses with staff who regularly visit customer’s homes are being urged to sign up to new training from the NSPCC aimed at helping them to recognise children at risk of abuse and neglect. ...SCHEME TO HELP VETERANS FIND WORK IN NHS GETS ROYAL SUPPORT
The Duke of Cambridge has launched a nationwide programme to help military veterans, their spouses and dependants find work in the NHS. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge joined NHS Employers...Pupils get first-hand history lesson from World War 2 veteran
School pupils received a history lesson from a medal-winning World War 2 veteran at a Stockton-on-Tees care home. Youngsters from St Teresa’s RC Primary School, in Ingleby Barwick, visited...Fostering a sense of care
Foster children have been spending time with care home residents, as part of a scheme to bring young and elderly together. Children from fostering agency Team Fostering have been visiting...HOME INSTEAD ENDS YEAR ON A HIGH
Homecare provider Home Instead Senior Care ended 2017 on a high after it was named Best Employer in Care’ and the number one franchise company. The company has been recognised as...FAMILIES LIVING WITH DEMENTIA INVITED TO USE ‘MAGIC TABLE’
Following an extensive project observing families living with dementia, Abbotswood Court Care Home has introduced a series of initiatives to support those caring for loved ones with dementia. Gemma...INACTIVITY IMPACTS OLDER PEOPLE’S MUSCLES MORE SEVERELY
According to a recent study published in The Journal of Physiology, researchers have documented how the same period of inactivity has a greater and more severe impact on the muscle power of the...
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