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RESIDENTS HELP RECRUIT CEO AT BALHOUSIE CARE GROUP
When it came to appointing its new Chief Executive, Balhousie Care Group knew just who to sit in on the interviews: the residents themselves. The care home group invited residents, their relatives...UK FINALISTS REVEALED FOR OUR HEALTH HEROES AWARDS
Healthcare Workers who provide excellent patient care across the UK have been recognised as finalists and regional winners for the Skills for Health’s Our Health Heroes Awards 2017, sponsored...FOOTBALLERS VISIT CARE HOME FOR SALON OPENING
A special visit from Middlesbrough FC players inspired a care home resident with vascular dementia to play the organ again – despite having no initial memory of how to play. Former nun...CARE HOME RESIDENTS GO SIGHTSEEING USING VR THERAPY
Buckingham Palace, Bamburgh Castle and Beamish Museum were just some of the sights enjoyed by Stockton care home residents in one afternoon using virtual reality (VR) technology. The VR therapy...ANIMAL ANTICS AT CLIFDEN HOUSE
A Noah’s Ark of creatures visited a dementia care centre in Seaford recently, as part of its initiative to create a calm and therapeutic environment for its residents using animals. The...CARE CATERING EXCELLENCE CELEBRATED AT NACC AWARDS 2017
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) crowned the winners of the NACC Awards 2017 at a gala dinner, which also celebrated the association’s 30th anniversary. The winners of the...HILL CARE’S MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNINGS RAISE HUNDREDS
Hundreds of pounds have been raised for the fight against cancer after Hill Care homes across the north of England hosted charity coffee mornings. The events were part of a UK-wide campaign...NEW ‘CARE TO LIMBO’ CAMPAIGN GETS CELEBRITY SUPPORT
HCP Social Enterprise, an innovative social enterprise company, is vowing to get the nation doing the limbo through its new and inspiring social media campaign, ‘Care to Limbo’. ...PEOPLE ARE RELUCTANT TO USE PUBLIC DEFIBRILLATORS
People are reluctant to use public access defibrillators to treat cardiac arrests, according to a study led by the University of Warwick. The analysis of existing international studies, which has...ART COLLABORATION IN SUSSEX BRIDGES GENERATION GAP
Children from across Sussex are collaborating with a dementia care home in Seaford to produce an extravagant artwork. The Creative Instincts club at St. Nicholas primary, Portslade, has...
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