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NICE says its new guidance begins to replace the now abolished Liverpool Care Pathway

NICE opens consultation for draft guidance on caring for dying patients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...
Heathcotes Group plans to add eight homes to its portfolio in 2015

Heathcotes Group agrees £20 million expansion plan

Chesterfield-based healthcare provider Heathcotes Group has agreed a £20 million expansion plan that will double the size of its business, which specialises in providing care homes for adults...
CQC’s chief executive David Behan acknowledged there is ’more to be done’

CQC praised by NAO but ‘significant challenges’ lie ahead

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has made substantial progress as it seeks to address public concerns about its regulatory approach, but significant challenges lie ahead, says a new report by the ...
Leonard French received his award from Cpl Tony Field. Back row (L-R): Lance Cpl Tony Goode, Lance Cpl Martin Purdie, Sgt Rob D Phillips

Kent care home salutes its veterans

Residents at a care home in Tunbridge Wells were recognised and honoured for their contribution to HM Armed Forces on Saturday (18 July). Ten residents at Rusthall Lodge , a not-for-profit...
Dame Esther Rantzen will host the 3rd Sector Care Awards ceremony

Nominations open for The 3rd Sector Care Awards 2015

Nominations are now open for The 3rd Sector Care Awards 2015. The awards are open to any individual, team or organisation that excels at supporting people in the not-for-profit sector. Employees of...
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...
Image © Helen Jermyn, Magic Me

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...
Employees working in social care in the North East enjoy a salary premium of around £6,185 in their pay cheque each year

North East social care workers receive highest salary ‘premium’

Social care workers in the North East of England receive the highest salary ‘premium’, according to social care recruitment agency Randstad Care . The recruiter analysed more than...
Isabel Mantle, manager at Elmbank, enjoys the new garden with some of the home’s residents

New dementia garden unveiled at Nottingham nursing home

Residents at a Nottingham nursing home can enjoy the summer in a specially-designed dementia garden after the completion of a six-month project. The gardens at Elmbank Nursing Home in Mapperley have...
The ’Art for Sunrise’ campaign launched at a gallery event in London

Sunrise residents have it down to a fine art

As part of a campaign championing art for older people, a special collection of paintings, drawings and watercolours has been on display at every Sunrise Senior Living community across England and...

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