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care home residents have a really wild time

RESIDENTS HAVE A REALLY WILD TIME

At Friends of the Elderly’s RNNH Care Home in Bournemouth, Dorset, the residents have been having a ‘whale of a time’ talking and engaging with a wide range of unusual animals....
Aaron Watson - NACC Care Chef of the Year 2021

THE NACC CARE CHEF OF THE YEAR 2022 FINALISTS REVEALED

The line-up of talented care chefs set to compete in the national final of the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2022 culinary competition has been announced. ...
CHEC LAUNCHES BRAND-NEW ENDOSCOPY SERVICE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL EXPANSION OF FACILITIES

CHEC LAUNCHES BRAND-NEW ENDOSCOPY SERVICE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL EXPANSION OF FACILITIES

CHEC (Community Health and Eye Care), one of the largest providers of community-based ophthalmology services in the UK, has launched a new endoscopy service as it expands beyond its renowned eyecare...
MUSICIAN HELPS BELONG WARRINGTON MAKE MELODIES

MUSICIAN HELPS BELONG WARRINGTON MAKE MELODIES

Music therapy sessions that help people connect, communicate and engage, have hit the right note with residents at Belong Warrington, who are enjoying the benefits of creative expression as part of...
WELLBEING EVENT HELD FOR LINCOLNSHIRE CARE ASSISTANTS

WELLBEING EVENT HELD FOR LINCOLNSHIRE CARE ASSISTANTS

A wellbeing event has recently been hosted by home care provider Bluebird Care Lincolnshire to celebrate the efforts of their team.  Around 30 team members and their families from the...
WORCESTER CARE HOME MANAGER SHORTLISTED FOR TOP UK AWARD

WORCESTER CARE HOME MANAGER SHORTLISTED FOR TOP UK AWARD

A mental health nurse who designed a tailored service so people living with advanced dementia could be closer to loved ones is up for a prestigious award. Katherine Matthews, Manager of Perry...
SHERWOOD GRANGE CARE HOME HOLDS NUDE LIFE DRAWING CLASS

CARE HOME HOLDS NUDE LIFE DRAWING CLASS

Life at Care UK’s Sherwood Grange care home in south-west London is not quite how most people imagine and a recent, fully nude, life drawing class has smashed a few myths about how residents...
COMMUNITY EYE CARE CAN REDUCE NHS WAITING LISTS

COMMUNITY EYE CARE CAN REDUCE NHS WAITING LISTS

With more than 600,000 patients currently waiting for eye care treatment in England, could community-based providers like CHEC relieve the burden on the NHS, asks Imran Rahman, CEO of CHEC. How...
SOCIAL CARE WORKERS TELL GOVERNMENT IT’S TIME TO PAY FAIR FOR CARE

SOCIAL CARE WORKERS TELL GOVERNMENT IT’S TIME TO PAY FAIR FOR CARE

Hundreds of social care workers, providers and those who draw on social care will be lobbying Parliament on 19 July and telling MPs about the crisis in social care and giving their personal stories...
RESEARCH REVEALS TOP BARRIERS TO ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY IN UK CARE HOMES

RESEARCH REVEALS TOP BARRIERS TO ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY IN UK CARE HOMES

A new, independent survey commissioned by P2P (Procure-to-Pay) technology firm Zupa, has revealed inconsistencies amongst care home managers in relation to the role of technology in UK care homes....

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