RECENT NEWS

Hallmark Care Homes is joining forces with Alzheimer’s Research UK and The Care Workers Charity this year in an effort to defeat dementia and ensure no care worker will ever face financial hardship alone.

An event held at Trent Vineyard in Nottingham on Thursday 18 January saw Allan Mostyn, partnership manager at AYMES International, present the Care Home Team of the Year Award to Alexandra Lodge.

Owners and staff across the Audley Group raised an exceptional £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in 2017, with a range of fundraising events taking place at villages across the country throughout the year.

A canine relations manager, a pub and a twilight club for residents who can’t sleep are just some of the ingredients that have led to Care UK’s Mildenhall Lodge care home being rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

The Infection Prevention Society, which represents professionals working in infection prevention and control, is requesting nominations for its annual awards programme.

A former teacher is close to completing her memoirs despite being registered blind, thanks to special technology and staff at a Hastings care home.

Registered nurse Sara Muslin has joined the team at Great Oaks in Bournemouth as care home manager.

Edinburgh care home, Cramond Residence, has announced the appointment of Chris Morrice as care manager.

Four staff members from care homes across the Highlands are to play an advanced role in supporting elderly residents, following their completion of a dementia ambassador course.

A week celebrating all things Scottish, and including Burns Night, at Mill House care home in Chipping Campden, has been enjoyed by residents, relatives and the care team.

Care England and the NCF have welcomed the Health Select Committee’s key report on the nursing workforce; while it may not be in the headlines, the report does touch on the extremely important issue of nursing in the social care sector.

A home manager from Sutton is celebrating 35 years’ service at a Banstead-based maritime charity, having dedicated her life to the care of former seafarers and mariners.

A Suffolk care home owner and manager have been fined at Ispwich Magistrates’ Court after admitting they failed to provide safe care and treatment.

Care home construction company Goldfinch Developments’ first project with Glenholme Group is scheduled to finish over six weeks early.

A care home in Hull has become one of only eight establishments in England to get a perfect rating from the independent regulator of health and social care in England, as its operator, MHA celebrates its 75th anniversary.

Short term saving is dominating Brit’s savings habits, with two in five (35 per cent) prioritising saving for a rainy day fund over any other financial milestone, according to the latest sentiment research from Foresters Friendly Society.

Abbotswood Court Care Home in Romsey has unveiled a new state of the art treatment Hobbs Rehabilitation specialist neurological centre.

Businesses can look forward to a period of increasing confidence entering 2018, according to the latest report by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Kirsty Shaw as chief operating officer.

Research recently published in The Journal of Physiology has found that elderly people walk at a slower speed and tire more quickly because of loss of strength and mass in leg muscles.