RECENT NEWS

Residents and team members at Sunrise of Eastbourne have treated two local boys to a day out at Brighton Football Club as a result of their inspirational 'Help the Homeless' campaign.

Portsmouth based care provider, Hartford Court has received an overall ‘good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth teamed up with the international reusable bottle brand, bobble, to celebrate National Hydration Week.

Tenants at a retirement housing development in Bo’ness have seen their IT skills flourish thanks to the creation of an internet café by pupils at a local school.

During the recent blizzard conditions seen across much of the UK, Anne Forbes, the manager of Anchor’s King James’ Court in West Street, Berwick showed ‘true grit’.

Caring Homes has installed its first Tovertafel (‘magic table’ in Dutch) in its Mellish House care home, a leading dementia care establishment.

The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society has launched an innovative therapy programme at its Banstead home after winning a £5000 grant to fund new technology.

Hallmark Care Homes’ facility in Royal Tunbridge Wells has been shortlisted for an esteemed design award.

Regional contractor Stepnell has been chosen by care home developer Frontier to create two ‘new generation’ care homes in Bedfordshire.

A 96-year-old retired plumber in Glasgow is set to publish his second novel – just over a month since his first became a national media sensation.

Edinburgh’s newest care home is welcoming local people for an exclusive first look tour of its luxury facilities, as it officially launches its Information Suite.

Councils across England are being reminded of their obligations to families when placing people in care homes, after two North Yorkshire families paid over the odds for relatives’ care because the county council gave them inaccurate information.

Residents and their families have rated Anchor as one of the top 20 large care home groups in the UK.

A new research review, conducted by academics at the University of Hertfordshire, has identified that the cognitive areas where women usually have the upper hand over men, such as verbal communication, are those quickest to decline in women as the Alzheimer’s disease progresses.

The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) has been praised for its dedication to personalised care and Edwardstow Court Care Centre is its newest venture; a 48 bedroom home, divided into small households, so that it feels more like a traditional house, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Hartford Care has been named a ‘Top 20 Recommended Care Home Group 2018’ in the mid-size category for the third consecutive year.

A care home operator has been fined after the death of a vulnerable patient in one of its residences in Owestry, Shropshire.

National older person’s charity MHA has announced Sam Monaghan as its new chief executive.

A five million pound plus scheme to demolish a nursing home and former hotel and replace them with a state-of-the-art care facility has been approved by the borough council.

Pentwyn Nursing Home in Marshfield, Newport has been sold on behalf of the directors of Pentwyn Care Limited.