RECENT NEWS

False and unwanted fire alarms are one of the big issues in fire safety and building management today.

An Ipswich care home has been bought back by the family who sold it some 12 years ago in a deal brokered by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co.

Thrive’s Gardening Together initiative has started to make a positive impact to the lives of older people living in 14 care homes across Berkshire and Hampshire.

Specifiers from a wide range of professions including healthcare professionals, architects, designers, housing associations and main contractors came together at a special event about creating dementia friendly environments, hosted by Johnstone’s Trade.

A Glasgow care home is offering its residents the chance to get ‘in-and-about’ with the creation of its very own indoor garden.

A care home worker from Glasgow has been royally rewarded for her service to the community with an invite to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace with the Queen.

A care home in Paisley is bringing an early taste of summer to its residents, providing them with their own traditional ice cream parlour.

Residents, staff and relatives at a care home in Glasgow have donned their walking boots for a charity close to their hearts by taking part in a ‘Walking Your Way To Healthy’ fundraising event.

Calor, a supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), is encouraging nursing and care homes to be mindful of boiler maintenance following a report by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, highlighting the impact of poor indoor air quality.

Residents at a care home in Paisley have been getting wise with wildlife thanks to an in-house visit from Scotland’s largest owl display team.

Healthcare provider, Newcross Healthcare Solutions has been supporting Dementia Awareness Week by encouraging employees to sign up to become Dementia Friends during 2016 with over 1200 employees pledging their support to the initiative so far.

Polyflor, a commercial and residential vinyl flooring specialist, has announced the launch of a new CPD seminar on the topic of dementia-friendly flooring approved by both the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Society of British and International Design (SBID).

A growing number of people who access acute hospital services have dementia, and the number of people living with dementia is expected to double over the next 30 years.

The Winchester office of specialist business agent Christie & Co has sold the former Lansdowne Care Home in the Hampshire village of Lindford on behalf of its liquidators, Chris Parkman and Lisa Alford of Purnells Insolvency Practitioners, based in Dorchester.

Compass Group UK & Ireland’s healthcare team has launched the Dignified Dining toolkit, a nutritional toolkit for people living with dementia, in over 60 hospitals and care homes. The toolkit outlines 10 key nutrition related guidelines, enabling residents and patients living with dementia to be given more personalised and specialist support in relation to their food provision, an essential part of their care.