RECENT NEWS

Sunrise of Westbourne is delighted to have been awarded the Quality Hallmark Award platinum status for end of life care, following re-accreditation by the Gold Standards Framework (GSF).

Twelve chefs from the Hartford Care group attended an innovative and informative chef training day at Bidfood, the food service wholesaler in Slough.

On Thursday 11 April, a new general residential care unit opened at Dunmurry Manor care home for the elderly, with space for an additional 15 residents to reside at the home and receive professional, round the clock care and support.

Staff and residents from 4 North West care homes came together to compete in a fun traditional sports day event.

A volunteer at The Royal Star & Garter Homes has collected his British Empire Medal at the Tower of London.

Gracewell of Sutton Coldfield is celebrating the first anniversary of its partnership with local organisation Age Concern Birmingham, which aims to tackle loneliness among the elderly in the local community.

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and Moreland House care home have agreed to change their charging policies after a resident paid too much for her care, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said.

A dementia unit at a south Shropshire care home has undergone an innovative transformation to provide a more stimulating environment for residents.

The Professional Division of Miele has appointed Melissa Kershaw as senior marketing manager in the UK.

Belvedere Park Nursing Home, Coventry, which is registered for 25 service users within the categories of nursing and mild dementia care, has been sold on behalf of Lawrence and Chinyere Anyanwu.

RMBI Care Co has received top marks in a nationwide survey of care home residents; the results showed that 95 per cent of residents living in an RMBI home said that they were satisfied with the overall standard of care.

Fairmile Grange is celebrating after being awarded a ‘good’ overall rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Audley Group has raised an incredible £15,000 for The Dove Ward at the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund.

Staff and residents at Briardene Care Home in Billingham, Durham are celebrating their recent Care Quality Commission inspection rating; they scored an overall ‘outstanding’ for being a safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led service.

A new care home development in Eastbourne celebrated a major milestone with a recent topping out ceremony.

Staff and residents are in high spirits after HC-One scooped the Best Flu Fighter Care Campaign at the annual NHS Flu Fighter Awards.

Altro is celebrating 100 years in business; founded in 1919 by a small group of individuals with a big idea, the company now has more than 900 employees globally, with a heritage of innovation including inventing safety flooring, developing a hygienic walls system and creating the world’s first adhesive free safety floor.

Dulux Trade has been awarded the prestigious Exceptional Contribution to Dementia Care Award at the Dementia, Care and Nursing Home Expo Awards 2019.

Runwood Homes has organised an egg-citing Easter competition for a selection of its care homes and their local communities, from 8 to 21 April.

Staff and residents at South Haven Lodge in Woolston, Southampton are paying tribute to former resident Pamela O’Neill, who passed away in 2018.