RECENT NEWS

An Ayrshire care home is celebrating after three of its staff members and their house pet won UK-wide awards.

DDC Dolphin is pleased to announce the appointment of David Heel as business development director for DDC Dolphin Canada Inc.

Residents at a care home in Ayr let their creativity flourish at this year’s annual Flower Show, with one miniature garden scooping third place.

Chief executive of Care England, Martin Green, will be delivering his thoughts on best practice within the healthcare environment in a one-day event aimed at ensuring the highest standards among industry professionals.

Visitors to this year's Care & Dementia Show (11-12 October) at the NEC, Birmingham, can experience first-hand just what people with dementia go through on a daily basis with a Virtual Dementia Experience.

Once again care homes are planning to celebrate connections with their local communities. After a successful day of celebrating great care across the UK on Care Home Open Day 2016, and with over 4,300 care homes taking part, the date for 2017 is confirmed as 16 June.

Three Lanarkshire care homes have served up a dish of stiff competition – by jumping on the Come Dine With Me bandwagon and staging their own version of the popular television show.

A Shrewsbury care home owner and its former manager have been fined over £50,000 at Telford Magistrates’ Court today after admitting they failed to provide safe care.

A group of national charities have criticised the Government’s "incredibly disappointing” progress in planning for our ageing society.

The care and support older people receive increasingly depends on where they live and how much money they have rather than their needs, according to a new report by The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust.

Somerforde Care Home in Newton Abbot, Devon has been sold by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co.

Since deciding to switch from oil to LPG for its heating system, Champions Place, a family–owned residential home in Surrey, has continued to benefit from cheaper energy bills.

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has launched a dedicated training workshop to support the care sector with the challenges of catering for people living with a dementia, while helping to enhance their life quality.

Luxury care home developer Hamberley has unveiled the latest in a group of 10 new state of the art homes, which it is building for Gracewell Healthcare.

Bupa’s Claremont Care Home in Ayr is celebrating after its annual summer fete raised £966, smashing its original fundraising target.

A Melksham luxury care home has unveiled its all new senior leadership team as the home prepares to almost double in size.

The cost of operating a care home continues to rise, which in turn is pushing up the cost of residential care – reportedly now over £30,000 per annum for a room in a care or nursing home. Hence, public and private healthcare providers are seeking high performance specialist equipment and services that reduce budget pressures without compromising care.

New commercial manager, Dave Carmichael, joins the team to develop a strategy that will move Shackletons to the next phase of its business.

A local care home has become the first of its kind in the local area to receive a prestigious Eat Safe Award for food safety.

With around 3-6 million people in the UK experiencing incontinence, Attends is hoping to change the perception of the condition by introducing an over 50s campaign.