RECENT NEWS

An innovative shared ownership housing development in the Home of Golf has thrown open its doors to prospective buyers showcasing the high quality homes on offer accompanied by a cup of tea.

A retirement housing development in North Lanarkshire has been lit up by an array of weekly and monthly events thanks to a dedicated group of tenants, including a husband and wife team and a hard working volunteer.

A retirement housing development in North Lanarkshire has been lit up by an array of weekly and monthly events thanks to a dedicated group of tenants, including a husband and wife team and a hard working volunteer.

The Department of Health determines the Funded Nursing Care (FNC) contribution for residents of care homes with nursing and new rates come into effect every 1 April. After a specific review conducted earlier in the year to inform the 2016/17 rate there has still been no announcement from the Department of Health. Yet in Wales care homes have been informed of their rate.

Bupa’s Ailsa Craig Care Home in Glasgow is celebrating after its annual summer fete raised £400 to support new activities for the residents.

South Coast operator Colten Care brought together nearly 100 team members for a celebration of nursing.

Care England has welcomed the launch of Teaching Care Home, a ground-breaking, nurse-led pilot to improve the learning environment for staff working in homes, undergraduate nurse apprenticeships and all learning placements in care homes.

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.