Designed for better sleep
Among the many considerations that must be made when designing a care home, the ability to promote better sleep may not be something that...
Funding to help bridge tech gap between NHS and social care
Local authorities will have access to extra money to develop digital adult social care projects to support vulnerable people to live independently for longer.
To...
Woman ordered to pay £12,000 for operating illegal care agency
A woman who ran a domiciliary care agency in Morley, Leeds has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 after admitting to providing support...
Simply UK to grow portfolio with developments
Real estate developer and investment company Simply UK has begun construction work of a care home at Preston, Lancashire.
The £8.8m 69-bed property, which will...
North London care home fined over sex attacker
A care home provider has been fined £300,000 for failing to protect residents from a fellow service user who had a history of sexual...
LGA warns children’s services at ‘tipping point’
Children’s services are being pushed to a tipping point as social workers start new cases for more than 1,000 children each day, Local Government...
Orchard Care Homes appoints five new directors
Orchard Care Homes has appointed four operations directors and a director of people and talent as part of a strategic restructure of the company’s...
Edison Young People appoints Natalie-Jane MacDonald as chair
Edison Young People has appointed Natalie-Jane MacDonald to the position of chair.
MacDonald, who was chief executive at Sunrise Senior Living until the end of...
More than 230 million medication errors occur each year, say researchers
An estimated 237 million medication errors could be happening in England each year, according to data, with mistakes in administering drugs more likely to...
Isolation impacts health during extreme weather, research reveals
Social isolation and the costs of heating and cooling the home significantly impact the health of older adults during extreme weather, according to a...
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