Sleep – Sorted?
What does poor sleep cost you? Your family? Your staff and care home residents? Poor sleep makes us unhappy and affects our mental and physical health. It is the biggest reason why people go into residential care. And within care homes, it costs. The Zeez Sleep Pebble prompts the natural brain activity of good sleep, […]
New recipe to support people with dementia in Yorkshire
Leading Yorkshire care provider HICA Group has cooked up a new way to help support people suffering from dementia. The Hull-based not-for-profit care home group is always considering innovative ideas to improve the lives of those living with dementia. The latest project is the design and production of a unique baking book to encourage residents […]
6 ways Workforce Management Software helps care providers.
Care providers face a delicate balance as they juggle the provision of exceptional care while ensuring operational efficiency and attracting and retaining employees. Many care providers are reliant on paper or spreadsheet-based processes to manage employee management tasks such as time and attendance, absence, scheduling and HR management. Workforce Management Software automates these processes, eliminating […]
Gillingham care home resident shares remarkable story for International Women’s Day
A resident at Care South’s Gillingham care home, Fern Brook Lodge has shared her remarkable life story in celebration of International Women’s Day. Myrtha Parsons-Biedermann, known as Myra, was born in Switzerland in 1927 and in 1947, after seeing an advert to act as paid help in a country estate in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, left her […]
‘Adopt a Grandparent’ strengthened in mission to combat loneliness amongst UK elderly with appointment of Irwin Mitchell as official legal sponsor
‘Adopt a Grandparent’ is being supported in its mission to tackle loneliness in UK care homes and beyond following the appointment of leading law firm Irwin Mitchell as its legal sponsor – who will support the charity in its 2023 plans to connect more than 100,000 people across social care and local communities. The two […]
Elderly ravers enjoy care home beach party
A BEACH party at a Saltburn care home saw elderly residents painting their faces in UV colours and busting a move to thumping dance music – in a nod to Redcar’s famous Majuba beach festival. Those living at Hazelgrove Court Care Home, on Randolph Street, waved their hands and hankies in the air as DJs […]
Apprenticeship Programme Bridges Gap Between Care and Nursing Sanctuary Care’s Fast Track Route to Nursing Aims to Futureproof Care Sector
A Nursing Associates Programme launched by not-for-profit care provider, Sanctuary Care, seeks to bridge the gap between care and nursing roles. The two-year scheme enables apprentices to gain valuable on-the-job experience in the care sector, whilst studying for nationally recognised nursing qualifications to advance their careers. The scheme seeks to upskill care assistants to supplement nursing and clinical teams, whilst […]
HC-One celebrates annual National Apprenticeship Week 2023
Influential homecare CEO spells out the scale of crisis in the sector
Increased demand, a recruitment crisis, poor pay and repeated failures to meet the needs of the most vulnerable members of society are some of the major issues hampering the provision of homecare, according to a leading figure in the sector. Dr Jane Townson, CEO of the Homecare Association, fears people are being ‘neglected in the […]
