The first ever ‘Knowledge Exchange’ day in Wales for foster carers’ and residential childcare staff held at Cardiff University on September 9 has been hailed a success. The Care Council for Wales, Care Forum Wales and CASCADE, the Children’s Social Care… read more »
A conference being held in Cardiff next week is set to bring together foster carers and residential childcare staff for the first time in a bid to improve outcomes for children in care and when they are leaving care. The… read more »
We’ve had a great response from care homes who took part in Care Home Open Day 2015 on June 19. CFW members from all corners of Wales took part in the day. Some embraced the arts theme with painting, knitting… read more »
Age Cymru is offering care homes the chance to get residents involved in an innovative Wales-wide project that aims to encourage residents and staff to participate in the arts. Called ‘cARTrefu’, which means ‘to reside’ in Welsh, the project seeks… read more »
A Barry nursing home was the venue on January 29 for the launch of a project that will bring the arts to care homes across Wales. College Fields Nursing Home hosted the unveiling of the cARTrefu (guests at the event… read more »
The new Children’s Commissioner for Wales has been announced as Professor Sally Holland of Cardiff University’s Cascade Centre which specialises in children’s social research. Prof Holland, pictured below, said she is “delighted and honoured” to be offered the job. She… read more »
The focus of this year’s annual My Home Life Cymru conference will be how to realise quality in care settings for older people. Presentations and workshops at the conference, which takes place on March 4, 2015 at the Village Hotel, Cardiff,… read more »
Independent social care providers are being encouraged to enter the Welsh Language in Health, Social Services and Social Care Awards 2015. You can nominate groups or individuals who have gone the extra mile to ensure that patients or services users receive… read more »
The first National Provider Summit in Wales, jointly organised by Care Forum Wales and Cymorth Cymru, has been praised by health minister Mark Drakeford in a speech at the conference held on November 11 in Cardiff. More than 150 people… read more »
Plans for a task force to promote collaborative working between the independent sector and the NHS over a nursing recruitment crisis have been given the thumbs up by the Royal College of Nursing. The task force plan was unveiled at the… read more »