A care home resident celebrated his 100th birthday recently – and had a surprise visit from his local MP on the day. William Lewis, who is a resident at Cartref Ael Y Bryn Care Home in Ammanford, turned 100 on… read more »
The Welsh Government is organising two consultation events in order to collect people’s opinion on the draft Regulations to specify Welsh language standards for organisations in the health sector. We are eager to hear from anyone with an interest in… read more »
Three health boards in Wales have been placed under an increased level of scrutiny and control by the Welsh Government due to doubts about their ability to tackle their challenges. Cardiff and the Vale, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg and Hywel Dda… read more »
The secret history of a resident at a Pembrokeshire care home was revealed when guests at his funeral heard of his heroism in World War Two in the Warsaw Uprising. John (Janusz) Szuch, who was known as Bob to his friends, died… read more »
There are calls for a diverse range of people to come forward and apply for positions on the new Social Care Wales Board which replaces the Care Council for Wales in April 2017. The appointments process is now open for… read more »
Independent regulator Qualifications Wales has launched a report on their review of vocational qualifications for health and social care as well as early years and childcare. In the report, the organisation, which is responsible for regulating general and vocational qualifications… read more »
The Assembly’s new Health, Social Care and Sport Committee was established on July 5. It has a new remit to match up with the Cabinet Secretary for Health’s new portfolio areas which include social care and sport. The Deputy Minister… read more »
Care Forum Wales’ chair, Marlo Kreft, has been interviewed on the BBC’s Good Morning Wales programme following his warnings about the ‘triple whammy’ hitting care homes and domiciliary care companies. Mr Kreft’s warning follows the publication of figures by Public Health Wales predicting that… read more »
Some critical care units in Wales have too many patients on them, according to the annual Together for Health report for the critically ill, published by the Welsh Government. It shows the pressure being put on services for the critically… read more »
A care home in Holyhead is bringing back the romance by building a luxurious bridal suite for couples – as well as a fully stocked resident bar for ‘date nights’. The £500,000 makeover at Gwyddfor Residential Home in Holyhead, a… read more »