Former Wales Care Awards winner and daredevil skydiver Dilys Price was on the ITV Good Morning Britain sofa this week to celebrate her 84th birthday on June 3. Dilys (pictured right) won the Craig Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014… read more »
The Law Commission has said there is a compelling case for replacing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards with a system that is less technical, burdensome and costly. It published an interim statement after a public consultation on the Mental Capacity and Deprivation of… read more »
Following the Assembly elections on May 5, First Minister Carwyn Jones announced a new cabinet for the Welsh Government which includes a change to the leadership on health and social care. Former Deputy Health Minister, Vaughan Gething (pictured below), becomes… read more »
In April 2017, the Care Council for Wales will become Social Care Wales, and will have responsibilities for social care improvement. A consultation has been launched to seek your views on what the improvement priorities for Social Care Wales should… read more »
Care home residents are enjoying a touch of glamour thanks to a professional nail bar at the Pen-y-Bryn care home in Bagillt, Flintshire – part of an innovative approach to help the home’s residents lead fulfilled lives. As well as… read more »
Following the Assembly elections on May 5, First Minister Carwyn Jones announced a new cabinet for the Welsh Government which includes a change to the leadership on health and social care. Read the full list of new ministers in the Welsh… read more »
The owners of a Swansea care home say a lack of clarity by CSSIW over the new National Minimum Standards on en-suite facilities is having an impact on their plans to sell the business. The owners of Fairleigh House in… read more »
With just over one month to go until Care Home Open Day, which takes place on June 17, CFW members are being urged to sign up and plan their events now. Last year CFW members across Wales arranged all kinds… read more »
The Therapies Advisor for Wales, Alison Strode, has issued a warning over the safety of prescription beds following an incident in England. In her letter of April 27, 2016, she said: “I wish to bring to your attention an incident that… read more »
Residents at two South Wales care homes doubled up as polling stations for the Welsh Assembly Elections on May 5 enabling 150 residents to vote in the comfort of their own living room. The lounge at Bryn Celyn Care Home in… read more »