A Pembrokeshire care home which last year took its residents on a cruise of the Norwegian fjords has won the My Home Life Cymru award at the Age Cymru annual gala dinner and awards ceremony. Pen-Coed Care Home, near Saundersfoot,… read more »
A Powys care home’s much-loved resident dog, Ellie May, is one of the four finalists at the prestigious Crufts dog show this year in the ‘Friends for Life’ award category. Ellie May (pictured below with care home residents), lives at… read more »
A social care leader has welcomed new legislation to beef up regulation of the sector but warns it will not work unless there is a “fundamental change of culture”. Care Forum Wales’ chair, Mario Kreft, said it was vital to… read more »
New law to strengthen the regulation and inspection of social care in Wales unveiled Care home owners will become more accountable for their services under a new law to strengthen the protection of children and adults and improve the quality… read more »
A revised Code for nurses and midwives was published on the 29 January and has generated significant press coverage and attracted considerable positive comment, according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council. All nurses and midwives will receive a copy of… read more »
The Care Council for Wales has commissioned a survey to help it understand more about what it means to you to work as a residential child care worker. The aim of the survey (which can be completed online in no… read more »
The Care Council for Wales has been developing a toolkit of resources for social care staff ‘Working In Welsh’. The resources can be accessed via the CCW website here. The resources are designed for staff working in the sector to… 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 »
The health and social services minister Mark Drakeford will be introducing the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill into the National Assembly on 23 February 2015. The Bill is set to put “service quality and improvement at the… read more »
Health Minister Mark Drakeford has placed a new emphasis on the rights of care home residents to have primary care ‘at least’ as good as those living in their own homes.Giving the Welsh Government’s response to the Older People’s Commissioners… read more »