Social Care Wales (SCW) has launched its formal consultation on transforming the care sector in Wales and Care Forum Wales is urging members to respond to this by the deadline of October 16. The consultation can be found here. Mary… read more »
Older people have been personalising their walking frames as part of Essex County Council’s unique ‘Pimp My Zimmer’ campaign. Residents at care homes in the county were inspired to transform their grey and uninspiring walking aids into glamourous works of… read more »
A leaked Brexit document has revealed the UK Government’s plans for future immigration curbs which will impact on the social care workforce. The document, dated August 2017, proposes measures to drive down the number of lower-skilled EU migrants. The Guardian –… read more »
Could your social care business promote the increased use of Welsh? If so you can apply for a grant from the Welsh Government’s ‘Cymraeg 2050’ Grant Scheme which is now open to applications – the closing date for application September 22,… read more »
A Welsh health board is upping the calories in meals given to its care home residents in order to stave off problems with malnutrition, especially in dementia patients. Abertawe Bro Morgannwg health board is serving higher-calorie meals and snacks so… read more »
Age Cymru is promoting ‘Age Positive Week’ from October 1-8 and events are taking place across Wales. The week coincides with the UN International Day of Older Persons on October 1. Age Cymru is also encouraging organisations to plan their… read more »
Age Cymru has received funding to continue its ‘cARTrefu’ partnership between artists and care homes which began in 2015. The project will now continue to 2019 thanks to further funding from the Baring Foundation and the Arts Council Wales. … read more »
The UK Government has announced a temporary halt to demands for backpay for sleep-in shifts following pressure from the care sector and warnings payments could force providers out of business. On July 26 it said it would “temporarily suspend enforcement… read more »
Poet Gwion Hallam used his experience of working with people who suffer from dementia to pen a special poem – and won a crown at the National Eisteddfod in Bodedern, Anglesey. Gwion, who is a TV producer and has written… read more »
The Supreme Court has today (August 2) ruled in favour of Welsh local authorities in the long-running legal dispute between councils and health boards over who pays for Funded Nursing Care in residential homes. The NHS pays for people who… read more »