There are now just two months left to enter the Social Care Accolades 2013 which recognise best practice by those working in social care, social work and early years and childcare services in Wales. Led by the Care Council for… read more »
Staff from a North Wales care home braved floods to make sure residents were safe when the River Elwy burst its banks in St Asaph recently. The Old Deanery care home, which has 21 residents the oldest of whom is… read more »
A new body which will oversee criminal records checks is being launched tomorrow. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is being created following the merger of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) and comes into… read more »
A reminder has been issued about the importance of regularly checking window restrictors in nursing and residential care homes. Melanie Minty, Care Forum Wales policy adviser, said: "We would like to remind all our members that regular checking of window… read more »
The health watchdog in England, the Care Quality Commission, has said that care standards for older people are suffering and key standards are being failed in hospitals and care homes because services are under increasing pressure. In its State of… read more »
An award given to a 101-year-old at the 2012 Wales Care Awards for her work in her community on Anglesey shows the value of older people in our society, according to Care Forum Wales chair Mario Kreft. Mary Augusta Edwards MBE, also… read more »
New technology which aims to slash the time it take to diagnose dementia from the current 18 months to three months is set to be trialled in a UK Government-backed scheme. According to reports the Prime Minister, David Cameron, is… read more »
First minister Carwyn Jones will meet Wales’ children’s commissioner tomorrow (Tuesday Nov 6) after calls were made for a fresh inquiry into child abuse at North Wales care homes in the 1970s and 80s. The First Minister began his monthly… read more »
The glittering Wales Care Awards 10th anniversary ceremony was held in Cardiff’s City Hall on Friday, October 26. Attended by both the Welsh Government’s Health Minister Lesley Griffiths and the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services Gwenda Thomas, the… read more »
The Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services, Gwenda Thomas, has said there is a "real consensus" on the "broad proposals" in the Social Care Bill (Wales) which is due to be brought forward in January. She said she was… read more »