The home support given to people with dementia and their carers is an "absolute travesty", a charity says. The Alzheimer’s Society study – based on feedback from carers, health workers and patients – said the problem was causing unnecessary admissions… read more »
We are pleased to let you know that CSSIW Annual Report is now available on their website. Please click on the link below to access this: http://wales.gov.uk/cssiwsubsite/newcssiw/publications/annualreports/annrep0910/?lang=en
Mario Kreft MBE, Chief Executive of Care Forum Wales (CFW), has been appointed as the Welsh representative on the Board of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), a national organisation based in London. The announcement’s been made by SCIE… read more »
TWELVE people have died after contracting flu in Wales, the Assembly Government said last night. And flu was a contributory factor in a further 45 deaths since October, the figures revealed. But experts believe the true number of people who… read more »
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Wales Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Jewell has issued further advice to the public as to how they can help to avoid passing on infections such as norovirus – the diarrhoea and vomiting bug, which is more prevalent during the… read more »
Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister for Social Services, looks back at 2010 and outlines her priorities for 2011 The beginning of a new year is always a good time to reflect on the previous year. 2010 was a particularly busy and… read more »
A Welsh council is being forced to recalculate the fees it pays to four care homes in Pembrokeshire after a landmark legal ruling. At the High Court in Cardiff, a judge said that the way the fees paid by Pembrokeshire… read more »
Four care homes which went to court over the fees Pembrokeshire County Council was paying them for caring for elderly residents have won their case in the High Court in Cardiff today (December 21). The council will now have to… read more »
THE owners of four care homes which took Pembrokeshire County Council to court following claims over the "chronic underpayment of fees" will hear the outcome of the case tomorrow (December 21). In the judicial review, which ran into a fourth… read more »