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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Hengoed Court Care Home in Swansea, a member of Care Forum Wales, has invested £25,000 in transforming two unused rooms into “high street style” gyms to promote wellbeing among residents and staff. The facilities are already a hit with the… read more »
CSSIW is planning special sessions for individuals and registered care home managers to help them understand what the new Regulation and Inspection Act means for providers. In addition to the special sessions across Wales in May, it has also set up… read more »
The number of care home insolvencies in England and Wales increased by nearly a fifth in 2015 according to new research published today. As local authority spending cuts bite and the National Living Wage impacts on costs the pressure is mounting… read more »