UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for better care for older people outside hospitals. In an article for the Daily Telegraph, published yesterday (September 9), Mr Hunt said: “Looking after vulnerable people outside hospital is not just better value… read more »
‘Reminiscence pods’ designed to help people with dementia have been popping up in hospitals across Wales, according to the Western Mail (September 8). The pods – like the one at Llandough Hospital in Cardiff, pictured above – come fitted out… read more »
A series of medical alerts for care homes staff has been issued by the MHRA which regulates medical devices and medicines. The medical device / medicines alerts for August-September 2013: Medical Device Alert: Wheeled and non-wheeled walking frames (all models)… read more »
The Care Council for Wales has announced training dates for social care managers in Wales in October. The training sessions will take place at venues in Llandudno, Wrexham, Newtown, Carmarthen and Cardiff. Training is aimed at all managers who are… read more »
Census data released by the Office for National Statistics has revealed key changes in the way people over 65 are living in England and Wales. The data, from 2011 and 2011, analysed by ONS showed there are a million more… read more »
Research has estimated that more than a million families have been forced to sell their homes over the last five years to help meet the cost of residential care. The estimated figure is based on a polling carried by ICM… read more »
The gap between pensioners’ incomes and care home bills has widened – with figures for Wales, where pensioner incomes are among the lowest in the UK, showing the widest disparity. Across the UK bills have risen by more than nine… read more »
A private care home in Wallasey, Merseyside has been ordered to pay £40,000 in fines and costs after it failed to manage the risk of elderly residents catching a potentially fatal form of pneumonia. Mother Redcaps Care Home Ltd was prosecuted… read more »
The annual Care Conference for Wales is being held in Cardiff on October 9 – and if you book now you can take up a special offer on tickets. The normal ticket price is £140 plus VAT but currently if… read more »
The UK Home Office has launched two new videos to explain to employers and employees how the new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service works. The videos feature real employers and employees who explain how the service (formerly known… read more »