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 »
A homecare company, MiHomecare, could face a group action lawsuit by care workers over unpaid travel time after it paid £1,250 to one carer in an out of court settlement. Caroline Barlow had sued the company for not paying for her… read more »
A Swansea care home is transforming a piece of waste ground into a nine-acre nature park. The £100,000 project at Hengoed Court & Hengoed Park Care Home, a Care Forum Wales member, has been inspired by the memories of elderly… read more »
A Swansea care home is transforming a piece of waste ground into a nine-acre nature park. The £100,000 project at Hengoed Court & Hengoed Park Care Home, a member of the Care Forum Wales organisation, has been inspired by the memories… read more »
The Welsh Government has announced £2.5m of funding which will support measures to reduce the number of people – the majority of them older people – who are unable to leave hospital for social care reasons, freeing up hospital beds… read more »
Research into how to improve retention and recruitment of domiciliary care workers has suggested limiting the use of zero hours contracts, paying the national minimum wage and paying for travel time. The Welsh Government, which commissioned the research in July… read more »
Cuts to public services outside health and social care have made a dramatic impact on older people’s lives in Wales, a report by the Wales Audit Office has said. The report found that although councils have identified the independence of older people as a priority,… read more »
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has said she is “disappointed” with Welsh Government ministers and the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales for failing to provide enough detail on how they will improve life for elderly people in care… read more »
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has called for tougher punishments for those who neglect, abuse or commit crimes against older people. Only 1% of crimes against older people led to convictions compared to 19% for all crime, the Commissioner… read more »
Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford today (April 2) said he wants health boards to work towards a 50% dementia diagnosis rate by 2016. In addition, Mr Drakeford announced that residential and nursing homes will be provided with additional… read more »