Care home bosses back calls for urgent reforms Care home bosses in Wales have backed a call for urgent reforms of the way services are commissioned and paid for. A review into the quality of life and care of older… read more »
The 10th ‘Annual Care Conference for Wales’ will see the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, discussing her review into the quality of life and care of older people in Wales’ care homes. The conference, which is being chaired… read more »
The Welsh Government’s deputy minister for social services, Gwenda Thomas, has appointed Pembrokeshire Councillor Simon Hancock as a new member to the Care Council for Wales (on July 1). Mr Hancock has been a member of Pembrokeshire County… read more »
Two Care Forum Wales member organisations won plaudits for their commitment to workforce development, training and motivation in June. Hengoed Court Care Home in Swansea was the employer of the year, Wales, winner in the VQ awards which celebrate vocational achievement…. read more »
An awards ceremony celebrating successful initiatives which strengthen Welsh-language services in health and social care took place on June 19 at the Wales Millennium Centre, in Cardiff Bay. This year saw the introduction of categories for workers in social care…. read more »
New rights for Wales’ 370,000 carers to come into force from April 2016 Deputy minister for social services, Gwenda Thomas, has announced that those who care for loved ones or family members in Wales will have rights equal to those… read more »
Care Forum Wales has responded on behalf of members to a consultation by the Welsh Government on balancing the responsibility for skills investment: proposals for co-investment in post-19 adult skills delivery. The consultation closed on May 16. Some of our… read more »
A social services report on the abuse of a 73-year-old woman resident in a Powys care home is due out today. Veronica Teal, a resident in the Bethshan Nursing Home in Newtown, Powys since November 2013, was seen being verbally… read more »
We have received reassurance from the Older People’s Commissioner, Sarah Rochira, about the scope of visits to care homes being carried out by her team under her review of care homes. She has provided detailed answers to our questions (below)… read more »
Care Forum Wales has today (March 18) launched a new discount package for members called Care Forum Extra. By logging in as a member you’ll be able to gain access to a range of discounts for work and play. Click… read more »