A report by the International Longevity Centre called The Future Care Workforce has said that the adult social care sector in England will need to add approximately 1 million workers by 2025 to cope with the country’s ageing population. The figure… read more »
The Care Council for Wales is offering places at a series of training workshops in February for social care mangers / deputies / assistants who have supervisory responsibilities to help them run make inductions run as smoothly as possible. Workshop… read more »
The Care Council for Wales is currently recruiting for two new members who have experience of using social care services in Wales. The role will involve two days per month paid at a rate of £198 per day plus reasonable… read more »
The owner of the fire-damaged Hafod y Green rehabilitation and nursing centre in Trefnant, near Denbigh in North Wales, has praised his “fabulous” staff for saving the lives of the home’s 32 residents. David Wynne, who owns the specialist home for… read more »
More than 50 staff and residents were safely evacuated from a nursing home in Denbighshire last night after a fire broke out at the Hafod-y-Green Rehabilitation and Nursing Centre in Trefnant near Denbigh yesterday evening (December 16). North Wales Fire… read more »
The Welsh Government has now opened its consultation on plans for a Declaration of Rights of Older People. The consultation will be open until March 15, 2014. Benefits of the declaration The proposed declaration would clearly set out the rights… read more »
The British Association of Occupational Therapists and College of Occupational Therapists has launched a toolkit called Living Well in Care Homes designed for care home staff to help residents continue to enjoy activities that are important to them. Developed by… 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 »
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 merger of the two largest groups representing social care providers in England has been welcomed by Care Forum Wales as a move which will strengthen the Five Nations group of bodies representing independent providers across the UK and Eire…. read more »