Two workshops to ‘learn the lessons’ of the Flynn Report and Operation Jasmine are being held in North Wales in December. The workshops, to held on December 9 in Llandudno and December 10 in Wrexham initially, aim to bring together… read more »
The Care Roadshow Cardiff, which takes place on October 20 at Cardiff City Stadium, includes a workshop by Care Forum Wales’ senior policy adviser Mary Wimbury. Mary will be speaking on ‘tips for care providers’. Mary’s workshop is one of… read more »
The second annual Care Provider Summit is being hosted by Cymorth Cymru and Care Forum Wales in Cardiff on November 17. The summit promises a chance to hear from those involved in shaping and changing the social care landscape in Wales,… read more »
The first ever ‘Knowledge Exchange’ day in Wales for foster carers’ and residential childcare staff held at Cardiff University on September 9 has been hailed a success. The Care Council for Wales, Care Forum Wales and CASCADE, the Children’s Social Care… read more »
We’ve had a great response from care homes who took part in Care Home Open Day 2015 on June 19. CFW members from all corners of Wales took part in the day. Some embraced the arts theme with painting, knitting… read more »
Age Cymru is offering care homes the chance to get residents involved in an innovative Wales-wide project that aims to encourage residents and staff to participate in the arts. Called ‘cARTrefu’, which means ‘to reside’ in Welsh, the project seeks… read more »
A Barry nursing home was the venue on January 29 for the launch of a project that will bring the arts to care homes across Wales. College Fields Nursing Home hosted the unveiling of the cARTrefu (guests at the event… read more »
The focus of this year’s annual My Home Life Cymru conference will be how to realise quality in care settings for older people. Presentations and workshops at the conference, which takes place on March 4, 2015 at the Village Hotel, Cardiff,… read more »
A new system that streamlines the way people can make complaints about social services in Wales comes into force today (August 1). The system replaces the current one which has been in place since 2005. According to Gwenda Thomas, social… 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 »