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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CARE HOME MANAGER CONFIRMED AS YOUNGEST IN ENGLAND
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have confirmed that a 22-year-old General Manager in Kettering is the youngest Registered Manager of a care home in England. Residents and staff at Elm Bank Care...
NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW APPOINTMENTS AT MARITIME CHARITY
Specialist maritime charity and care home The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society has made major appointments to its senior team following the retirement of two of its longest-standing team...
MENTAL HEALTH LAWS TO UNDERGO LANDMARK REFORM
People with mental health issues who are detained under the Mental Health Act will benefit from landmark reforms which provide more control over their care and treatment, the government has...
EAST YORKSHIRE CARE HOME RESIDENTS RECEIVE OXFORD-ASTRAZENECA VACCINE
All residents at The Manor House care home in Little Weighton have received the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, making them some of the first in the world to receive the...
WARNING ISSUED AS STAFFING PRESSURES MOUNT IN SOCIAL CARE
A key social care organisation has urged the government to act early to ease the mounting pressures on social care providers. The National Care Forum (NCF) –a not-for-profit...
BELONG APPOINTS OPERATIONS MANAGER
Dementia specialist care provider Belong has appointed registered nurse Sue Goldsmith to the newly-created role of Operations Manager, in a move designed to enhance the local care operator’s...
WWII VETERAN RECEIVES COVID-19 JAB ON 97TH BIRTHDAY
A WWII veteran celebrated her 97th birthday by becoming the first resident in her care home to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Joan Sprigg, who served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), was...
SPECIALIST CARE PROVIDER TRANSFORMS SUMMERHOUSE INTO COVID-SECURE RESTAURANT
Residents at Westgate, a 24-hour support partnership for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems and physical disabilities, have enjoyed a meal in a pop-up restaurant in their...
CARE PROVIDER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY
Bluebird Care Petersfield & Havant has announced that Havant and East Hampshire Mind will be its charity of the year in 2021, as it strives to promote good mental health in the local area. ...
CLOSE-CONTACT VISITS BANNED IN CARE HOMES
Following the news of a third UK lockdown, announced last night 4th January, close-contact indoor visits to care homes will no longer be allowed. Under the new rules announced by PM Boris...
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