94-year-old dementia patient scores his dream at Notts County
A 94-year-old dementia patient had his dream come true after scoring a penalty at Notts County home ground. Roy Prentice had a lifetime wish to score a penalty during half…
A 94-year-old dementia patient had his dream come true after scoring a penalty at Notts County home ground. Roy Prentice had a lifetime wish to score a penalty during half…
Residents from a Godalming, Surrey, care home get to hang out daily with goats, pigs and chickens following their requests to have an on-site farm. It is believed the farm…
Care leaders across the UK have outlined areas the Government need to address in this autumn’s social care green paper. The comments by care leaders are a response to a…
Care England, a representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has called on the Chancellor to ensure the 2018 social care budget places the social care sector on…
Government money is needed to fill the gap in social care funding and local authorities should not be raising council tax to pay for it, the leader of Worcestershire County…
The Health and Social Care secretary has been labelled as ‘irresponsible’ since his promotion of the controversial GP at Hand app service by Jon Ashworth, his Labour counterpart. In his…
Care England has welcomed the Government’s focus on recruitment and retention of social care staff and has called for ‘golden hellos’ to be extended to the social care industry from…
The social work apprenticeship scheme has experienced further delays, which could mean they won’t be on offer until 2019, a Skills for Care update says. The scheme, Social Work Apprenticeship…
Matt Hancock, the Health and Social Care secretary, is set to announce a £240m funding package to be injected into social care in a bid to free up beds this…
Care homes across the UK are being urged to encourage their residents to take ‘positive risks’ because it gives them more and choice and control over their lives. Anne Kelly,…