Tag: Care Homes
CQC publish further reviews of services for people with learning disabilities
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes a further 36 reports from a targeted programme of 150 unannounced inspections of hospitals and care homes that care for people with learning disabilities. The programme is looking at whether people experience safe and appropriate care, treatment and support and whether they are protected from abuse. A [...]
10 Facts on Dementia
The World Health Organisation have issued a report on Dementia. Click here to read World Health Organisation
Blind Veterans UK Support Elderly Blind Veterans Through Rehabilitation, Training & Respite Care
Everything changed for Harry Beevers in 2001 when he joined Blind Veterans UK, a charity supporting blind ex-Service men and women. Harry had served in East Africa, Somaliaand Mogadishu with a light infantry battalion, and was declared blind after leaving the army in 1955. When he first visited a Blind Veterans UK centre, his main [...]
DC Care Enjoy Pinders Healthcare Awards 2012
This year’s Pinders Healthcare Design Awards luncheon was held at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Thursday 22nd March. Since 1999 the prestigious Healthcare Design Awards has been organised by Pinders and is now one of the key events of the year within the healthcare sector. Sir David Frost OBE was the special guest speaker, not [...]
Sir David Frost presents Pinders Healthcare Design Awards 2012
The sun once again came out on cue to welcome a sell-out crowd to Lords Cricket ground for the 2012 Pinders Healthcare Design. As well as being a showcase for the very best in the design of care homes and independent living housing, the ‘Pinders’ has always been a fun day out and this [...]
Jewish Care Volunteer Carrys The Olympic Torch
Simon Davies, a 36 year old fundraising volunteer for Jewish Care has been selected as a torchbearer for the Olympics. He was born with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy and he is confined to a wheelchair and communicates through either a voice synthesiser or a computer. He lives in Rela Goldhill Lodge in Golders Green one of [...]
CQC Publish Further Reports Of Services For People With Learning Disabilities
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes a further 19 reports from a targeted programme of 150 unannounced inspections of hospitals and care homes that care for people with learning disabilities. The programme is looking at whether people experience safe and appropriate care, treatment and support and whether they are protected from abuse. A national [...]
Rela Goldhill Lodge Residents Make Soup & Sandwiches For Homeless
In collaboration with Tikun UK, residents, staff and volunteers at Jewish Care’s Rela Goldhill Lodge in Golders Green got together, as part of the Supportive Communities initiative, to make soup and sandwiches which were then distributed by the Simon Community to the homeless in central London. Matthew Kayne, a Rela Goldhill resident said: “I enjoyed [...]
CQC Report Misses The Point
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care providers, has commented on the fact that CQC has finally released data from its special review into healthcare in care homes, originally conceived in 2009. Martin Green, Chief Executive of ECCA, said: “The CQC report on healthcare in care homes completely misses [...]
CMG Appoint Peter Kinsey As Chief Executive
CMG, the UK’s leading independent provider for people with learning disabilities and complex needs, today announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Peter Kinsey, effective 1st March 2012. In his position as CMG Managing Director over the past five years, Peter has played a pivotal role in the company’s continued growth and improvement, and [...]
Bupa Comments on Independent Commission on Dignity in Care for Older People.
Oliver Thomas, UK director, Bupa Care Homes, said: “This report recognises there is some great care being provided across the sector by thousands of dedicated staff who work extremely hard to ensure that dignity of all the older people in their care is their top priority. We welcome and support the Commission’s call for [...]
Saving Money is the Best Medicine
Two young entrepreneurs are laying down a challenge to NHS health and hospital trusts: “Let us save you money.” 29-year-olds Nick Coleman and Udhi Silva launched Medical-Supermarket.com just under a year ago. Medical Supermarket is the ‘Amazon’ for the healthcare industry; an online, one-stop shop selling everything from printer paper to ECG machines. [...]
Whether or not money is the route of all evil it is certainly essential for providing care and funding will therefore sit high on the discussion agenda at the upcoming Henry Stewart conference on ‘Latest Thinking, Developments and Values in the Nursing Homes, Care Homes and Assisted Living Markets’* on 29 February 2012. In this [...]
Irene Returns to ‘Retirement Village’ Role After 15 Years
AFTER 15 years Irene Parker has come full circle – returning to the job she loved at Avonpark Village in Limpley Stoke, near Bath. Irene, appointed General Manager at the retirement village, said: “I’ve had a fabulous welcome and while the buildings haven’t changed considerably, the concept has.” Irene oversaw work to the final extension [...]
Past, Present and Future
“The future ain’t what it used to be” said Yogi Berra, you can’t predict the future from the past was the opinion of political theorist Edmund Burke while Bill Clinton said the future “is an opportunity”. Undaunted by all these observations Jon Chapman, Director of Pinders, will be examining future prospect for values in the [...]
Flower Power at Jewish Care
Jewish Care celebrated Tu B’Shvat with a floristry workshop at the charity’s Michael Sobell Centre in Golders Green on Wednesday 8th February. The green-fingered enthusiasts created mixed-media arrangements consisting of seasonal fruits, berries and white ‘Avalanche’ roses. Tu B’Shvat is a festive day in the calendar of the Jewish People. It is called the New [...]
Barchester Healthcare Announce New Chairman
Baroness Margaret Ford is appointed Chairman of the leading quality care provider Barchester Healthcare, which has more than 220 homes across the UK with a growing portfolio. Currently Chairman of the Olympic Park Legacy Company, Chairman of May Gurney Plc, and Hon President of Epilepsy Action, Baroness Ford was delighted to [...]
Person Centred Care Not Being Delivered
People often not at the centre of their own care, says CQC as it publishes reports from its review of services for people with learning disabilities. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes a further 20 reports from a targeted programme of 150 unannounced inspections of hospitals and care homes that [...]
Four Seasons Loans Restructure Goes Ahead
Four Seasons, now the UK’s largest independent care home operator are negotiating the restructure of their £780m debt and are hoping to raise £230m via their shareholders. Four Seasons Healthcare took 140 homes from ashes of Southern Cross to make them the largest provider of elderly care in the UK. The debt, [...]
Health Select Committee Report-Alzheimers Society Comment
A new report published today (Wednesday, 8 February 2012) by the Health Select Committee is calling for greater integration of the existing fragmented health and social care services. The report, which follows the Committee’s enquiry into Social Care, also identifies the need to face the issue of the funding gap between the number [...]
Award Winning Care At Barchester
Founded in 1992 by Mike Parsons, Barchester Healthcare took only two years to win the Care Home Design Award, hailing the beginning of Barchester becomming one of the UK’s largest quality care providers. Constantly improving and updating their existing facilities is extremely important to Barchester and with fourteen new state of the art [...]
Care Show Bournemouth To Deliver Most Comprehensive Education Content To Date
With speakers confirmed from many of the leading voices in the industry, Care Show Bournemouth (www.careshow.co.uk/bournemouth) has announced a stellar line up for its 2012 seminar programme. Taking place on 27th – 28th March 2012 at Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), this leading trade exhibition will provide two full days of free education [...]
TECHNOGYM Works With Care Homes To Improve The Health & Wellbeing Of Residents
TECHNOGYM works with Care Homes to improve the health and wellbeing of residents CASE STUDY: J’s story For over 25 years, Technogym, a global leader in Wellness equipment and services, has been spreading its Wellness lifestyle philosophy, a way of life based on regular physical activity, a positive approach to life and healthy eating habits. [...]
The NACC Ensure Dignity Through Mealtimes
AFTER A FULL DAY OF ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF DIGNITY IN CARE DAY THE NACC ANNOUNCE A NEW PUBLICATION THAT WILL ENSURE DIGNITY THROUGH MEALTIMES Dignity Action Day spotlights the importance of continually upholding the dignity of people receiving care. The new publication from the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) – How [...]
Alzheimer’s Hallmark Could Affect Brain Function Of Healthy Adults
High levels of the protein amyloid beta in the brain – a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease – could also be associated with the memory and mental function of healthy adults according to a study published in Neurology today (Wednesday 1 February 2012). Scientists from the University of Texas took brain scans of 137 [...]
A Vocation for Care
‘Putting people first and ensuring they have a good quality of life’ is the key to a successful career in the care sector, says Mark Birchenough, the new manager of The Oakes in Huddersfield. Celebrating 24 years in the care sector, much of which has been with Meridian Healthcare, Mark will start his [...]
Lord-Lieutenant Presides Over Official Opening
Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester Mr Warren J Smith presided over official opening of The Millbrook care centre in the conservation area of Millbrook in Tameside. Meridian Healthcare’s new £3.8m care centre in Millbrook, Stalybridge is now open. Official guests of honour at the event were HM Lord-Lieutenant Mr Warren Smith and Mayor of Tameside, Cllr Susan [...]
Bournemouth Welcomes The Care Show
Care Show Bournemouth returns to the BIC on the 27th and 28th of March for two days of industry networking, education and product showcases. This industry leading trade exhibition promises to be the most comprehensive Care Show to date, attracting exhibitors and visitors from across the South of the UK. Providing business solutions for owners [...]
Dignity Action Day-What are you doing?
Every year in February, the SCIE charity, Social Care Institute for Excellence http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/DAD/ ask professionals in the health and social care sector and indeed the general public, to give up some time to help make a difference to someone’s life who is either in care or receiving care services. This year, the team [...]
Alzheimer’s Society Comment On Crisis Report
Today (Monday, 30 January), Age UK launches its Care in Crisis report which shows that spending on social care for older people in England has fallen by half a billion pounds since 2010. Age UK’s projected figures show that the government ought to be spending £7.8 billion this year in order [...]
Leeds-Funded Bobsleigh Team Enjoy Success!
LEEDS-FUNDED BOBSLEIGH TEAM ENJOY SUCCESS AT WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES Team GB, supported by two local businesses, is celebrating triumph with a silver medal in bobsleigh at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Austria, Britain’s third medal success at the Games. The Great Britain bobsleigh team, co-sponsored by Leeds-based Maria Mallaband [...]
Work Begins On Pioneering New Nursing Home
Work has begun on Care UK’s latest ground-breaking nursing home, which will provide residential and dementia care for 90 residents. As well as expert care, the home on Redford Road, Edinburgh, will bring around 80 new jobs to the area, and local residents will also benefit from a woodland area near the development [...]
Exercise Your Brain As Well As Your Body
The facts about Alzheimers; One in three people over 65 will die with dementia Alzheimer’s Society research shows that 750,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia, more than half have Alzheimer’s disease. In just ten years a million people will be living with dementia. This will soar to 1.7 million [...]
Christie + Co’s predictions for the Care Sector in 2012
Following their relative stability in 2010, average care property prices fell in 2011 in a transactional environment that was undermined by the ongoing economic crisis and the uncertainty caused by the Southern Cross situation. According to Christie + Co’s Business Outlook 2012 publication, which uses average price information derived from care transactions brokered [...]
What makes a front door valuable?
Answer: because it’s your own. When it comes to assisted living most occupants are prepared to pay a premium for their own front door – be it to the street or to the common parts of a building. Your own front door plus communal facilities adds even more value say Tayo Bilewu, [...]
Hampshire Care Association Recruit Business Development Manager
Debbie Edwards has recently returned to the Hampshire Care Association as Business Development Manger. She will be engaged in liaising with relevant suppliers to secure valuable and significant discounts on behalf of the Association’s members. The Association will also be hosting workshops, training and information days to ensure that members are kept [...]
Wow! What A Year 2011 Was For The Healthcare Sector
Tim Godfrey – Partner – Corporate Services & Head of Healthcare blogs about the care industry. Click on the link below to read his views; Tim joined Bishop Fleming in 1994. He provides advice and support to a large number of Torbay’s business community. He is also the partner heading [...]
DC CARE TEAM SELL LEARNING DISABILITY GROUP
Specialist Property Agent DC Care is pleased to announce the sale of Emerald Care Services Ltd in South Yorkshire, a group providing care for adults with learning disabilities or autism who may display challenging behaviours. The group was established by operators Gary and Julie Hurlstone six years ago and in that time [...]
DC CARE/ GVA Grimley SELL GROUP OF 3 SPECIALIST CARE HOMES
Working on a joint basis GVA Grimley and DC Care are delighted to announce the recent sale of 3 care facilities. The Old Gables in Shipley was sold with vacant possession and two operational specialist learning disability residential care homes: Putney House and Whitley Farm Cottages were subsequently sold to a private vendor. [...]
Another nail in the coffin for older people –The NACC respond to The Daily Telegraph article 30th December 2011
The NACC respond to The Daily Telegraph article 30th December 2011 Figures released today show a 13% increase in the cost of Meals on Wheels across the country, with an average meal now costing £3.44. On top of this most people who need Meals on Wheels also need some form of home [...]
Health Advice For The Festive Break
Recent news from Care UK Health advice for the festive break Care UK GP’s have put together a handy checklist to help you get prepared for health care issues over the festive break. Preparation is the key to a relaxing Christmas – from present buying to shopping – and the same [...]
HPC MARKET REVIEW
HPC MARKET REVIEW January 2012 After a year which has seen a great deal of activity focused on the social care sector, it is likely that 2012 will throw up challenges of its own, in addition to suffering from symptoms of a ‘hangover’ from 2011. The cost of care is likely to figure high on [...]
ISG TAKES HAT-TRICK OF WINS WITH QUANTUM CARE
ISG continues to prove its specialist expertise in the care home sector after winning its third contract with residential care specialist, Quantum Care, in just five months. The not-for-profit company specialises in dementia and palliative care for older people, providing services for more than 2,000 older people across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and [...]
Gathering Evidence For The 16 Essential Standards
The National Care Association are holding an event on Thursday which many care operators may be interested in attending; Gathering Evidence for the 16 Essential Standards Date: Thursday, 15th December 2011 Times: Workshop 1 – 9am-12.30pm Workshop 2 – 2pm-5.30pm Venue: National Care Association, 45-49 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7TJ For care home [...]
Heitman & Signature Senior Lifestyle Announce £75 million Joint Venture
Heitman LLC, a global real estate investment management firm together with Signature Senior Lifestyle Ltd today announced the formation of a joint venture partnership to develop, own and operate senior care communities in London and the south east of the UK. The project marks Heitman’s first property investment in the UK. [...]
Care Quality Commission Response To The National Audit Office Report
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) welcomes the report from the National Audit Office and its helpful recommendations. We note that the value for money judgement is based predominantly on CQC’s early task of registering health and social care providers. The head of the National Audit Office, Amyas Morse, has acknowledged the difficulties [...]
Bridging the Gap Between Housing & Health
Mr Chris Jude, Director of Homes with Care attended the Willmott Dixon Care Sector Luncheon Debate to discuss the ever evolving challenges we all face in radically improving the links between housing and health to provide aspirational developments for our future older people. Baroness Sally Greengross opened the debate by providing an overview [...]
TUC Day of Action
Are you involved in the strikes on Wednesday? Do you sympathise with the strikers? Let me know if the day of action has an effect on your business and staff. Will it damage your business? Will you be able to provide adequate care? Leave your comments below;
