Aberdeenshire care home told to make improvements
A care home in Aberdeenshire has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘weak’ by inspectors. The Care
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Police take no further action over Hampshire care home death
A woman arrested after a murder inquiry was launched into the death of a 96-year-old woman at a care home near Southampton will face no further action as police say
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£300K study explores physical activity for people with dementia
A £300,000 research study into how personalised physical activity could improve the lives of people with dementia living in care homes has been launched this week. The three-year programme will
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Engage: Getting innovation into care services
So, technology and innovation in the adult social care market. Is it a contradiction in terms? I’ve certainly been struggling to find and commission innovative technology for our new build
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Engage: Video games in care homes: connecting older adults, or exposing age-related vulnerability?
Introducing video games as a means of bringing older adults in long-term care together may not always be an easy task, according to new research. Previous studies have shown the
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DMU project inspires care home residents to share life stories
English students at De Montfort University in Leicester (DMU) have been using their storytelling skills to write the life stories of elderly residents in a care home. Final year English
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Wells launches revised Standards for NI nursing homes
Northern Ireland Health Minister Jim Wells has launched revised care standards for nursing homes. The standards set out the minimum requirements that providers of these services must achieve. They also
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Report reveals pain relief and respite failures in palliative care
Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, those aged over 85 and people living in poorer areas are being failed in the quality of palliative care they receive, according to a
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Occupational therapist struck off over Lincolnshire care home theft
Occupational therapist John Valmoria was struck off the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register because of a conviction for theft from a service user while working as a care
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Guidance: New NICE standard on managing medicines in care homes
NICE has published a new quality standard on managing medicines in care homes. It covers the prescribing, handling and administering of medicines for all people (including adults, children and young
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