Did you watch Silent Witness episode about care home abuse last night?
The beloved BBC crime drama Silent Witness divided its viewers last night over its portrayal of care home abuse. In the first part of a…
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Home for blind and partially sighted adults rated ‘Very Good’ in first inspection
The Care Inspectorate has praised the ‘positive and happy atmosphere’ of Royal Blind’s new residential home for disabled adults in its first ever inspection of…
Knitting gives stroke survivor her independence back
A programme organised by retirement housing developer Hanover Housing Association has given back an elderly woman the feeling in her hands. In 2012, Sandra Blackburn…
Leonard Cheshire Disability – Investigating the history of disability
Activity team leader at Leonard Cheshire Disability, Kerry Pidwell, runs the day care service at Chipstead Lake care home, Sevenoaks, Kent. Kerry investigated what her care…
Paralympian provides care home coaching as Rio Games reaches milestone
With the world marking one year to go until the opening of the Paralympic Games on 7 September, disabled residents at a care home synonymous…
A Grand Opening for Limewood
Friday 16th January saw the High Street at Limewood transformed into a 1950s Street Party. Partnership organisations Choices Housing Association, Staffordshire County Council and The…
Care Home Keeps Residents Hoppy
Residents at Bupa’s Claremont Care Home in Ayr are hopping with delight over the arrival of two pet rabbits. The care home, in High Thornyflat…
Essex Care Home Launch Sensory and Activity Room
Essex care home residents are set to benefit from new sensory and activity room after fundraising campaign nets over £9,500. The new facility at the…
First Bristol Care Home achieves Food for Life Catering Mark
A dementia nursing home in Brentry has become the first care home in Bristol to achieve the Soil Association’s Bronze Catering Mark for the high…