Care Providers’ Press Releases

Women over 55 falling out of love with Cameron
30-Sep-11
Nearly half of women over 55 are dissatisfied with the way the Prime Minister, David Cameron, is doing his job – nearly double last year’s figure (48% up from 27%) – according to a recent political poll from Ipos read full article

Coming together to improve the lives of older people
30-Sep-11
Dozens of organisations from across the voluntary, private and public sectors are coming together in partnership to celebrate the lives of older people and address the challenges of our ageing society. Launched read full article

Exclusive film screening launches Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Month
30-Sep-11
Members of the public are invited to watch a collection of short films at Ipswich Film Theatre, which aim to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health. The screening, which will be held on 3 October 2011 at read full article

Care at home - the best option for later life
29-Sep-11
The recently published annual report, ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England’, produced by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), clearly indicated that home care agencies were providing a better read full article

Regular hearing tests important to health in elderly
29-Sep-11
While many elderly people undergo a regular visit to the optician as part of good health practice, many often neglect to include a hearing test as part of their established health regime. This is partly due read full article

Adult placement carers wanted
29-Sep-11
Neath Port Talbot Council is seeking to boost the numbers of Adult Placement Carers in the county borough. Adult Placement is one of the services offered by the Council's Adult Learning Disability Services. read full article

Allied Healthcare Group announces acquisition of Choices Care at Home
29-Sep-11
Allied Healthcare is pleased to announce the acquisition of two new branches from former homecare provider Choices Care. The new branches in Airdrie and the Scottish Borders, will add to the expanding portfolio read full article

Lifeways Group ranked Number One in Laing's Healthcare 20
27-Sep-11
At the prestigious Independent Healthcare Awards, held in London on 20th September 2011, the Lifeways Group was named as the leading provider within the UK healthcare market. The Healthcare 20 sees the top 20 read full article

Vale event will celebrate International Older People's Day
27-Sep-11
Vale residents are invited to an event on 1 October at Cowbridge Town Hall to celebrate 2011’s International Older Peoples’ Day. The event is being organised by the Older Peoples’ Strategy Forum and Vale of read full article

Offices join forces to represent Home Instead
27-Sep-11
Teams from Home Instead Senior Care in Colchester and Frinton joined forces to represent Home Instead at the Wellbeing Market in Colchester recently. Owner of Home Instead Colchester, Julie Price, and Networker read full article

Suffolk experts prepare an annual eating disorders conference
27-Sep-11
Professionals in Suffolk are preparing for the 7th annual East Anglia Eating Disorder Network and Annual Training Conference. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Crossing the Line’, which focuses on the read full article

Safeguarding Awareness Campaign launched this week
26-Sep-11
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Board (SVAB), is launching a public awareness campaign today(26 September), to ensure people in Buckinghamshire know what to do if they are worried about the welfare of an adult. The read full article

Grants to help vulnerable adults
26-Sep-11
Bolton Council is looking for organisations with innovative ideas to help the borough’s most vulnerable residents. Local registered charities, voluntary groups and registered social enterprises are being urged read full article

Last chance to take part in social care charges consultation
23-Sep-11
Worcestershire residents have just a few days left to play their part in helping decide when recently agreed changes to the County Council's social care charges will be implemented. In July, Worcestershire County read full article

Conference introduces new HealthWatch forum
23-Sep-11
People interested in helping shape a new health and social care forum for Central Bedfordshire can find out more and get involved by attending an event on 30 September at Central Bedfordshire Council’s Priory House read full article

World Alzheimer's Day marked around the globe
23-Sep-11
People around the world came together on 21st September to mark World Alzheimer’s Day. The theme of the day this year was ‘Faces of Dementia’. The day is an annual event to raise awareness of dementia and to highlight read full article

Positive performance for our social care services
23-Sep-11
Social care services are improving and people in need are better supported - that’s the message from Bridgend County Borough Council’s Director of Social Services in her annual report. BCBC Cabinet Members have read full article

Services for people with learning disabilities
23-Sep-11
The Cabinet of Bridgend County Borough Council has today welcomed a report on the latest developments in services for people with learning disabilities (Tuesday 20 September 2011). Faced with increasing demand read full article

Only three weeks to get your hats in
22-Sep-11
There are now just three weeks to go until the closing date for all little woolly hats knitted for the Big Knit 2011 to be in - 14 October. Age UK is calling on knitters of all ages to get out their needles read full article

Council invests in helping vulnerable adults stay independent
22-Sep-11
A service that helps vulnerable people improve their independence and stay safe is being rolled out across the city. Birmingham City Council has invested in a £14million contract with Tunstall to provide a read full article

New autism skills and knowledge list launched
22-Sep-11
A new knowledge list to support social care and health service providers working with people with autism has been launched after extensive consultation across both sectors. The Autism skills and knowledge list read full article

Home care tops Care Quality Commission tables for service provision
21-Sep-11
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) recently published annual report, ‘The State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England’, consistently ranked home care ahead of other social care providers as offering read full article

Autism friendly film screenings to be rolled out monthly
21-Sep-11
A national campaign launched by Dimensions to improve cinema access for people with learning disabilities and people with autism has been so successful that autism friendly film screenings are to take place at read full article

Top care for NHS dementia patients in Suffolk
20-Sep-11
A new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found a lower instance of antipsychotics being given to dementia patients in Suffolk than the national average. The report has been compiled by the Prescribing read full article

Ark's expansion to create 500 new jobs
20-Sep-11
Ark Home Healthcare (Ark) has today (19th September 2011) acquired part of Anchor Trust and announced plans to create an additional 500 new jobs in the next six months. With the assistance of private equity read full article

Birmingham to pilot adult social work scheme
19-Sep-11
Cabinet is being asked to approve a scheme that will see Birmingham City Council pilot a new type of adult social work practice. The council successfully bid to run the two year pilot in conjunction with the read full article

Decision on the future of Princes Risborough Day Centre
19-Sep-11
Today's Buckinghamshire County Council's Cabinet meeting agreed a social enterprise initiative from the community of Princes Risborough to take over the building of the town’s Day Centre. (Monday 19 September). The read full article

Respite for carers at Heathlands
19-Sep-11
Carers can enjoy a respite during the day from as little as £6 an hour thanks to Heathlands Day Centre. Bracknell Forest Council’s day centre now offers a drop-in service to support carers who look after people read full article

Our response to the Health Select Committee report
14-Sep-11
The committee’s report highlights the major challenges we have faced in merging three existing regulators, setting up a new regulatory model, and registering over 39,000 provider locations – including previously read full article

Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Month turns digital with launch of Twitter account
14-Sep-11
A top tip Twitter account is being launched to help the county’s online community improve their emotional and physical wellbeing as part of Suffolk’s biggest health campaign. @BeWellSuffolk has been set up by read full article

Survey shows patient satisfaction in mental health
14-Sep-11
A new community health survey by Picker Institute Europe for the Care Quality Commission shows that Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is achieving good patient satisfaction ratings in line with the national read full article

Up to 27 million people living with undiagnosed dementia worldwide, says report
13-Sep-11
Three-quarters of the estimated 36 million people with dementia worldwide do not have a formal diagnosis, according to a major new report published. The World Alzheimer Report 2011, 'The benefits of early diagnosis read full article

State pension age campaigners visit No 10
13-Sep-11
On 12 September a delegation of six campaigners delivered a giant postcard to Prime Minister, David Cameron, urging him not to increase the women’s state pension age beyond 65 until 2020. Proposals in the Pensions read full article

MP praises team as he opens new offices
13-Sep-11
Local Harrogate and Knaresborough MP, Andrew Jones praised the services of local care company, Home Instead Senior Care, as he formally opened their offices in Harrogate last Friday, 9th September. The MP was read full article

Neuro Partners to exhibit at DNEX
13-Sep-11
Neuro Partners are delighted to announce that they will be exhibiting at the Disability North Exhibition, DNEX, being held on 21 & 22 September at Newcastle Racecourse, Newcastle upon Tyne. This is the North’s read full article

The Good Care Group welcomes Re-Cognition Health to its Dementia Forum
13-Sep-11
Our established Dementia Forum event provides families with an opportunity to meet with our leading dementia experts to gain insights into how high quality care can be delivered at home. Each forum focuses on different read full article

Garden centre donates grow your own plot
13-Sep-11
A SOUTH Wales not-for-profit organisation will this year (2011) have the opportunity to grow its own fruit and vegetables thanks to a garden centre in the county. Blooms Cardiff Garden Centre has donated one read full article

Caremark Bradford - Home Care and Live In Care Provider
12-Sep-11
Caremark Bradford.... HERE TO CARE Caremark is a Home Care provider, offering care and support services to Children, Young People and Adults living in Bradford and the surrounding villages, working together read full article

MP calls for ministerial post to oversee elderly care
12-Sep-11
Elderly care is an area that has been profoundly neglected by governments, but those offering live-in care were encouraged this week by a Parliamentary debate calling for a ministerial position to be created with read full article

Caremark provides support for wedding couples
09-Sep-11
Caremark (Aylesbury & Wycombe) the local domiciliary care provider, announced today that it is offering a service to bride and grooms families to provide care for family members who need help during and after a read full article

Four in five satisfied with Suffolk NHS therapist
08-Sep-11
Four in every five Suffolk users of psychological therapy provided by Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) were satisfied or very satisfied with their therapist, a survey has found. When asked read full article

The Lifeways Group strengthens its market position through acquisition of the SLC Group
08-Sep-11
The Lifeways Group is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of the SLC Group. SLC provides supported living and specialist community support services for individuals with learning disabilities read full article

Caremark launches new service for children
08-Sep-11
Caremark is now registered to provide care for children and young people in Buckinghamshire. There is a clear need for a high quality and dedicated service for children living at home but needing specialist care read full article

Caremark growing rapidly in Buckinghamshire
07-Sep-11
Caremark (Aylesbury & Wycombe) has been growing rapidly since we started in Buckinghamshire in December 2009. We are filling a real gap in the provision of care and support to customers in the villages around read full article

Alzheimer's Society recognised as a producer of high quality health and social care information
06-Sep-11
Alzheimer’s Society has been certified as a provider of high quality health and social care information. The Information Standard quality mark was awarded after Alzheimer's Society met all the criteria necessary read full article

Suffolk hospital ward shortlisted for award
06-Sep-11
Foxhall House, the new state of the art forensic inpatient facility at St Clement’s Hospital, has been shortlisted for a design award. The new building was opened by representatives of Ipswich Town Football read full article

JJS Branch Out
06-Sep-11
JJS Care Services (Kent) Ltd are branching into the Maidstone area of Kent to initially include Allington and Barming only. We currently deliver our services across Tonbridge and Malling. Further information read full article

Number of jobs in adult social care rises
06-Sep-11
The number of jobs in adult social care in England rose by 7% to 1.77 million between 2009 and 2010 according to new figures released by Skills for Care. The Size and Structure of the Adult Social Care Sector read full article

Join Dimensions in celebrating inspirational people
06-Sep-11
With just one month left to enter the annual Erica Award, Dimensions is calling for people with a learning disability and people with autism to join them in celebrating the work of inspirational people by entering read full article

Official website launch ramps up excitement for Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Month
01-Sep-11
An exciting new website has been launched ahead of Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Month this October <2011>, which lists a diverse series of events aimed at helping members of the community to a health body and a read full article