News
Care UK calls for hospitals to seek more appropriate care for patients with dementia - Friday 16 December 2011
Commenting on today’s report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Care UK has challenged the NHS to reduce the number of patients with dementia who take up hospital beds unnecessarily.
Brewery site to have new lease of life as luxury residential care home for Hailsham - Thursday 15 December 2011
Care UK’s latest care home is set to bring first class dementia care and over 80 jobs to Hailsham, East Sussex, when it opens in mid-2013. The building, which will be home to 90 residents, will incorporate the town’s historic old brewery into its innovative design.
Care UK comments on proposals to get residents and relatives to help rate social care - Wednesday 14 December 2011
Care UK has welcomed proposals from Paul Burstow, Minister of State for Care Services, to involve care users and their relatives in rating social care services such as residential and nursing homes.
Care UK comments on training and regulation of healthcare assistants in care homes - Tuesday 15 November 2011
Care UK welcomes news that healthcare assistants working in hospitals and care homes will have to meet new minimum standards of training, but points out that any minimum standards that are introduced will need to be very robust to deliver the care that patients and residents deserve.
Three national awards celebrate Care UK’s outstanding services for people with dementia - Thursday 3 November 2011
The dedication, commitment and outstanding efforts of Care UK’s staff in residential homes across the country were acknowledged this week at the 2011 National Dementia Care Awards. Nominated in five of the 12 categories, Care UK came away with three awards that recognise outstanding service in caring for people with dementia. The winners were announced at a ceremony held as part of the UK Dementia Congress in Liverpool.
