The Care Inspectorate (CI) report marked Care UK’s Cairdean House, on Redford Road, as ‘very good’ and ‘good’ in all categories. The home was awarded a ‘very good’ rating in supporting people’s wellbeing and leadership, and ‘good’ in the categories relating to team members, the setting, and planning care and support. Inspectors praised the team at Cairdean House for their warm, gentle and encouraging care. One family member said: “Carers are professional, respectful and caring”, and another...
The annual carehome.co.uk awards are based on reviews from care home residents as well as their friends and family. Colinton Care Home and St Margarets Care Home, which are part of Brighterkind Care, have scores of 9.9 and 9.8 out of 10 respectively, with reviewers praising the excellent standards of care and the kind-hearted team at the homes. Some of the reviews submitted by family and friends include: “My father was given the best possible care from his first day to his last in Colinton Care...
Lauder Lodge, on Wakefield Avenue, and Murrayside, on South Beechwood, received the accreditation, Care Fit for VIPS, which recognises the team’s work alongside residents and families to improve the lives of those living with dementia. Developed in 2004, the Care Fit for VIPS framework was introduced by dementia experts in partnership with the University of Worcester and is centered around four key aspects: valuing those living with dementia, treating everyone as an individual, showing empathy...
There’s a new mobile dental-care program making the rounds in Toronto. Toronto Public Health has two vans with built-in dental clinics that are travelling around the city to provide care to seniors in 10 long-term care homes operated by the city. “Everything is on site, so it’s accessible, it’s timely and it’s free,” Dr. Karen Lee, a dentist with the mobile team, told CTV News Toronto Monday following an announcement about the program. The vans are equipped to handle patients using...
Bonnington Place, from Bancon Homes, it’s a stylish development of 33 luxury homes, with two, three and four bedroom layouts available. Here, just four miles from the city bypass, it creates the perfect blend of accessible location and tranquil haven; It’s hard to believe Scotland’s busiest airport is just a few miles up the road, and the nightlife of Edinburgh is on your doorstep, while your home feels like a little slice of a semi-rural idyll. The brand new Bancon Homes development is at...
An Edinburgh postcode has topped a list of streets in Scotland with the most expensive property price tags so far this year. It comes as Rightmove revealed the most expensive streets to buy and rent a house on in the UK for 2024. Alongside the data, the figures show the three priciest streets to buy a house on in Scotland, as well as the highest typical property price for each one this year, to date. Simpson Loan in Edinburgh was crowned the most expensive street to live on in Scotland,...
New analysis suggests Aberdeen is the least expensive city in Britain to get on the property ladder – but it’s a different story entirely for those looking to buy their first home in Edinburgh. Rightmove found that the average asking price for a first-time buyer-type property with two bedrooms or fewer in Aberdeen is £102,601. Assuming a 20% deposit, a typical first-time buyer in Aberdeen could pay around £406 per month in mortgage costs, Rightmove calculated. The research looked at more than 50...
Sunset Boulevard came out on top with an impressive seven wins at this year's Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday, while Sarah Snook and Andrew Scott's play also win big.
In the second episode of the new Channel 4 series, which aired on Wednesday, the presenter visited Darryl and Jo in South Devon after their passion project turned into an absolute nightmare.
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On Monday, Simone Inzaghi received the "Enzo Bearzot" National Award, a
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham poses for the media after winning "Breakthrough of the year 2024" at the Laureus Sports Awards ceremony in Madrid, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)