• National care inspectors praise Edinburgh care home

    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...

  • Stacey Solomon is praised by fans as 'empathetic and caring' as the presenter helps heartbroken couple create their dream home in emotional episode of Renovation Rescue: 'When you mend someone's home you mend their heartbreak too'

    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.

  • Sheffield care home residents drum up some fun at their new 'Four Seasons Feel Good Club'

    Residents at Henleigh Hall Care Home in Beauchief have enjoyed a morning of fun exercise and healthy treats at the opening of their new community ‘Four Seasons Feel Good Club’. Residents enjoyed a seated drum fitness activity using balance balls and drumsticks to exercise the upper body while tapping out the beats to a selection of African, Latin and rock music. After the drumming session, team members whizzed up a range of pudding-inspired smoothies including carrot cake, key lime pie,...

  • Sheffield Houses: Inside £465,000 family home in Halfway which is the 'perfect' forever home

    A huge family home in South East Sheffield has been listed on the local property market for £465,000. The four bedroom property is found on Oxclose Park Rise in Halfway, S20. The estate agents Whitehornes wrote on Zoopla the house had been “finished internally to the very highest of standards with absolutely no expense spared”. The listing features a guide price of £465,000 - £485,000. The ground floor expands outwards from a central entrance hall, with the study, dining room, lounge and...

  • Avant Homes: "I bought brand new £400,000 home in Sheffield and it's riddled with problems"

    A disgruntled Sheffield couple who spent £400,000 on a new build home have shared their frustration at experiencing mould issues within weeks of moving in. “The skirting boards collected moisture which has caused a massive mould problem in the house,” the couple, who have asked to remain anonymous, told The Star. “The carpet is mouldy and the walls behind the kitchen are mouldy.” It has been a kick-in-the-teeth for the couple, who got the keys in March 2024, well behind the original July 2023...

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    New dentist office on wheels caring for seniors in Toronto-run long-term care homes

    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...

  • Brampton View Care Home spring open day

    Visitors, residents and staff enjoyed refreshments including home made cake from the kitchen and live entertainment from singer Lesley Ann. A dedicated team were on hand to accompany visitors around the home and view the facilities on offer including a hair salon and multiple lounges for daily activities.This event was open to the public and was a chance for those living at the home to get to meet their neighbours and the surrounding community while offering anyone interested in visiting the...

  • Care home residents moved by the amazing sound of the saxophone

    We all know the importance of music and the impact it has on a person’s mental wellbeing, not only can it bring back memories of the past, it provides a feeling of warmth within. The residents were overjoyed to have experienced the fascinating sound of the saxophone, played exceptionally by Zechariah Seekins. Zechariah, had the residents captivated, filing the main lounge within the home with tunes from the past. Zechariah delivered a unique experience for each resident, the delight on the faces...

  • The former luxury hotel in Cambridge to be torn down for a care home

    The hotel has been described as a "building of stately grandeur"

  • Edinburgh care homes receive top dementia accreditation

    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...

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    Hospital at Home acute care program comes to Vancouver

    A program that provides some patients acute-level care in their own home is now up and running at four Vancouver hospitals: Vancouver General, St. Paul's, Mount St. Joseph and the University of B.C. hospital.

  • At least 54,600 new homes needed in Sheffield by 2040

    With 531,931 people aged 16 and over expected to be living in Sheffield by 2040 – including 115,625 people aged 66 and over, 174,672 first-time buyers (25-44-year-olds), and 64,934 of student age (18-22) – the analysis highlights the pressing need to accommodate the city’s demographic growth. Social housing stock in Sheffield is estimated to plummet by an additional 8,658 properties by 2040 – the third greatest loss of any local authority area in England behind Birmingham and Leeds – despite...