Construction firm completes mental health project
A specialist construction firm has recently completed an important contract with a mental health provider. MGM Construction, which is based…
Exemplar Health Care to open specialist £2M care home in Newcastle
Complex needs care home provider Exemplar Health Care is launching its first care home in the North East this summer,…
Local care home honours war hero residents in Remembrance Day ceremony
Staff from Archers Court Care Home in Farringdon, Sunderland recently marked Remembrance Day by honouring all those who fought during…
Vitamin C deficiency in care homes and the elderly
By Patrick Holford, author and founder of www.vitaminCforcovid.com A government survey of people over-65-year-olds found that 4% – that’s almost…
Care sector leader calls for reduction in DBS processing time amid crisis demands
Tribe Recruitment, one of the North East’s leading health care sector recruiters, is calling for the government to reduce the…
Charity turns to armchair sleuths to trace schoolgirl letter writers
Tynesiders are being asked to turn detective in the hunt for two schoolgirls, whose poignant letters written more than 60…
Blyth care home given “Good” by industry watchdog the CQC
A CARE home in Blyth is celebrating after receiving a “Good” rating from industry watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC).…
Care home given £30,000 to help residents with dementia
A HARTLEPOOL care home has been allocated almost £30,000 to carry out improvements for residents with dementia. Queens Meadow Care…
Princes Court recognition helps ‘spread the word’
A North Shields care home has been praised by the Northumbria NHS Trust for ‘spreading the word’ about infection control.…
Elvis wanted from Hull to Carlisle and Scottish Borders
A charity whose aim is to improve the quality of life for people in hospitals, care homes and day centres…
The search for Elvis is on…
A charity whose aim is to improve the quality of life for people in hospitals, care homes and day centres…
Knitters wanted for twiddle muff tutoring
Ingleby and Mandale House care homes, in Stockton on Tees, want to create twiddle muffs and cushions for residents living…