Member Care Homes in Lancashire
Member Care Homes in LancashireThe navigational buttons on the left or below will give you comprehensive lists of Care Homes in Lancashire. Lancashire Care Homes that are all members of the Lancashire Care Association. Whatever the type of care you are looking for, from a quality residential care home, providing personal care in a freindly yet professional environment, to a specialist dementia care or mental health care home or EMI unit. Or your simply looking for a home that offers respite care facilities, you'll find an LCA member in Lancashire that can help. Why choose one of our members? Click here for more information Please note that with such a large membership it is taking a while to get all our members listed on our new site for your benefit. We hope to have this situation resolved within a few weeks, in the meantime please check back regularly for updated lists. |
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BBC News: Solo life ups gene dementiaPeople who have a particular gene flaw and live alone in middle-age are at highest risk of developing dementia, researchers suggest. ...
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SCIE: PersonalisationThe Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published a new briefing for home care providers on the implications and opportunities offered by the personalisation agenda. The briefing, which has been produced in association with UKHCA, provides an introduction to the issue including new business opportunities and examples of how some providers are planning for the future....
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D H News: Heatwave alert - level 2The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is a 60% chance of temperatures in the West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, Southeast England, London and Southwest England regions, being high enough on at least two consecutive days to give rise to significant health risks. ...
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Counsel and Care: Advice for staying cool and alert to the needs of older people with health conditions in the hot weatherWith the Met Office’s first heat health warning of the summer and temperatures this week predicted to hit the thirties, Counsel and Care, the national charity working with older people, their families and carers to get the best care and support, publishes advice for staying cool and alert to the needs of more vulnerable older people in the hot weather. ...
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Telegraph: Swine flu-lab accident may have caused pandemicThe swine flu pandemic sweeping the world might not have happened without a laboratory accident in the 1970s, a new study claims. ...
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BBC News: Heatwave warning for parts of the UKA heatwave warning has been issued for England and Wales, with temperatures in some areas potentially rising as high as 32C (90F) in the coming days. ...
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BBC News: Swine flu shows drug resistance Experts have reported the first case of swine flu that is resistant to tamiflu - the main drug being used to fight the pandemic. ...
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CQC: Joan Bakewell at launch of Commissions charterThe Care Quality Commissions has welcomed Joan Bakewell's comments made last night at the launch of the Care Quality Commission's Voices in to Action initiative....
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Find out how CQC will assess care services in 2009 2010This new report describes how CQC will assess health and adult social care services over the next year. ...
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Brunswicks Healthcare Review Issue 25 of the Brunswicks Healthcare Review...
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CQC: Publishes plans on how it will assess health and social care in 2009 2010The Care Quality Commission is today publishing plans on how it will assess the provision and commissioning of health and adult social care in its first year. ...
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D H News: Department of Health Statement on Swine Flu245 further patients under investigation in England have today been confirmed through laboratory testing with swine flu. ...
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CQC: Care Quality Commission response to figures on infection ratesNigel Ellis, Head of National Inspection and Assessment at the Care Quality Commission, said: “Our inspections show that the NHS is getting better at controlling and managing infections. ...
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Brunswicks Healthcare Review Vol 4 Issue 24Brunswicks Healthcare Review Vol 4 Issue 24...
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RBS Supports Expansion and Refurbishment ar Amadeus Care HomeEccles, 17th June 2009 – Russley Care Homes Group, the Manchester-based care home operator has completed an £860k expansion to one of their properties in a deal funded by The Royal Bank of Scotland’s (“RBS”) healthcare team. ...
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BBC News: Dementia Services dehumanisingThe care being given to some people with dementia is "dehumanising", MPs say. ...
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Telegraph: Finger on the pulse - The importance of the priceless work done by the nations carersAn elderly woman who suffered a heart attack was terrified of going into hospital. That is because she is one of the nation's priceless carers, in her case looking after a husband suffering from Parkinson's disease and dementia. ...
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Department of Health Statement - Swine Flu61 further patients under investigation in England have today been confirmed with swine flu. ...
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BBC News: WHO declares Swine Flu PandemicThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global flu pandemic after holding an emergency meeting, according to reports. ...
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Healthacare Business reports: RBS Boosts financial health of Priory GroupEurope's leading independent provider of mental healthcare and specialist education services the Priory Group has agreed a £58.4million refinance deal with The Royal Bank of Scotland (“RBS”) as the first stage of an anticipated three-year refinancing package with the bank to support the business’ continued expansion. ...
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CQC: Regulator pledges a louder voice for people who use health and social care servicesCare home residents, hospital patients and people who receive care at home will have more say in improving the quality of care services than ever before, the Care Quality Commission has pledged. ...
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Brunswicks Healthcare Review issue 23Electronic copy of the Brunswick Healthcare Review Vol 4 issue 23...
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Telegraph: Swine flu could be at pandemic levelsThe swine flu outbreak may have reached pandemic level, according to the World Health Organisation. ...
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BBC News: Improved test for AlzheimersA new mental agility quiz could help detect Alzheimer's disease more accurately than the traditional test, Cambridge researchers say. ...
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BBC News: NHS faces huge budget shortfallsThe health service will face the most severe and sustained financial shortfall in its history after 2011, a report by NHS managers warns. ...
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BBC News: Rogue protein spreads in brainScientists have shown a rogue protein thought to cause Alzheimer's can spread through the brain, turning healthy tissue bad. ...
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3663 - Excelling in Care3663 and Nestle launch the inaugural Excel Care Master Chef Competition with great success to help promote fresh natural cooking in the care sector ...
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New £500k care facility opens on the WirralInclusive Lifestyles has opened a new £500k care facility in Wallasey to care for autistic adults. Funding was provided by The Royal Bank of Scotland's healthcare team. ...
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Telegraph: New Swine flu cases brings Britains total to 428Another 24 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Britain, taking total to 428...
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BBC News: Minimum Wages increaseThe UK minimum wage will rise by 7p to £5.80 an hour from October, the government has announced. ...
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CQC: Guidance - Working arrangements protocolThe aim of this protocol is to improve health and safety standards within the care sector by using resources and expertise more effectively. ...
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BBC News: Weekly curry may fight dementiaEating a curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, a US researcher suggests. ...
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Times: Elderly left at risk by NHS bidding wars to find cheapest care with reverse auctionsAn online auction system developed for councils to buy cheap wheelie bins and stationery is being used to buy end-of-life and dementia care for vulnerable elderly people....
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CQC: Help shape the regulation of health and adult social care servicesThe regulation of health and adult social care is changing. Take part in our public consultation to help us develop guidance on what care services must do to meet new legally enforceable registration standards. ...
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Counsel and Care: Lack of Awareness about Social Care gives cause for grave concernCounsel and Care has today welcomed the report from the ippr and PriceWaterhouseCoopers on attitudes towards social care. The report highlights that there is still a worrying lack of awareness of social care and its nature amongst the public, with the majority not making any preparations for their own care in the future. ...
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D H News: Health Minister invites delegates to visit tomorrow's world: NHS Staff and health innovators invited to see the future at health innovation expo NHS staff and those involved in health or social care innovation were today urged by Health Minister Lord Darzi to sign up to attend the first NHS Innovation Expo which will take place at London's Excel Exhibition centre on 18-19 June. ...
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BBC News: Swine flu vaccine step closeA viral strain which can be used to make a vaccine against swine flu has been produced by UK scientists. ...
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CQC - Seeking your viewsYour views would be most welcome on New CQC 5 year strategy and Learning Disabilty plan....
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End of Life - Care of the Dying training - 27th May, discount for membersTraining course for Carers in the Blackburn area. Wednesday 27th May....
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BBC News: Warning over new threat from MRSAA new strain of MRSA seems to be triggering a deadly form of pneumonia in people who catch flu, experts say. ...
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CareConcept begins work on new £4m Care FacilityConstruction work has begun on a new £4m care home in Warrington for specialist care provider CareConcepts. The 60-bed facility is being built by construction company G & J Seddon and funded by The Royal Bank of Scotland’s (“RBS”) healthcare team. ...
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An Inspiration to us all!Do you sometimes see a situation that breaks your heart? Ever wish you could make a bigger impact? Night care assistant Brenda Currill’s story should be an inspiration to us all. ...
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Telegraph.co.uk: Swine flu - is this the calm before the storm? Head of WHO asksDr Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organisation, has called for global solidarity in the fight against swine flu and warned almost everyone is susceptible to the disease...
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New TV channel due to launch to help train Care StaffOn 1st July, 2009 a new innovation in staff training for care homes goes live, an interactive satellite television channel called the Aged Care Channel (ACC). ...
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BBC News: Keep working to avoid dementiaKeeping the brain active by working later in life may be an effective way to ward off Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. ...
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Telegraph.co.uk: We must end neglect of elderly, Sir Michael Parkinson tell RCNSir Michael Parkinson has called on society to end its "neglect" of the elderly, which he described as a "shove them in a corner and wait for them to die" attitude. ...
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Telegraph.co.uk: Patients should be given the right to die at home, report findsPatients should be given the right to die at home but hundreds of thousands are forced to die in hospital against their wishes every year, an official report shows. ...
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D H News: Putting the patient in controlPatients are a step closer to getting more say over their healthcare services as plans for a national pilot project reach the next stage, the Department of Health announced. ...
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FE News: Budget-cut providers forced to turn down firms encouraged to train by the Government Multi-million pound Government efforts to encourage firms to train staff are short-sighted as many could be turned away because of budget cuts, the Association of Learning Providers (ALP) has warned. ...
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D H News: 10 million to encourage new health innovation and education clustersThe Department of Health is inviting applications for partnerships between health, social care, education and business sectors to become Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs) , which will deliver high quality care to patients, it announced today. ...
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BBC News: Chemical clus to dementia declineScientists have pinpointed compounds in the spinal fluid which may give an early warning of how fast patients with mild dementia will decline....
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D H News: First step towards Swine Flu vaccine prototype achievedThe first step towards producing a European prototype of a swine flu vaccine has been achieved by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced today. ...
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BBC News: Trial drugs reverse AlzheimersUS scientists say they have successfully reversed the effects of Alzheimer's with experimental drugs. ...
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BBC News: Care homes plan action over feesA group of UK care home companies are planning legal action against all 150 English local authorities over fees, the BBC has learned. ...
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Four Seasons Health Care enters new Standstill AgreementFour Seasons Health Care Group has entered a new standstill agreement with its senior lenders until 30 September 2009 to facilitate amongst other things the continuing negotiations towards a consensual restructuring of the Group's debt. ...
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Counsel and Care: Publishes VotingAge ManifestoCounsel and Care has today (6 May 2009) published VotingAge, an older people's manifesto. The manifesto includes forewords from the leaders of all three main political parties. ...
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CQC: Care Quality Commission completes its management teamThe Care Quality Commission has completed its senior management team with the appointment of three more directors. ...
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Telegrapgh.co.uk: Swine Flu-Britain must remain vigilant says Hilary BennBritain must stay vigilant although the swine flu outbreak looks less serious than first feared, the Environment Secretary has said. ...
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Counsel and Care: Launch of updated guidesCounsel and Care provides expert and high-quality advice and information on care and support, and has today launched a completely updated set of 64 guides and factsheets that can support older people, their families and carers to understand their rights and entitlements in the midst of a confusing and ever-changing care system....
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BBC News: WHO fears pandemic is imminentThe UN's World Health Organization has raised the alert over swine flu to level five - indicating human-to-human transmission in at least two countries. ...
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Swine Flu pandemic FREE Download informationCCN thanks Peter Hawkins of Required Systems for making the Fact Sheet available....
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BBC News: Swine flu - how serious a threat?With the UK confirming two cases of swine flu and the World Health Organization raising its alert level from three to four, how serious a threat does the disease pose to us all? ...
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Healthcare Business April 09Healthcare Business digital version, April 2009...
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Counsel and Care: Welcomes direct action in the budgetDirect action in budget welcomed, but more is needed to assress the demands of our ageing population, says Counsel and Care....
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