Competency assessment might not be anyone’s favourite phrase, but in domiciliary, residential, and specialist care, it is the backbone of safe, high-quality support. The challenge... Competency That Builds Confidence: Blended Learning Designed for Real Care appeared first on The Carer.

In the world of care catering, gravy is often an after though – adding some flavour and moisture to food but it can be nutritionally... ProSauce®: The Future of Gravy appeared first on The Carer.

Working in social services involves a wide range of skills, knowledge and values that are essential to your SVQ qualifications. Every interaction with individuals you support is an opportunity to demonstrate this.

Mental health nurse Adam Howorth explores the potential utilisation of digital health technologies in the management of dementia. ‘Digital health technologies hold great promise in supporting individuals with dementia’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

New guidelines on intensive care services, which distinguish between minimum standards and best practice, have been welcomed as “an important tool” for critical care nurses. New intensive care services guidelines welcomed by critical care nurses appeared first on Nursing Times.

Paying privately for a care home is now the norm, not the exception for families across the UK, with new data suggesting many people are... Paying Privately For A Care Home Is Now The Norm, New Data Reveals appeared first on The Carer.

Adults aged 80 and over, as well as all residents in care homes for older adults, will become eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus... RSV Vaccination Programme Expanded To Protect Elderly From Serious Illness appeared first on The Carer.

Residents at Woodbury Manor Care Home are continuing to support local pubs as they enter their 6th year running their monthly lunch club. The long-standing... Enfield Care Home Keeping Local Pub Culture Alive appeared first on The Carer.

Margielyn Gonzaga, Home Manager at The Burlington care home in Shepperton, has been named Recipient of the Eminent Woman of Impact Award at the 2026... Shepperton Care Home Manager Wins Eminent Woman of Impact Award appeared first on The Carer.

A study highlights the need to increase uptake of the pneumococcal vaccine among people with conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease. Pneumonia vaccine is effective in people with inflammatory diseases appeared first on Nursing Times.

The widest survey of nurses, midwives and nursing associates by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) reveals that over half of respondents (58%) are satisfie

Health departments in England and Northern Ireland have today announced the expansion of national immunisation programmes for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older people. RSV vaccination to be extended for older adults in England and NI appeared first on Nursing Times.