Union Jack hats, flags and royally themed tableware set the scene for coronation street parties and activities at four Devon care homes over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Care home residents from Southern Healthcare care homes in Seaton, Exeter, Plymouth, and Dawlish celebrated the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
A care home group is set to more than double in size to meet the needs of an ageing population across the South of England, following a £3.4-million investment from BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland.
BN Care has operated three care homes since 2017 – Hay House and The Dales in Exeter and St Vincent’s in Sussex. BGF was...
A pilot scheme designed to ensure that our most vulnerable residents receive high quality care from the top down is being launched.
Plymouth City Council, in partnership with NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group and Plymouth Community Health Care, is launching its leadership programme, which will initially be piloted in 15 care homes before being rolled across the city. It will be...
The proportion of people dying at home or in care homes increased from 38% in 2008 to 44% in 2012, according to a new report on end of life care, ‘What We Know Now’, from Public Health England’s National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN).
This evidence suggests that around 24,000 more people died at home or in care homes in 2012 compared to four years ago, reflecting the...
Police working on an ongoing investigation into alleged abuse at a number of care homes in Devon have now arrested a total of seven people in relation to the enquiry.
The care homes under investigation are Teignmead in Teignbridge, Veilstone in Bideford and Gatooma in Holsworthy.
Those arrested are three people from Teignmouth (a man aged 67, a man aged 39 and a woman aged 26...
