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Doctor giving encouragement to elderly patient

GPs urged to ensure care home patients have ‘living wills’ in place

Dementia Care Medical Solutions by Lee Peart on March 23, 2020

GPs have been asked to ensure care home patients suffering from the coronavirus have a ‘do not resuscitate’ order in place where appropriate.

Sutton nursing home named GSF Care Home of the Year

Best Practice Business Business Practice Care homes with nursing Case Studies Innovation Operators by Lee Peart on September 30, 2019

Chegworth Nursing Home in Sutton has been named Care Home of the Year 2019 by the National Gold Standards Framework Centre for End of Life Care (GSF).

Prime Minster announces £25m cash injection for hospices

Business Funding Legislation by Lee Peart on August 21, 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a £25m cash injection for hospices and palliative care services which support around 200,000 people at the end of their lives.

Belong achieves gold standard for end of life care

Best Practice Business Business Practice Care home groups Innovation Operators by Lee Peart on September 24, 2018

Belong Warrington achieves Gold Standard

Belong Warrington has achieved Gold Standards Framework (GSF) accreditation for its end of life care. The Belong village was awarded

Hospice equipment supplier revisits design of luxury rise and recline chair

Business by Emma Calder on October 27, 2017

A specialist furniture supplier is set to launch a newly designed version of its Arene rise and recline chair, which

Brunelcare celebrates care award success

Best Practice Business Care home groups Care homes with nursing Operators by Lee Peart on October 17, 2017

South West charity Brunelcare is celebrating after its Palliative Care Team at Robinson House care home scooped an award. The team took the ‘Palliative Care’ prize at the Care and Support West Awards 2017 held

CQC discovers postcode lottery for end of life care services across the UK

Best Practice Business Compliance by Rob Corder on May 9, 2016

The Care Quality Commission has found that one third of clinical commissioning groups have not assessed the end of life

Care homes told to ensure relatives and residents talk about end of life plans

Best Practice Business Research by Rob Corder on May 3, 2016

Care home managers are being urged to consult closely with family members about end of life decisions after it was

Birds Hill earns Quality Hallmark Award for second year in a row

Best Practice Business Compliance by Rob Corder on March 17, 2016

Birds Hill Nursing Home, a home specialising in end of life residential care, is among 80 residences across the UK