Category: Events

Falls and fractures in over-65s account for over four million hospital bed days in England each year. Falls Awareness Week (16th-22nd June) promote the services and interventions that can help reduce the risk of a fall.

Around a third of over-65s and half of those over 80 will fall every year. From 16th-22nd June Falls Awareness Week, run by Age UK, gives older people, relatives and carers the opportunity to find out more about the range of preventative measures available that can help reduce the risk of a fall, and encourages older people to get [...]

One in eight adults in the UK are carers. Carers Week (9th-15th June) celebrates and recognises the contribution of the UK’s 6.5 million unpaid carers who, through providing unpaid care, save the Government £119 billion a year.

Carers Week aims to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for. Hundreds of organisations such as Carers UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, and Age UK as well as individuals will be taking part in activities at a national, regional and local level to raise awareness of carers and the invaluable work they do.

Over 12,000 [...]

As a home care provider, we pride ourselves on delivering a high quality service which guarantees peace of mind. Last month we passed a routine inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with flying colours, meeting the standard for all criteria.

The purpose of the inspection was to check that essential standards of quality and safety were being met. The criteria and judgements are as follows:

• People’s views and experiences were taken into account, in the way the service was provided and delivered in relation to their care. People’s privacy, dignity [...]

With Worthing experiencing a rapid growth in its older population; and demand for home care beginning to outstrip supply, leaders in the Worthing community came together last Thursday to look at the issues facing its older residents regarding local home care provision.

The event, hosted by Comfort Keepers and aptly named ‘Connect with Care’, brought together a range of local health care professionals – from nurses to formal and informal care workers – local businesses, and residents, to highlight the growing demand for care in Worthing; [...]