HCPA’s SMILE team held their first pop-up cinema event on the 28th of October where guests were treated to a South Pacific themed event with fresh fruit, mocktails, and popcorn! The pop-up cinema was very well received with plenty of positive feedback, with many...

Gardening is good for our morale and our community project, aimed at getting care home residents, staff and neighbours involved in gardening, has been shortlisted in Tesco’s Bags of Help initiative. But we need your help to win the top prize of £12,000 so we can help...

#SCCWeek - 7 to 11 November 7 to 11 November is Social Care Commitment Week, a full week dedicated to celebrating your commitment and achievements. During the week, you can join in the fun and celebrate your success by printing off a ‘we’re signed up’ sign and...

Dignity is a challenge to good practice in health and social care and in order to ensure that staff understand how to put dignity issues at the centre of all their care activities and how they can use this to promote independence, quality training is essential....

Why antibiotic use is important: Antibiotics are a vital tool for modern medicine. Not only for the treatment of infections such as pneumonia, meningitis and tuberculosis. We also need them to avoid infections for example during chemotherapy, caesarean sections and...

  CQC would like your help in understanding the impact of their 'Registering the right support' guidance, which they published in February 2016. 'Registering the right support’ sets out for registration applicants, CQC's expectations of services for people with a...

A quick guide for care home managers. Poor oral health can affect people’s ability to eat, speak and socialise normally.  People living in care homes are at greater risk of oral health problems for several reasons: Long-term conditions (including arthritis,...