A fund-raising campaign for a brave little girl battling an incurable disease has been given a big boost – in the form a giant pink dragon cake. Three year old Nova Martin-Roxburgh needs three specialist supportive body suits to help her walk when she gets older. Ann Chapman, the manager of Pendine Park’s Bodlondeb care […]
A social care leader fears that giving the bulk of a new £48 million funding package to Welsh councils will be like “putting foxes in charge of hen house”. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, says that local authorities cannot be trusted to distribute the cash from Welsh Government fairly He said […]
Care home residents are belting out songs as part of their fitness regime. The people living in Pendine Park’s Penybryn home in Wrexham were in full voice as they enjoyed a SingFit session to aid their physical, emotional and mental health. It was led by enrichment and activities coordinator Elaine Lee who also organises regular […]
A care home was forced to draft in staff who have Covid-19 because it had nobody else to care for its 12 residents. The nightmare scenario happened at the Caledonia home in Holyhead where 11 of the residents have Coronavirus themselves. Owner Ann Bedford said the 15-bed home which specialises in dementia care only survived […]
Social media influencers like footballer Marcus Rashford and other celebrities from music, TV and film could have a vital role to play in persuading the public to wear masks to combat Covid according to a leading Bangor University academic. That’s the message from Professor Nathan Abrams who heads a ten-strong team from the university who […]
A social care leader is warning that a number of care homes in Wales will close unless an extra £250 million in funding is used to fix the “broken” system and tackle low pay in the sector. Mr Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, was speaking after the announcement by Prime Minister […]
Two former Royal Marines commandos are on a tough mission to help their community keep fit in mind and body. Adam White and Dan Harrison have just opened their new fitness centre in Rhos-on-Sea which is packed with over £100,000 worth of state-of-the art equipment to ensure they meet their objective. CXF Wellbeing, which is […]
Plans have been unveiled for a new “world class” dementia care home to provide vital services in Wrexham and create 100 jobs in the process. The Pendine Park care organisation say the state-of-the art 70-bed facility will be catering for the needs of the local community, with the number of people aged over 85 in […]
An Anglesey musician has spoken movingly how writing a song with nursing home residents conjured memories of his beloved late grandmother after being kept apart by the Covid-19 pandemic According to Tom Owen, the experience was all the more poignant because Coronavirus restrictions meant he was unable to see his 97-year-old gran, Elizabeth Owen, in […]
A social care leader fears the world could be hit by a new pandemic sooner rather than later. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, is concerned it could pose an even greater threat if it involves a vaccine-resistant virus. It was therefore, said Mr Kreft, vital that the inquiry into the current […]
