Celebrating a birthday with pet therapy
Celebrating a birthday in residential care with pet therapy Do you enjoy caring for or looking after pets? One of our residents at Hargrave House (our care home in Essex) certainly does. As a special birthday...
Care home jobs – a rewarding career
In the UK, there are thousands of jobs that span across many industries and it can often be difficult to know where to begin. While it is completely possible to step into a job with ease and little guidance,...
What does freedom mean for care homes?
COVID-19 Freedom Day - What to expect in our care homes The health, safety and well-being of our residents and staff continues to be paramount at AgeCare Care Homes. We are continuing with a robust and...
What is residential care?
When investigating options for care for the elderly, people can often be left confused by the myriad of different terms and types of care on offer. Below we have listed the various terms that are used and an...
What is the CQC?
What does the Care Quality Commission do? The CQC is short for the Care Quality Commission. CQC is “an executive non-departmental public body of the department of health and social care of the UK.” It was...
Care homes to receive COVID vaccine
What does the Coronavirus vaccine mean for care homes? On December 2nd, 2020 the Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency (MHRA) approved the use of the Pzifer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination. The UK Government...
Could care homes avert the COVID lockdown?
Could care homes "cure" the COVID lockdown? Now that we are over six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the data shows that the virus is unfortunately most life-threatening to those past their 75th birthday....
Care home recruitment open day
Looking for a care home job in Cambridge? Waterbeach Lodge is happy to invite you to our first Recruitment Open Day on February 29th, 2020. On the day you will have the opportunity to talk to the management...
