Archive for December 2013

Occupancy rates in care homes has dropped significantly over the past few years, with results now in to confirm that they are at an all time low of under 90%. Lower fees across the board posed by local authorities constantly looking to make cuts in their care budgets is exerting significant pressure on operators. At…

Due to reports and innovative new approaches aimed at improving the well-being of people living with dementia, Milkwood Care host Sport and Recreation events in all of our homes. Through local partnerships, we offer residents in our care the chance to look back, discuss and share their favourite moments of sport through the decades. Our…

Lively debates have been sparked over recent prosposed changes to the NHS’s approach to dealing with malnutrition. It has been well documented that ‘93% of of the 1million older people affected by malnutrition are in the community’. With hospitals now reporting that a third of older patients are malnourished upon admission, it has suggested that…