A change for the better at Eagles Meadow shopping centre
A shopping centre has earned national recognition for the quality of its facilities for disabled people.
The disabled toilets at Eagles Meadow in Wrexham have been accredited by learning disability organisation Mencap and included on...
Don’t throw “good money after bad”, urges social care leader
A proposed new income tax to fund elderly social care would be “throwing good money after bad” unless there’s radical reform of the whole system, it’s been warned.
The idea for the tax of between...
£30m Welsh care homes bill is for “national scandal”
Angry care home owners in Wales say they're owed over £30 million in unpaid fees because of a legal battle that's been described as a "national scandal".
After more than three years of wrangling, the...
Changes will widen £40m black hole in social care funding in Wales
Changes to the way residential social care is paid for will widen the £40 million a year funding black hole, according to a social care leader.
Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales,...
DementiaGo…..Keep dancing with ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Russell Grant
As part of the Dementia Go physical activity programme for people living with dementia and their care-givers, Gwynedd Council is providing an afternoon of dance and fun with one of the stars of the...
Game-changer for £3 billion-a-year social care sector in Wales
The Welsh Government decision to include social care as one of five key priority areas for their new economic strategy has been hailed as a "potential game-changer" for the sector.
According to Care Forum Wales,...
Dementia sufferer to put her best foot forward with new walk and talk group
A woman diagnosed with early onset dementia is urging fellow sufferers to join her in a new walk and talk group.
Glenda Roberts was in her fifties when she was diagnosed with the condition, after...
Arthritis Charities Welcome Rheumatology Decision for Wales
Welsh Assembly Members have voted overwhelmingly in support of a motion calling on the Government to provide a fully dedicated rheumatology service for children living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) in South Wales.
The debate followed...
North Wales speech therapist named as star for initiative to prevent youngsters choking
A superstar speech therapist who developed a potentially life-saving system to minimise the risk of choking by children has received a top award.
Fiona Luff was stunned when Gary Doherty, Chief Executive of Betsi Cadwaladr...
Rock star Mike Peters to lead baton tour around North Wales in Hand Hygiene...
Rock star Mike Peters is to lead an Olympic-style baton tour around North Wales, as part of a Hand Hygiene crusade to help prevent the spread of life-threatening infections.
The Alarm front-man is among a...
