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• Will you be Dancing for Dignity this October?
  13/09/19

  October once again sees the Campaign hosting our Dancing for Dignity fundraising month.  

• National Dignity Council - Annual General Meeting
  13/09/19

  Skills for Care have once again generously agreed to host our AGM at their London office on the 19th Sept.

• News from the National Dignity Council
  13/09/19

  An update of the work our council members have been doing through the summer.

• Updated ‘Recommendations for CQC providers’ guide
  13/09/19

  Skills for Care has updated this guide which explains what CQC expects to see around recruitment and retention, learning and development and leadership and management, and how Skills for Care’s practical resources can help you to meet the standards.

• Going the Extra Step: A compendium of best practice in dementia care
  13/09/19

  The Housing Learning and Improvement Network used this year’s Dementia Action Week 2019 to gather and share examples of extra care schemes and other housing related community services supporting people with dementia to develop meaningful relationships.

• What is green dementia care?
  13/09/19

  Green dementia care, or nature-based dementia care, refers to indoor and outdoor experiences and activities that aim to promote health and wellbeing through interaction with nature for people living with dementia.

• Wearing hearing aid may help protect brain in later life
  13/09/19

  A new study has concluded that people who wear a hearing aid for age-related hearing problems maintain better brain function over time than those who do not. 

• Recruitment and retention support tools
  13/09/19

  Skills for Care has updated the recruitment and retention area of its website so that employers can easily access a range of support and tools to help them embed a values-based approach through each stage of the recruitment and retention process.

• Order your free recruitment and retention key cards
  13/09/19

  These key cards communicate the importance and benefits of using a values-based approach and provide handy tips and ideas.

• Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) report
  13/09/19

  Workforce Race Equality Standard 2018/19 CQC has published its Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) report for 2018/19.