Northern Ireland Independent Care Awards 2017 Thursday 5th October Malone Lodge Hotel, Belfast At 7pm Lead Sponsor – Kingscrest Award Categories                                                     […]

There was cause for celebration at Hutchinson Care Homers recently as they were awarded the EFQM ( European Foundation for Quality Management ) Recognised for Excellence Award at a ceremony at The Clandeboye Lodge Hotel , Bangor.   Hutchinson Care Homes  Celebrate First Care Home EFQM  Recognised […]

  Dear All   I would like to inform you of our recent success at the British Journal of Nursing Awards on Friday 10th March 2017 in London.   Alana Irvine was named as the Nutritional Nurse of the Year at the British Journal of Nursing Awards […]

MACKLIN CARE HOMES HONOURS LONG SERVING STAFF  PRESS RELEASE 24 January 2017   Staff members at the family-run Macklin Care Homes in Northern Ireland have been honoured for their tireless work and dedication to the care of their residents over the last 30 years. Over 100 employees […]

Bluebird Care Coleraine win at the Women in Business Awards 2016   Domiciliary care provider Bluebird Care Coleraine scooped the Excellence in IT award at the sixth annual Women in Business Awards held in Belfast on the 17th November. The award win follows Bluebird Care Coleraine’s implementation […]

  Belfast Care Home Bradley Manor held a very special event recently for Vincent Wilson, one of its residents. Vincent and his wife Margaret decided to celebrate 50 years of marriage by renewing their vows at the Life Cafe in Bradley Manor. The big day started out […]

Pauline Warns Stephen Nolan of Inevitable closures of care Homes click here to hear interview

Hospital Bed Blocking costs NHS England £900m per year click to read article

CLick here to hear interview with Radio Foyle   Click here to Interview with Good Morning Ulster

Interview with Maggie Taggart on the issue of delay discharges from Hospital and the critical issues the care home and home care sector is facing.  Click here to hear interview

Paulines interview with Conor Bradford on Rating System in care Homes click here to hear interview

Pauline Shepherd Interview with Evening Extra on 26th November explaining the pressures on the Care Home Sector.  Interview can be heard by clicking on this link.

Ration Ulsters interview with Janet Montgomery, Hutchinson Care Homes.  Janet reports on how Four Seasons are not the only Care Homes facing similar Challenges.  Click here to listen to the interveiw

Nolan Ulster Radio Programme – covering the closures of four seasons homes and the pressure care homes are currently facing. I was asked to participate in this programme to discuss the impact on care home providers – please click here to listen to the broadcast Pauline Shepherd

Seven of Four Seasons Care Homes to close as they are not financially sustainable.  Interview with Pauline Shepherd followed by the Health Minister, Simon Hamilton on Radio Ulster on the 23rd November 2015. Follow this link to listen to the interviews

Discussion on the impact the National Living Wage will have on health Care providers broadcast on Radio Ulster on the 30th October. Follow this link to listen to the interviews