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How Are Care Homes Regulated?

28th May 2021

Care Homes are regulated by the CQC regardless of whether they are operated by the NHS, local organisations or privately run. This aims to ensure that the highest standards are met and kept within all UK care homes and residents ...

How Much Do Care Homes Cost?

28th April 2021

The cost of living in a care home will vary all over the country, and will depend on the level of care you or a loved one will require, where you/they live, your savings and the care home provider. It is important to be aware o ...

When Can Someone Be Admitted to a Care Home?

1st April 2021

People move into care in a variety of circumstances, but for each person, it’s considered a major life event. A question many individuals and families ask is why they should choose a care home and how to know when it’s the right ...

Alpine at Christmas

24th December 2019

Our last edition from our Christmas Blog series is from our Residential Home Alpine in Sevenoaks. This blog is from our award winning Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator Helen Couldridge who recently won the South East great British ...

Christmas at The Hollies

24th December 2019

Our penultimate entry in our Christmas Blog series comes from our Manager Gladys at The Hollies Residential Home in Tunbridge Wells. Gladys’s blog gives us an insight in to the importance of a resident let community and also abo ...

Christmas at St Catherine's

23rd December 2019

Here is another edition to our Christmas Blog series. Today’s is from our manager Amanda of our Nursing Home St Catherine’s in Sheffield. “Here at St Catherines we organise our Christmas throughout the year making sure it’s ...

Christmas at Park Beck

20th December 2019

Edition 3 in our Christmas Blog Series highlighting how our homes celebrate the festive period comes from our Residential Homs Park Beck in St Leonard’s-on-Sea. The home’s manager Steve talks us through their active Christmas. ...

Christmas at Linden Manor

16th December 2019

Here is the next edition in our Christmas Blog Series, today's is from our Award Winning manager of our Residential Home Linden Manor in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. "Here at Linden Manor, we are passionate about the festiv ...

Christmas at Westlands

11th December 2019

December is a really busy and special time of year in our homes. Here our manager from our home Westlands in Wellingborough talks about how they get ready for December and the Christmas period. 'Preparing for Christmas here ...

Leisure & Lifestyle Champions!

2nd October 2019

On the 21st September Regal Care Trading and Nicholas James Care Homes were celebrating our finalists at this year’s Kent Care Awards hosted by the Kent Integrated Care Alliance. We are really proud that at this year’s awards t ...