Care home news

HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the NHS with stroke rehabilitation to avoid millions being left with ... More

As the physical activity sector works to deepen its relationship with the health sector, a new study has revealed how exercise interventions can deliver proven ... More

Community benefit society Leisure in the Community (LITC) and 1Life Leisure Management Solutions (1Life) have agreed to go their separate ways after a long-standing 20-year ... More

Gyms are right near the bottom of the list in terms of places people have visited before a positive COVID-19 test, according to UK government ... More

Staff at sheltered accommodation are being trained to organise and lead their own strength and balance sessions for residents, as part of a project to ... More

Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in order to increase its impact across the full breadth of ... More

Sport Wales has revealed details of a new funding initiative designed to help people in Wales adopt healthier lifestyles. It is the latest in a ... More

The Scottish Government has been urged to create a register of accredited dementia-friendly attractions in the country to provide a boost to tourism and help ... More

Sports coaches and occupational therapists have teamed up for a new programme designed to engage people with learning disabilities. Social enterprise Sport for Confidence has ... More

A physical activity referral scheme is set to be introduced in the London Borough of Barnet to help increase levels of exercise among the local ... More

Failure to get older adults active could prove “catastrophic” for the health service and society, according to a new report to be released today (Wednesday ... More

A group of retirement homes is installing specialist fitness equipment because residents find traditional gyms intimidating, according to healthcare provider Bupa. Richmond Villages, owned by ... More

Morgan’s Wonderland – the San Antonio-based theme park which caters specifically to the disabled – has unveiled a revolutionary new technology for its guests in ... More

Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) is partnering Zurich Community Trust to launch a pilot scheme to get more older people active. The charitable social enterprise will ... More

Dance, yoga and Pilates classes will be made available to NHS staff as part of a new £600m fund designed to ensure Europe’s largest single ... More

The fast-approaching National Living Wage is either a great opportunity for the fitness industry to up-skill or a massive threat to the quality of staff, ... More

The NHS must make use of its funding lifeline in George Osborne’s Spending Review to invest in physical activity initiatives that will help safeguard its ... More

Physical activity should be embedded into every aspect of society, says ukactive, which will today (5 November) publish a new call-to-arms Blueprint urging the government ... More

Schemes centred on overcoming physical inactivity across the country are to benefit from a £5.4m tranche of National Lottery funding from Sport England. Sixteen projects ... More

ukactive has announced the high-profile shortlist of candidates aiming to join the new ukactive Board of Directors, to be helmed by recently-appointed chair Tanni Grey-Thompson. ... More

A new ‘care-hotel’ which claims to be the first of its kind in England, is to open in Stoke-on-Trent. The £2m Cambrian Care Hotel is ... More

Outline plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of Barry Island Pleasure Park, South Wales, have been given the green light by Vale of Glamorgan Council's planning ... More

Crieff Hydro resort in Perthshire has tabled plans for a £100m expansion of its facilities. The privately-owned resort's owners have submitted a Proposal of Application ... More

Glasgow City Council (GCC) has revealed that work has started on the £150m City Legacy Homes development - to be used as the 2014 Commonwealth ... More