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RDB Star Rating assessment process: everything you need to know
RDB Star Rating was founded in 1997, with the mission of improving and managing the quality of residential care across the UK. Over twenty years later, we have established ourselves as a benchmarking scheme in the care sector and have helped raised standards of care in countless residential care facilities. With the number of care…
Read MoreRDB wins Bronze in the UK Business Awards 2019
At the UK Business Awards on Friday, we were delighted to be the Bronze Winner in the Business Change or Transformation category.This was a much-deserved reward for us and gives us the recognition of the efforts and improvements we’ve made over the past year.RDB Star Rating is an independent, nationwide ‘quality’ inspection company committed to…
Read MoreRDB is shortlisted for UK Business Awards 2019
RDB Star Rating is proud to announce they have been shortlisted as a finalist in the UK Business Awards 2019.The company was developed as a nationwide, independent, quality benchmarking system, to transform the care sector into an industry that people can have confidence in and which is valued and respected by the public. The specific focus is to drive…
Read MoreRDB Star Rating website revamp!
RDB Star Rating are delighted to announce the launch of our new website and monthly blog! We’re very happy with the design of the new site and we hope that our clients, past, present and future find the new layout pleasing and easy to navigate through. Our website has undergone a complete refresh and is…
Read MorePractical recommendations for care providers
Care England, partners of the Quality Care Campaign and the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has welcomed the publication of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s good practice guide.Professor Martin Green OBE, chief executive of Care England, said: “The guide shares lessons from complaints to help adult social care…
Read MoreAge UK responds to spring budget
Earlier this month (14 March) the Government delivered the spring budget.Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK and co-chair of the Care and Support Alliance, said: “Not for the first time the Chancellor held out the prospect of unspecified amounts of ‘jam tomorrow’ for our beleaguered social care system, but only if a deal to…
Read MoreState of Ageing report shows radical rethink needed
A report named ‘The State of Ageing in 2019’, from the Centre of Ageing Better is calling for a radical rethink from the Government, businesses and charities.The radical rethink is to ensure the next generation of older people can experience a good quality of life as they age and make the most of the opportunities…
Read MoreEngland’s chief nurse sets out long term vision for NHS nursing
England’s top nurse today pledged to ensure the voices of nurses and midwives will be valued and heard across the NHS.During her maiden speech at the chief nursing officer (NCO) Summit in Birmingham, Ruth May said that the profession, while often considered by the public to be the most trusted, is too often undervalued and…
Read MoreEye changes could help detect Alzheimer’s
New research in the US suggests that changes in the eye could help indicate if someone has Alzheimer’s disease. The findings were published in Ophthalmology Retina.The researchers investigated whether changes to blood vessels in the retina – the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye – could be an early sign of the disease.Researchers…
Read MoreNHS to celebrate health and care heroes as it launches parliamentary awards
The NHS has launched a parliamentary awards scheme to celebrate and give national recognition to staff who go above and beyond the call of duty.The awards have been created to celebrate NHS staff, carers and volunteers – their hard work, innovative ideas and unwavering efforts to put patients first.MPs are now on the search for…
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