New care programme launched in Wales

Age Concern and Help the Aged in Wales have launched a new care programme called ‘My Home Life Wales’. The programme aims to improve the quality of life for care home residents, staff and visitors. The project will be led by John Moore, who managed a care home and worked for social services in Powys before joining Age Concern and Help the Aged. Funded by the Welsh Assembly’s Health Challenge Wales initiative, it is hoped that the My Home Life Wales programme will be rolled out across Wales after it has been piloted at eight care homes across the country. Mr Moore comments: ‘The programme is the first initiative in care homes to listen to and take on the views of residents, relatives and workers in this way. I’ve worked in social care for 13 years and I was really impressed by the My Home Life Wales goals and ethos.’ Find out more at the My Home Life website.