With demand for palliative and end of life care rising sharply, RCN Wales warns that services across Wales are under severe pressure and urges action to secure fair access, sustainable funding and a strengthened nursing workforce.
Rhian Smith was 19 when, feeling a little lost after A-levels, she answered a newspaper advert for nursing home care staff in Guernsey. Fast forward another 19 years and her experiences along the way have led her to become Hoop Recruitment’s Director of Nursing & Healthcare in Wales.
Lakeside House is a family-owned care home in Cardiff. Each week, 2–5-year-olds from Blue Door Nursery and Blue Door Out of School visit Lakeside House to perform songs and stories, play games and talk with the residents.
