Royal College of Nursing Wales

18/06/2026

As part of , we're delivering a to care homes across Wales.

Staff can elevate their practice with useful professional resources, including journals and online literature, or find their new favourite book with our selection of recreational reads.

What are some of your favourite books or articles about care home nursing?

Championing Social Care

18/06/2026

Do you know a nurse or midwife who has improved the care of people through evidence-based innovations to deliver and/or influence change?

Nominate them for our Research, Innovation and Digitalisation in Nursing Award ➡️ https://bit.ly/4d6bwod

18/06/2026

Yesterday we loved visiting 's St Saviours Nursing Home and St Albans Care Home and Amaya's to meet the care teams and deliver cake for

17/06/2026

Care home nurses and carers are experts – and it’s time they’re recognised as such.

In this powerful opinion piece, lead nurse Katharina says, "We must work together to ensure the right decisions are made for our residents."

Read the article ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Ztlyts

We must collaborate to ensure the right decisions are made for our residents, says Katharina, a lead nurse and palliative care champion in a care home

17/06/2026

What does leadership in a care home really look like?

For Care Home Open Week, Hallmark Greenhill Manor Luxury Care Home Manager Georgiana shares her journey from bedside nursing to managing a large care home – and the lessons she’s learned about people, purpose and resilience.

🔗 Read Georgiana’s powerful blog post: https://bit.ly/4uCtUfb

Hallmark Luxury Care Homes

17/06/2026

Due to popular demand, we're running an additional online RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards 2026 Q&A session.

This is your opportunity to ask questions and receive top tips before submitting your nomination ahead of the deadline in a couple of weeks.

Join us on Teams tomorrow, Thursday 18 June from 12noon-1pm: https://bit.ly/44dp1hB

17/06/2026

During Care Home Open Week, we’re shining a light on the incredible nursing staff working in Wales’ independent health and social care sector.

Meet our two previous RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Independent Sector Award winners:
✨ Kiera Jones MBE, Lead Nurse at Skanda Vale Hospice – a champion of person centred palliative care, fundraiser, Soul Midwife and tireless advocate for equity in end of life support
✨ Kevin Jones, Registered Manager at Bryn Marl Nursing Home – a leader who puts dignity first, embraces innovation and builds meaningful connections across generations and communities.

The recognition they received through their awards helped open up new opportunities to share their insights – from contributing to debates, discussions and RCN publications to receiving media training and helping raise the profile of independent health and social care nursing in Wales.

Know someone like Kiera or Kevin? Someone whose compassion, leadership or innovation deserves recognition?

🌟 Nominations for the RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards 2026 are open and you can nominate in the Independent Sector category online: https://bit.ly/43NLjUZ

16/06/2026

Another packed day of .

Today, we visited Ty Coch carehome.co.uk and Hallmark Penylan House Luxury Care Home in Cardiff, Park House Court Nursing Home in Tenby, and RCN North Wales Branch held a conference on primary care and nursing home support.

Each home pulled out all the stops including World Cup bunting, balloons, flags and even a football shootout area.

Get involved this week by tagging us on social media to how you are celebrating amazing care and patient outcomes this week.
Championing Social Care

16/06/2026

Hallmark Penylan House Care Home, Clinical Care manager, Precious Mzizi, sums up what social care is all about for

16/06/2026

Did you know Royal College of Nursing members working in care homes can join our Care Home Network?

It’s a supportive space to share best practice, solve challenges together and strengthen nursing in social care.

If you provide nursing care in any type of home, this network is for you. Learn more and join today ➡️ https://bit.ly/39AXiig

Supportive environment for RCN members to help improve nursing in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.