Care Home News
Care home resident calls school visit programme 'best thing he has ever done'
29 Apr 2014
A resident at Willow care home in Chesterfield, who took part in a programme where the residents partnered up with children from Netherthorpe School, has called it the “best thing he has ever done”. Amore.....
Close monitoring of contract firms would slash costs in care homes
28 Apr 2014
Close monitoring of contract firms that offer catering and cleaning services to care homes could save the homes money, according to a boss of an award scheme for catering and cleaning services. A recent.....
Leading care home provider to consult on installing CCTV in its care homes
28 Apr 2014
HC-One, the third largest care home provider in Britain, is to carry out a consultation on installing visible CCTV cameras in all of its care homes. The care provider announced this radical decision, just.....
Care crisis beckons due to shortfall of family carers for older people, by 2017
24 Apr 2014
The number of older people requiring informal care will outnumber the amount of adult children or family members able to provide it for the first time in 2017. There will be a predicted shortfall of 160,000.....
Funding announced to protect older people next winter
23 Apr 2014
Volunteer-led projects aimed at helping older people stay healthy over the winter period are set to benefit from £2m of funding, the Government has announced. Projects which will support potentially vulnerable older people over.....
Puppy love cheers care home residents
23 Apr 2014
Residents at Richmond Court in Willington, County Durham, which is one of the Bondcare care homes, enjoyed a visit from man’s best friend for a Pets as Therapy session. Cockapoo, Golden Retriever and.....
Barchester signs for Cardiff care home development
23 Apr 2014
One of the UK’s largest healthcare providers, Barchester Healthcare has signed another 35-year lease agreement with leading care developer, Castleoak, this time for an 80-bed care home in Castleton on the outskirts of Cardiff......
Work experience initiative success for disability care home residents
22 Apr 2014
A work experience initiative launched in a Cambridgeshire care home has helped a third of its residents into some form of employment or work experience opportunity. Craegmoor’s Conquest House, part of the Priory Group, has.....
Former firefighter calls on Government to make fire sprinklers compulsory in care homes
17 Apr 2014
A fall in the number of fire fatalities in England show the benefits of increased enforcement of regulation and the installation of sprinklers, according to former firefighter and managing director of Safety Management UK (SMUK) Brian.....
Vital support is lacking during serious cases of sight loss
15 Apr 2014
Almost half of eye hospitals in the UK do not offer support to people who are going blind, according to research by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). The charity are looking to highlight the multiple barriers.....
Surrey care home assists live music charity with research programme
15 Apr 2014
Music’s capacity to help adults with dementia is the focus of a study at Banstead care home , in an attempt to discover more about the science and therapeutic benefits upon a mind suffering from memory loss. Carried.....
Lymington care home gets seal of approval from TV's Dr Hilary Jones
15 Apr 2014
Owners of Linden House, in Lymington, were pleased to welcome TV’s Doctor Hilary Jones to their public open day yesterday and even more delighted when he said that he was “absolutely blown away’ by the £7.5m facility. Dr.....
Diagnosing diabetes in elderly should be 'a priority'
15 Apr 2014
Everyone entering older age should be screened for diabetes to prevent the worsening of complications associated with the condition, according to a leading expert. Professor Alan Sinclair, director of the.....
GPs to offer better care for elderly, Skype consultations and extended opening hours
14 Apr 2014
GPs will offer elderly people personalised care, including individual care plans reviewed regularly with patients and carers by GPs, a named GP responsible for their care and same-day access to a GP when they need it, according to.....
CQC asks for views on 'new, independent and rigorous inspection regime'
10 Apr 2014
The Care Quality Commission is asking people who use and run health and adult social care services and the general public for their views on its new "rigorous" plans for inspecting and rating care services. Over.....
NHS could save £15 for every £1 invested in mental health early intervention
10 Apr 2014
Early intervention for mental health patients creates huge long term cost savings for the NHS and improves the lives of people struggling with illnesses such as schizophrenia and psychosis. The long term economic benefits of.....
Britain's oldest Rubik's Cube player keeps mind alert by solving 3D puzzle every day
10 Apr 2014
A ninety-five-year-old care home resident is keeping his mind alert and fingers nimble by solving the 3D puzzle every day. Bob Andrew, who is thought to be the oldest Rubik's Cube player in the UK, lives.....
Two Coventry City players show their support for dementia awareness
09 Apr 2014
University Hospital (UHCW), Coventry has received a visit from two local footballing favourites in support of its Forget-Me-Not campaign launched to raise awareness of dementia. Sky Blues goalkeeper Joe Murphy and midfielder Franck.....
Scientists turn back ageing process and regenerate living body parts for first time
09 Apr 2014
Scientists from Edinburgh University have succeeded in regenerating a living organ for the first time. The team from the Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh,.....
Third of UK adults would refuse to move ageing parents into their home
09 Apr 2014
The majority of adults would refuse, or need to seriously think about whether they would let their ageing parents move in with them if they required full time care. An in-depth study from Care UK of 2,000 people with parents.....
Specialist care home designed to dispel negative dementia care myths
08 Apr 2014
Growing care provider Colten Care Ltd has opened its latest new facility, the purpose-built Linden House based in Lymington. More than 150 guests attended the opening, including the town’s Mayor Anna Rostand,.....
People diagnosed with Parkinson's find hospitals to be scary places due to medication issues
08 Apr 2014
Care quality within hospital wards is the focus of a new report from charity Parkinson’s UK, which highlights a number of disturbing statistics adults with the condition face. Marking Parkinson’s Awareness.....
Extra Care Schemes favoured in £24m Carmarthenshire Council investment
08 Apr 2014
Site inspections of two extra care developments, in Carmarthen and Ammanford, have confirmed that work is progressing well on bringing this modern and versatile form of provision to the county. A joint project,.....
Australian government announces migration opportunities for skilled carers from the UK
04 Apr 2014
The Australian Government has announced plans to increase its migrant intake quota by 30,000 next year, and is encouraging skilled health profesisonals in the UK to find out about the migration opportunities available to them. The.....
New care guidance marks end to use of 'dangerous' and 'humiliating' face-down restrictive intervention
03 Apr 2014
The Government has pledged to reduce the use of ‘outdated’ restrictive interventions in all health and social care settings in new guidance set to help staff avoid the use of physical restraint. Through a new training programme.....
Information sharing and technology vital for achieving integrated health and social care system
03 Apr 2014
The Independent Commission on Whole Person Care was tasked by the Labour Party to examine not only whether an integrated healthcare and social care system was the best way forward for the UK, but also, how this system might be implemented......
King's Fund claim health and social care system 'no longer fit for purpose'
03 Apr 2014
Independent charity The King’s Fund has called for the health and social care systems to be over hauled after claiming they are no longer fit for the twenty-first century. The report, chaired by Kate Barker, business economist.....
Government pledges £4.5m to autism strategy to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day
02 Apr 2014
To coincide with World Autism Awareness Day, the Government has pledged £4.5m to the new initiative Think Autism which will improve adult autism services and create community-led awareness and support programmes. The Government.....
Charity urges Government to reduce learning disability deaths
02 Apr 2014
Leading learning disability charity, Mencap, is calling for the Government to set up a full National Learning Disability Mortality Review, which could help the NHS take the steps needed to address the fact that 1,200 people with a.....
Profile: 'Caring for my father was a privilege I wished had never ended,' says dementia campaigner Beth Britton
01 Apr 2014
When Beth Britton was 12, her father began to suffer from vascular dementia. He went 10 years without a diagnosis and during this time, she and her mother were his main carers. For Ms Britton, who has become.....