Care Home News
Care home resident aged 88 who beat COVID-19 hailed as 'beacon of hope'
29 Apr 2020
‘Steady’ Eddie, an 88 year old care home resident in Wigan has been hailed as a "beacon of hope" after he recovered from COVID-19 after 10 days in hospital. Ash Tree House care home resident Eddie Moss was rushed.....
Coronavirus: Government extends testing to all care home residents and staff in England
29 Apr 2020
The health secretary has announced all care home residents and staff in England can now be tested for coronavirus 'whether they have symptoms or not'. This announcement comes after new figures released from.....
CQC reports over 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in care homes in England in past two weeks
28 Apr 2020
There have been 4,343 COVID-19 deaths in care homes in England in the past two weeks from 10 to 24 April, according to the care regulator. Death certificate data from the Care Quality Commission has now been.....
Families of NHS and care workers who die of coronavirus will get £60k payout
28 Apr 2020
Families of NHS and care workers killed by COVID-19 will get a £60,000 payout as health secretary announces life assurance scheme. So far, 82 NHS staff and 16 social care staff have lost their lives to coronavirus. Health.....
Coronavirus: Care Forum chief warns half of Welsh care homes could shut due to 'spiralling' costs
27 Apr 2020
The chair of Care Forum Wales has warned half of Welsh care homes are considering imminent closure or taking out loans. The Welsh social care leader Mario Kreft has warned the sector was already fragile before.....
One in four say care home staff have left their families to move in with residents during lockdown
27 Apr 2020
One in four say care home staff have left their families to move in with residents during lockdown, to shield them from potential exposure to the coronavirus, according to a study by the UK’s leading care home review website, carehome.co.uk......
Coronavirus: Military to run mobile testing for all care home staff
27 Apr 2020
The military will begin running mobile coronavirus testing units across the UK to test essential workers including care homes and the vulnerable where there is significant demand. The government has pledged.....
Care homes boost care workers' morale with counselling, free holidays and pay rises
27 Apr 2020
Free trips to Cornwall, pay rises and counselling are among morale-boosting incentives being adopted by care homes to thank care workers during the coronavirus pandemic, a poll by carehome.co.uk reveals. A.....
Free, impartial advice for care homes on dealing with complaints
24 Apr 2020
Care home owners and managers can now access a new guide packed with free, impartial advice on how to deal with complaints. The guide by Business Companion, part of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.....
Care home residents tell the world to keep smiling
24 Apr 2020
"Smile a lot", phone a friend when you feel down and "support each other" - that’s the message from care home residents who are keen to give advice on how to keep calm in a crisis. The coronavirus may be.....
Government urged to increase Carer's Allowance during pandemic
24 Apr 2020
Carers UK is calling on the government to increase Carer’s Allowance in the wake of findings that unpaid carers are feeling "overwhelmed" and at risk of "burning out" during the coronavirus outbreak. The.....
102-year-old in care home makes public smile with TikTok dance
23 Apr 2020
Aged 102-years-old Percy Mann has been busting some wacky moves in his care home and his energetic dancing has been captured in a TikTok video. The retired policeman is living in lockdown in his Glasgow.....
Think tank calls on government to recognise care workers 'heroic contribution' to pandemic
23 Apr 2020
The think tank IPPR is calling on the government to recognise the ‘heroic contribution’ care workers are making during the coronavirus pandemic. In its report, Care Fit for Carers, the think tank cited polls.....
Care home workers lift residents' spirits with lockdown dance to Amarillo song
23 Apr 2020
Care workers in care homes in the UK are finding life a lot easier since they began dancing to the hit song '(Is This The Way) to Amarillo?' during the coronavirus pandemic. The song, originally sung by.....
Coronavirus: 20,000 households to take part in test to track infection and levels of immunity
23 Apr 2020
Over 20,000 households in England are to take part in a major new government study to track COVID-19 in the general population. The study aims to improve understanding around the current rate of infection.....
Doorway bingo and TikTok make care home residents laugh in lockdown
22 Apr 2020
Doorway bingo and TikTok are proving popular amongst the elderly and disabled, as care homes come up with new ways to make residents laugh in lockdown, research by carehome.co.uk shows. The voice of a care.....
Virtual visits and waving through windows have become the norm in care homes
22 Apr 2020
Virtual visits and waving through windows have become the norm in care homes across the UK, due to families being unable to physically see their relatives during the pandemic. The pandemic has forced.....
D-Day veteran weeps with joy as care home gives him cushion of late wife's face
21 Apr 2020
A D-Day veteran living in lockdown wept tears of joy after his care home surprised him with a cushion that had his late wife's face printed on it. After his wife Ada died last year, 94-year-old Ken Benbow.....
Pandemic shines a light on danger of ageism
21 Apr 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic which has spread across the world has shone a light on the danger of making sweeping generalisations about people due to their age. In recent weeks, we have seen very concerning.....
Coronavirus care home deaths quadruple in seven days
21 Apr 2020
The number of people dying of COVID-19 in care homes has quadrupled in one week, according to the Office for National Statistics. Coronavirus deaths in care homes in England and Wales has soared to 1,043.....
Nine in ten care home staff say government should be doing more to source PPE
20 Apr 2020
Nine in ten care home staff say the government should be doing more to source PPE as well as test residents and care workers for COVID-19, according to new research. The survey by leading online care home.....
CQC books coronavirus tests for almost 12,500 care workers
20 Apr 2020
A total of 12,422 care workers will get coronavirus tests arranged by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The care watchdog has contacted adult social care providers at 24,590 locations and confirmed.....
Care homes refuse to readmit hospital patients not tested for COVID-19
20 Apr 2020
The owners of 17 care homes have refused to readmit hospital patients, unless they test negative for COVID-19. Care homes in Somerset have taken a stand against North Somerset Council and their CCG to protect.....
Coronavirus left off death certificates of people dying at home and in care homes
17 Apr 2020
Doctors are under reporting coronavirus on the death certificates of people they suspect have died of the virus in care homes and in private homes, a whistleblower claims. Some doctors are opting to write.....
Care home residents back public appeal for care workers and volunteers
17 Apr 2020
The public are being urged to become care workers and volunteers by residents at care home group Caring Homes to protect the elderly and disabled from the "rising threat" of coronavirus. Residents at Caring.....
Coronavirus: Health minister comes under fire with launch of new care worker badge
16 Apr 2020
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock came under fire yesterday when he announced his launch of his new care worker badge. After the announcement, hundreds of people took to Twitter to complain about.....
Coronavirus: Welsh government to give extra £40 million to support adult social care
15 Apr 2020
Minister for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething, has announced an extra £40 million to support adult social care services during the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will help meet the increased.....
A quarter of Scotland's coronavirus deaths are in care homes
15 Apr 2020
A quarter of deaths in Scotland involving COVID-19 are happening in care homes, according to National Records of Scotland (NRS). Some 237 people have died in care homes of COVID-19 out of the 962 deaths.....
COVID-19: Nationwide testing for all symptomatic care home staff and residents 'within days'
15 Apr 2020
Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced COVID-19 testing will be provided to all symptomatic care home residents and social care staff in England ‘within days.’ According to the government, currently.....
COVID-19: Care homes forced to pay VAT on PPE but NHS is exempt
14 Apr 2020
Care leaders have questioned government VAT charges on PPE and testing kits for care home staff during coronavirus pandemic. Leaders from the National Care Association and Care England have asked the treasury.....