Care Home News
Care homes urged to use Infection Control Grant to buy air purifiers to remove viruses such as Covid
29 Apr 2021
Care homes wanting to purchase air purifiers to remove viruses from the air are being reminded they can use the money from the government’s Infection Control Grant. In late March 2021, the government announced.....
Matt Hancock says he's 'working on' care home residents going out without 14-day isolation rule
29 Apr 2021
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said care home residents and their families may have some “good news" soon as the Government is “working on” how care home residents can leave their care homes for trips out and return safely without.....
Care Home Open Week aims to celebrate inspirational people living and working in care homes
28 Apr 2021
Care homes all over the UK are being invited to participate in Care Home Open Week which is being run as a virtual event this year in order to keep everyone safe and Covid secure. Championing Social Care,.....
New luxury care home in Beckenham promises 'real sense of community and independent living'
28 Apr 2021
Care home provider Signature Senior Lifestyle is looking to give people ‘a real sense of community’ with the unveiling of 100 ‘five star’ private apartments in Beckenham. Signature Senior Lifestyle’s latest.....
Boris Johnson under fire from care leaders and MPs demanding social care reform in Queen's Speech
27 Apr 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been sent a letter by care leaders, MPs and Peers, calling on him to include social care reform in the Queen’s Speech this May because ‘the sector is on its knees’. ‘1948.....
104-year-old asks Nicola Sturgeon: ‘You’re opening pubs. What about us?’ in care home visiting appeal
27 Apr 2021
A 104-year-old care home resident has made a video message appeal to Scotland’s First minister telling her “All I want, most of all, is to see my kids. Come on Nicola, you have to do something for us”. ‘Time.....
Care homes fear mandatory vaccination will lead to exodus of workers
26 Apr 2021
The vaccination rate for care home staff remains below the target set by scientists in most of England’s local authorities and managers are concerned a government move towards mandatory vaccinations will lead to an exodus of care.....
Care home resident with terminal cancer marries partner who says 'he's my soulmate'
23 Apr 2021
A Derbyshire care home resident with terminal lung cancer has married his partner of 18 years after a special marriage licence was granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Jeff Thomas, aged 72, was diagnosed.....
Social care is low on list of priorities as government rushes to tackle football super league 'threat'
22 Apr 2021
The government has moved far quicker to tackle the threat of a new football super league than it has in reforming the care of older and vulnerable people, says the chair of the Independent Care Group. The.....
Fitness guru Mr Motivator to host live workouts for care home residents in Essex
22 Apr 2021
Mr Motivator, famous for his TV lycra-clad workouts, will be hosting a live exercise session for more than 70 care homes across Essex in a drive to help residents and staff become “healthier and more active”. The.....
Care home offers virtual IT classes to help elderly combat loneliness
22 Apr 2021
A Loughborough care home has been hosting Zoom workshops to help residents connect with family and friends online and is now branching out to the elderly in the local community “who may be struggling” with technology to gain some.....
Calls for Covid-19 vaccine to be made mandatory condition of care home employment in Wales
21 Apr 2021
There are growing calls to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for care workers working in care homes in Wales as a condition of their employment to protect residents from the virus. The plea from Care Forum.....
London Mayor wants to add care workers to keyworker cheaper homes list, if re-elected
21 Apr 2021
Care workers could be added to London’s key worker list for housing – giving them preferential access to affordable homes, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said. Sadiq Khan has said he wants to “recognise.....
Care home residents go on virtual world trip immersing themselves in different cultures
20 Apr 2021
Residents and team members at Sunrise Senior Living UK and Gracewell Healthcare Ltd are setting sail on a 12-week journey visiting new countries from the comfort of their care homes. The ‘around the world.....
Avatara secures £1.5m funding package to acquire Dorset care home
20 Apr 2021
Avatara Inc Ltd has secured a £1.5m refinance and acquisition funding package to launch a new care home in Dorset to complement its sister home Casterbridge Manor. The company used the funding from ThinCats.....
Care workers in South Yorkshire to be offered pay rise
19 Apr 2021
The majority of care home workers across Barnsley are to be offered a pay rise above the national living wage in recognition of their ‘hard work during the pandemic.’ This outcome is a result of an agreement.....
Wiltshire care home residents cycle 4,000 miles in a month to raise money to revamp lounge
16 Apr 2021
Staff at a care home in Wiltshire have cycled 4,000 miles on an exercise bike in one month to raise funds to refurbish the residents' lounge. During the 31 days in March, the staff from Brendoncare Froxfield cycled the.....
Nicola Sturgeon promises National Care Service and national wage for care workers
15 Apr 2021
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is promising to create a National Care Service and National Care Wage, if her SNP party is re-elected in May. The SNP leader’s election manifesto pledged to take.....
'I resigned three times' during pandemic, care home manager reveals on Caring View show
14 Apr 2021
The uphill struggle facing care home managers who battled to keep residents safe for over a year against a “backlash” of complaints during the Covid pandemic, was laid bare in a new chat show last night with manager Dawn Bunter admitting.....
Care England calls for 'change in funds and commissioning process' for future of adult social care
14 Apr 2021
Care England has called for a move away from a “crisis orientated system” to one which “maintains choice, autonomy and control” to resolve long-standing issues in the adult social care market as a result of Covid-19. In.....
Government proposes making Covid vaccine mandatory for care home staff due to low take up
14 Apr 2021
The Department for Health and Social Care has launched a five-week consultation on whether to make the Covid vaccine compulsory for care home staff in England, after revealing staff vaccination is less than 80 per cent in over half.....
East London to get new care home where residents have jobs to give them 'sense of purpose'
14 Apr 2021
Wanstead in East London is getting a new care home which pledges to promote “independence and dignity” by giving residents jobs to give them a “sense of purpose”. Westgate Healthcare is opening Chestnut Manor,.....
UK's first LGBT+ retirement village to open in summer 2021
13 Apr 2021
The UK’s first LGBT+ retirement village is to open this summer, after securing £5.7m funding from the Mayor of London. Tonic Housing was set up in 2014 to address issues of loneliness and isolation of older.....
Care home residents celebrate pubs reopening with pints at a pop-up pub
13 Apr 2021
Residents at a care home in Surrey were drinking pints at a pop-up pub on the same day as pubs officially reopened across England. Residents at Kings Lodge Care Centre in Byfleet joined in the celebrations.....
Nottingham gets £10m care home with Sky Bar and vintage tearoom
12 Apr 2021
Nottingham is getting a £10m new care home which includes a Sky Bar with far-reaching views, a vintage tearoom and a cinema room with its very own popcorn machine. The luxury care home is opening in May and.....
Care managers host live chat show 'The Caring View' to make voices heard
12 Apr 2021
A chat show called ‘The Caring View’ - described as “a little like Loose Women” for social care - has been created by care managers to voice their views every Tuesday night about the care issues that really matter. The.....
Care home residents pick planet-friendly furniture in £1.4m green refurbishment
09 Apr 2021
People living in a care home in Cardiff have been deciding the eco-friendly furniture they want, as part of a £1.4m green refurbishment. The refurbishment project currently underway at Sunrise of Cardiff.....
Ban for over 65s leaving care homes axed but 'outrageous' 14-day isolation remains
09 Apr 2021
A blanket ban stopping people 65+ from leaving care homes to take trips outside - described as "mental abuse" - has been dropped from government guidance on the condition residents self-isolate for 14 days......
Five-year-old girl spends tooth fairy money on 'bags of love' for care home residents
08 Apr 2021
Five-year-old Amaya Thompson lost two teeth when her adult teeth start to grow through but instead of spending the tooth fairy money on herself, she used it to buy gifts for local care home residents. The.....
Matt Hancock says 80% of care home workers have had first vaccine dose
08 Apr 2021
Health secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed 80 per cent of all care home workers have had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, which he called “solid progress” but admitted no decision has been reached on compulsory vaccinations.....