Care Home News
Government told to scrap immigration visa fees and give care workers £10.50 minimum wage
28 Apr 2022
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has urged the government to remove all charges to immigration visas and set a minimum wage of £10.50 an hour for care workers in England to help alleviate the impact of workforce challenges. The.....
PM 'should resign' as government broke law discharging untested patients into care homes
27 Apr 2022
The High Court has ruled the government acted unlawfully when it discharged hospital patients into care homes without testing them for Covid, with the grieving daughters who brought the legal action saying the prime minister should.....
Refugee barber gives free haircuts to care home residents
26 Apr 2022
A barber who escaped from war-torn Syria has been saying thank you to the Inverclyde community who welcomed him with open arms, by giving free haircuts to care home residents. Mounzer Darsani has been offering.....
Bath care home to be one of first in UK to create a play garden for young and old
26 Apr 2022
A new care home opening in Bath is one of the first in the UK to create a play garden where young and old can enjoy playing together. The play garden at Hallmark’s Midford Manor in Bath will be inspired partly.....
MPs urged to vote down government's amendment to social care cap
25 Apr 2022
The Health Foundation and the King’s Fund have urged MPs in Yorkshire, the Midlands and North East to vote down the government’s social care cap amendment to save their poorer constituents from “crippling care costs”. The.....
Tomorrow's World TV producer says tech makes care home wife Tricia feel less alone
22 Apr 2022
The maker of the tech-driven BBC show Tomorrow’s World says digital media should be more available in care homes to end the isolation felt by people like his wife Tricia who lives with dementia. Michael Blakstad.....
Five care homes offering 353 beds sold for over £100 million
20 Apr 2022
Care home operator Hamberley Group has sold five of its 14 care homes for more than £100 million to real estate investment firm Rynda Healthcare but will immediately lease back three of the settings. The.....
Sajid Javid denies 'permanent crisis' as care shortages stall hospital discharges
20 Apr 2022
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid has rejected the idea that the NHS is in “permanent crisis” because of a lack of social care, despite tens of thousands of medically-fit people being stuck in hospital......
Former fitness coach aged 87 says care home inspired him to walk again
19 Apr 2022
An 87-year-old ex-fitness instructor says he has been inspired to walk again after hosting exercise classes for his fellow care home residents. Care home resident Ken leads the popular ‘Star Moves with.....
Care home group builds affordable homes for staff
19 Apr 2022
Care operator Parklands Care Homes is planning to build affordable homes for its staff to rent, in response to recruitment issues and a cost of living crisis. Parklands is building a £10 million-pound 58-bed.....
Care home opens dementia cafe serving coffee and support to the community
14 Apr 2022
A care home in Worcester has partnered with the Warriors Community Foundation to open a dementia cafe where tea, coffee and support will be served to "residents and the wider community." From 26 April, The Belmont.....
Memory books help 'timid' new care home residents settle in
13 Apr 2022
KraftKate'sCards aka Kate Renesto is helping new residents "break the ice" when they first enter a care home by creating memory books and table mats to initiate conversation starters. Ms Renesto works closely.....
Joe Wicks surprises care home resident on her 100th birthday
12 Apr 2022
TV presenter, social media personality and author Joe Wicks has surprised a care home resident in Sutton who was celebrating her 100th birthday. After seeing the care home residents take part in one of his.....
Benefits rise won't protect people from poverty, warns charity
12 Apr 2022
Benefits including pensions and Personal Independence Payments (PIP) rose by 3.1 per cent on 11 April, but the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has warned this won’t "protect people from hardship". Benefits.....
Adult social care vacancies almost double in a year to 10%
11 Apr 2022
Vacancy rates within the care sector have nearly doubled from 5.9 per cent in March 2021 to 10 per cent in March 2022, according to the latest monthly data from Skills for Care. The number of filled posts.....
Ideal Carehomes receives keys for its 30th care home development
11 Apr 2022
Ideal Carehomes has received the keys to its 30th care home development doubling its portfolio of care homes in the last five years. Haywood Lodge in Warwickshire has benefitted from a £12 million investment.....
Tips on recruiting foreign care workers and applying for UK visas
08 Apr 2022
New rules that came into force on 16 February this year mean care home and home care providers can now employ care workers from overseas through the visa sponsorship process. For a temporary period of 12.....
Care workers wear tutus and glitter to fundraise for struggling staff
08 Apr 2022
Care workers across Britain have been dressing up or dressing down in care homes and domiciliary care settings to raise vital cash for crisis-hit staff. The Care Workers’ Charity’s UK-wide fundraising event.....
House of Lords committee calls for evidence to remove 'invisibility' in social care
05 Apr 2022
The Adult Social Care Committee is inviting members of the public as well as adult social care experts to “submit evidence” to help understand how social care works and how “invisibility can be dismantled” for the people who it directly.....
Social care levy's £500m cash boost won't deliver a 'fair wage' say care bosses
05 Apr 2022
Care homes and home care services will receive £500 million from the new Health and Social Care Levy, to improve staff recruitment and wellbeing but care bosses say it won’t make councils pay an “honest” price for care to give workers.....
Care home visitors no longer need to test, but staff and residents will still get free Covid tests
02 Apr 2022
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that all care home visitors, apart from those giving personal care, will no longer have to test for Covid and tests will continue to be free for staff and residents, according to the government’s.....