Care Home News
Care UK acquire three West Yorkshire care homes
31 Aug 2012
One of the UK’s largest care home providers, Care UK, have announced the acquisition of three new care homes, having purchased the West Yorkshire-based Whitwood Care portfolio. The three care homes are.....
New Carlisle dementia unit gets the go-ahead
30 Aug 2012
Construction on a state-of-the-art dementia unit in Carlisle will begin next month, after the Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust confirmed a £2.6m investment. The development will see the Ruskin Unit.....
Care provider apologises for abuse of resident
30 Aug 2012
The managing director of Denestar Ltd has spoken of her disgust when learning that two employees, working at Oakfoss House care home in Pontefract, had subjected an 89-year-old female resident to violence and verbal abuse. A four-month.....
Anglesey's care homes face being sacrificed for new forms of care
29 Aug 2012
The Isle of Anglesey County Council looks on a course to clash with its communities regarding the future of several care homes, after announcing a comprehensive review that does not rule out closures. Plans to close Garreglwyd.....
Newfield Lodge, Castleford, welcomes first resident
29 Aug 2012
Midlands and North of England based Ideal Care Homes have opened a new, state-of-the-art care facility in Castleford, with the help of the Deputy Mayor of Wakefield and councillor Brian Holmes, who turned up to see the home welcome.....
UK families unprepared to cope with the challenges of dementia
28 Aug 2012
Research from leading care provider Bupa Care Homes and the estimates that 40% of people in the UK would be unsure how to care for a loved one who developed symptoms of dementia, as well as being uninformed on what to expect.....
HC-One acquires fleet of specialist minibuses
28 Aug 2012
Residential care provider HC-One have unveiled a brand new fleet of 200 mobility minibuses, as the company looks to make a major impact on the lifestyle of older people in care. The 6.4m investment, made in partnership with Renault.....
The state pension system would "baffle even Einstein", says pensions minister
23 Aug 2012
Two hundred pounds a week – that’s how much the amount of state pension money paid out to pensioners can differ by according to the Department of Work and Pensions. That’s a difference of £10,000 a year and the DWP believes it is.....
Care packages for 20,000 older people could be funded if councils spent less on assessments and reviews, states report
23 Aug 2012
Annual home care packages for nearly 20,000 older people could be funded if councils reduced their expenditure on social care assessments and reviews to that of the most efficient councils. This would enable over £300 million to be.....
New care home in Chesterton to create over 50 jobs
22 Aug 2012
A new care home has been built in Chesterton which will create over 50 jobs in the local community. Opening to the public in September 2012, Chesterton Lodge is a £4.5m state of the art facility.....
New care home opens in Guildford
22 Aug 2012
A new 78-bed care home has been opened in Guildford by Anne Milton MP for Guildford as the first residents prepare to move in tomorrow, Thursday 23 August. Worplesdon View will provide quality residential and nursing care as well.....
Awards ceremony celebrating positive media contributions on older people's issues, to be hosted by Janet Street-Porter
21 Aug 2012
Janet Street-Porter will be hosting an awards ceremony this November dedicated to celebrating the best examples of media coverage regarding older people’s issues. The Roses acknowledge the best news reporting, photojournalism and.....
Community singing can improve the health of older people, research finds
21 Aug 2012
Singing has always been able to lift one’s spirits, but new research has shown it can also improve the health of older people, especially when they are involved in community singing programmes. The findings revealed that singing groups.....
New chair in dementia at the Institute of Mental Health in Nottingham
20 Aug 2012
The Institute of Mental Health in Nottingham has appointed Dr Tom Dening as its chair in dementia, a new position which is jointly funded by Nottinghamshire Healthcare and Barchester Healthcare. Dr.....
PJ Care announce new chief executive officer
20 Aug 2012
Johann Van Zyl has been announced as the new chief executive officer at PJ Care. Originally from South Africa, Johann Van Zyl has over 25 years of experience in the international business arena. He has worked as a company executive,.....
Anchor launches online survey to help upgrade website
17 Aug 2012
Care home provider Anchor have taken an innovative approach to website development, having launched an online survey that allows visitors to anchor.org.uk to report on the userability of the site and offer opinions on how it could.....
Assisted dying request fails in High Court
17 Aug 2012
Chief executive of the Dignity in Dying campaign, Sarah Wootton, believes that focus should be on Parliament to provide the UK with appropriate laws on assisted dying, after yesterday saw two high-profile legal challenges to secure.....
Response on today's unconfirmed media speculation on funding cap for social care
16 Aug 2012
Care costs will be capped at £35,000 if articles in today’s newspapers are true. The UK media is leading with news that the Prime Minister has committed the coalition to meeting the costs of a cap on care at the next spending review,.....
Plans to reduce heart disease in Wales launched by Welsh government and NHS
15 Aug 2012
A major new health plan to tackle heart disease is underway in Wales. Launched by health minister Lesley Griffiths, it will focus on prevention, earlier diagnosis and treatment to reduce incidence of cardiac disease. 'Together.....
Police train with care home provider to learn how to treat and care for those with neurological conditions in Milton Keynes
14 Aug 2012
Trainee police officers across the Thames Valley are participating in a scheme enabling them to understand the needs and concerns of different groups in their local community. In Milton Keynes, PJ Care - one of the first care.....
New director of fundraising at Alzheimer's Society
14 Aug 2012
has announced its new director of fundraising is Liz Monks who will take up the post on Monday 10 September. Liz has worked in the not-for-profit sector for 16 years and is leaving her role as director of supporter.....
British Association of Social Workers urges government to impose "statutory regulation on the employment of care staff"
14 Aug 2012
The British Association of Social Workers is urging the government to ‘impose statutory regulation on the employment of care staff, so that the proposed Code of Conduct can be properly enforced’, following the Winterbourne View serious.....
Care home provider helps The Gurkha Welfare Trust
13 Aug 2012
A South coast care provider is helping The Gurkha Welfare Trust to open a second residential home for ex-servicemen and their dependants in Nepal. Retired Gurkha and manager-designate Punendra Limbu spent two days at Colten.....
Montessori learning helps residents with dementia at Essex care home
10 Aug 2012
The owners of Retirement Villages Ltd, who operate ten care homes located in the South of England and the Midlands, claim to have achieved positive results from incorporating the Montessori method of learning into one of their care.....
Renewed efforts to reach Bryneithin care home solution
10 Aug 2012
Vale of Glamorgan councillors are looking to reassure concerned parties that the best long-term decision will be made in relation to the future of Bryneithin care home, as negotiations are declared under way. Bryneithin has been.....
£50,000 prize offered to combat isolation in the elderly
10 Aug 2012
The charity Nesta is offering a £50,000 prize to an organisation that can design an innovative project to help combat isolation in the elderly. Isolation is a major factor impacting on older people's well-being.....
Investors in People gold status secured by Ideal Care Homes
09 Aug 2012
The Yorkshire-based Ideal Care Homes has been successful in securing an Investors in People gold standard at the first attempt, after the provider’s employees impressed inspectors over a portfolio of thirty-six care accommodations. Encouraged.....
National Community Meals Week to attempt World Record
09 Aug 2012
October 1 will see the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) attempt a World Record, as for National Community Meals Week the association invites care caterers across the UK to serve the same two-course meal to service users. Online.....
Profile: Chai Patel who fled Uganda as a teenager and is now boss of HC-One
08 Aug 2012
Chai Patel says he is an "eternal optimist" and this is not surprising when you look at his meteoric rise from arriving in Britain as a poor immigrant to becoming the chairman of the third biggest care home provider in the country. Chai.....
Men will be living as long as women by 2030, according to new research
08 Aug 2012
Men will be living as long as women by 2030, according to new research from City University in London. The report ‘Gender Convergence in Human Survival and the Postponement of Death’ revealed that the decrease.....