Care Home News
Care homes are thinking outside the box and offering potential, new residents virtual tours
28 Aug 2020
A growing number of care homes are thinking outside the box and are embracing technology so they can offer potential, new residents virtual tours of their setting. Since lockdown, care homes have closed their.....
Decision to exclude care home inspectors from weekly COVID-19 testing is 'extraordinary'
27 Aug 2020
The decision to exclude Care Quality Commission inspectors from weekly testing for coronavirus has been criticised as “extraordinary” and “very counter-productive”. The National Care Forum has written an.....
Lockdown: Husband records loving message for wife in care home – 'her eyes lit up on hearing his voice'
27 Aug 2020
John used to visit his wife in her care home daily until lockdown restrictions kept them apart, so he recorded a message telling her loved and missed her. The period of lockdown has been particularly challenging.....
Daughter of care home resident skydives for dementia charity despite being 'scared of heights'
26 Aug 2020
The daughter of a care home resident in Taunton has managed to raise £2,340 for the Alzheimer’s Society after she jumped out of a plane at 10,000ft, despite being “scared of heights”. Cheryl Clavey, who is.....
Last living survivor of Gresford mining disaster celebrates 100th birthday
25 Aug 2020
A care home resident, who is thought to be the last living survivor of the Gresford Colliery disaster that killed 266 miners, has celebrated his 100th birthday. Albert Rowlands was a 14-year-old lamp boy.....
All care workers in Wales to get full pay when off sick, with England urged to 'learn from Wales'
25 Aug 2020
All care workers in Wales are to be given full pay whilst off sick, or self-isolating due to coronavirus and Westminster is now being urged to "put this policy in place across England". Welsh Health Minister.....
NHS hospitals refused to admit care home residents and 'ordered not to resuscitate' during pandemic
24 Aug 2020
Some NHS hospitals operated a ‘no admissions’ policy for care home residents at the height of the pandemic and told care homes to put a blanket ‘do not resuscitate’ order on their residents, according to care home nurses. A.....
People discharged from hospital to get free home care and care home support from £588m funding package
24 Aug 2020
The government is to spend £588 million on helping people who require domiciliary care or care home support after being discharged from hospital. The funding is part of a three-billion pound package provided.....
Professional Care Workers Week will recognize 'dedication, hard work and resilience' of care workers
21 Aug 2020
The Care Workers Charity is hosting Professional Care Workers Week to boost the perception of social care in the public consciousness and show care workers they are appreciated. The week to celebrate care.....
Coronavirus: Care homes in Wales can have indoor visits from 29 August
21 Aug 2020
Care homes in Wales are allowed to have visits inside from Saturday 29 August, subject to COVID-19 levels remaining "favourable". First minister Mark Drakeford, speaking during the Welsh Government coronavirus.....
Severe obesity rising and care homes that cater for it 'hard to find' says LGA
20 Aug 2020
Severe obesity rates have soared but the Local Government Association (LGA) is warning ‘suitable and affordable care homes for clients with severe obesity are not easy to find’. Severe obesity has risen.....
AI face analysis app helps care workers detect pain in people with dementia
20 Aug 2020
Care workers can make use of artificial intelligence (AI) to detect whether a person with dementia is feeling pain, thanks to a new app launched in the UK that can interpret facial muscle movements. PainChek.....
Coronavirus: 'Colossal' insurance costs threaten to make care homes 'go out of business'
19 Aug 2020
A lack of insurance cover for the coronavirus and rising insurance renewal premiums are threatening to put care homes 'out of business', care leaders warn. Mike Padgham, managing director of https://www.carehome.co.uk/care_search_results.cfm/searchgroup/36154020SAIA|St.....
Coronavirus: Care homes in Northern Ireland get 'Rainbow Rooms' to give staff 'switch off' time
18 Aug 2020
Rainbow Rooms are being created in almost 500 care homes in Northern Ireland to give staff ‘much needed space and quiet time' to relax and 'switch off' during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rainbow Rooms idea.....
Care home manager's anger captured in film inspired by Coleridge poem
17 Aug 2020
A satirical film influenced by Samuel Coleridge’s famous poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' has highlighted the challenges faced by care home managers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The short film, titled.....
Care homes bring Tokyo Olympics to South East England
14 Aug 2020
The spirit of the Tokyo Olympics was ignited when care homes in Cambridgeshire, Bedford, Essex and Kent united to create a fun series of sporting events. The care homes owned by the group RCH Care Homes.....
Care leader demands 'second wave' money for social care this winter like NHS
14 Aug 2020
The co-chair of the Care Association Alliance is demanding social care be treated like the NHS and receive government money to protect it against a second wave of COVID-19 this winter. Melanie Weatherley,.....
Cheshire care home forced to close after council withdraws funding
13 Aug 2020
Ryan Care Residential in Runcorn is to close after local council withdrew funding due to ‘the detrimental effects of the economic climate and COVID-19.’ The family-run home, rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality.....
Intergenerational project launched to limit lockdown loneliness of care home residents
12 Aug 2020
The Together Project has launched a new campaign for the young and old to bridge the "divide" of lockdown loneliness which COVID-19 has created. The Hand in Hand Together project is an intergenerational activity.....
Childcare grant offered exclusively to care workers
12 Aug 2020
A new childcare costs grant up to the value of £2,000 has been launched exclusively for care workers. The childcare costs grants are available from the Care Workers Charity (CWC), as part of the charity's.....
Scotland's care home residents allowed three outdoor visitors at a time
11 Aug 2020
New rules have come into force this week allowing Scotland's care home residents up to three outdoor visitors from two households at any one time. The restrictions on access to outside visiting have been.....
Unsafe COVID-19 tests sent to care homes are recalled
10 Aug 2020
As many as 750,000 coronavirus testing kits sent to care homes and people’s homes are being recalled over safety concerns. Healthcare group Randox Laboratories says it is responsible for 17 per cent of the.....
Care provider fined £40,000 after resident with dysphagia chokes on doughnut
07 Aug 2020
A care provider and a care home manager have been ordered to pay nearly £47,000 in fines and court costs, after a 56-year-old with dysphagia choked on a doughnut. Ridgewood Care Services Limited, which runs.....
Demand for UK residential care is outstripping supply as thousands of smaller care homes face closure
06 Aug 2020
The care home sector is failing to keep up with the demand of residential care and the situation is set to worsen as thousands of smaller care homes face closure due to financial hardship caused by COVID-19, says a new report. The.....
Tributes paid to Northern Ireland's peacemaker John Hume who died of dementia
05 Aug 2020
Tributes have been paid at the funeral of civil rights campaigner John Hume, who helped deliver peace in Northern Ireland and died of dementia. John Hume, who lived in a care home and died aged 83, has been.....
School children sing happy birthday to centenarian from care home garden
04 Aug 2020
School children gathered in the garden of a care home in Wendover to sing a 'socially distanced' happy birthday to Ena Stanton who has reached 100. Ms Stanton who resides at Cherry Tree House also enjoyed a visit.....
UK's first learning disability dementia nurse will help 'huge swathe of people' without support
03 Aug 2020
The UK now has its first learning disability Admiral Nurse, with Dementia UK saying “we were aware of the huge swathe of people who we weren’t really reaching. We weren’t providing support for them”. Due.....
Coronavirus 90-minute test to be rolled out in care homes
03 Aug 2020
A new test that can detect COVID-19 and flu, and deliver test results within 90 minutes, is to be rolled out in care homes from next week. Able to distinguish between COVID-19 and other seasonal illnesses,.....
Barbara Windsor moves into care home and husband admits he doesn't regret decision
03 Aug 2020
Actress Dame Barbara Windsor has been moved into a care home full-time, after her Alzheimer's got worse during lockdown but her husband says the move is 'for the best'. The former EastEnders actress, aged.....