Care Home News
Care home in France uses trained sniffer dog to detect positive Covid-19 cases in residents
27 Aug 2021
Proven to be 48 hours quicker and less intrusive than a PCR test, Pokaa, a two-year-old golden retriever is working at a French care home to detect any positive Covid-19 cases in residents. Pokaa took up.....
Legal advice for care homes on compulsory Covid vaccinations
26 Aug 2021
From mid-November, all care home workers and volunteers will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless exempt. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2018, all Care Quality Commission (CQC)-registered.....
Leading care home jobs site warns of staffing crisis as it sees record levels of vacancies
25 Aug 2021
carehome.co.uk, the leading care home jobs site, is warning of an imminent staffing crisis due to the mandatory vaccination policy which comes into force on 11 November, as it sees its highest ever number of job vacancies. One.....
Care provider Vista Care bought for up to £4m
24 Aug 2021
Care provider Vista Care Solutions, which trades as Sunlight Care Group, has been bought for up to £4m by MBH Corporation, the owner of Newcastle-under-Lyme's Samuel Hobson House care home. Vista Care’s.....
Gogglebox star Mary Cook, who lived at a retirement village in Bristol, has died aged 92
23 Aug 2021
Mary Cook, who was known for her cheeky comments on Gogglebox alongside her friend Marina, has died in hospital with her family by her side at the age of 92. A statement issued by Channel 4 and Studio Lambert.....
Care Sector's Got Talent invites care workers to audition
20 Aug 2021
Whether it’s singing, dancing, comedy or magic, Care Sector’s Got Talent auditions have been launched to seek out the talents of care workers nationwide. Individual care workers and care teams across the.....
Care workers and 'emotionally wrecked' managers speak out about 'no job no jab' policy
20 Aug 2021
A care home manager has resorted to trying sandwich boards to attract staff ahead of the government’s 'no jab no job' policy, as care workers express fears about being out of work and leaving jobs they love because they do not want.....
Care home managers demand help as 'No Jab No Job' law sees a fifth of their staff face dismissal
19 Aug 2021
A total of 5,700 care home managers and care leaders are appealing to the government for assistance to tackle the mandatory vaccination law which is expected to cause up to a fifth of their workforce to lose their jobs......
One in four care home workers disagree with mandatory vaccination
19 Aug 2021
One in four care home staff disagree with mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, which is to come into force in England on 11 November, according to a new survey. Just under a third also disagree with compulsory.....
Public to be consulted on plans to shut 5 of Edinburgh's council-run care homes
18 Aug 2021
Proposals to shut five council-run care homes in Edinburgh will not go ahead without public consultation, health leaders have said. A decision on whether to shut four care homes completely in Edinburgh,.....
'Extremely anxious' care home resident forced to self-isolate after hospital stay due to 'inhumane' rule
17 Aug 2021
A rule that is forcing a care home resident to self-isolate in a room for two weeks after a short stay in hospital, to keep other residents safe from Covid, has been criticised as ‘inhumane’ and a ‘violation of human rights’. Chloe.....
Care home workers' pandemic sacrifices honoured in BBC's new TV show
17 Aug 2021
Anchor House Care Home has been honoured for their pandemic efforts with a hand-crafted piece of furniture made by volunteers in a new BBC TV show. TV presenter Jay Blades hosts TV show ‘Jay’s Yorkshire.....
Adopt a grandparent campaign viral with 90,000 volunteers
16 Aug 2021
A care home group’s idea to encourage people to ‘Adopt a Grandparent’ has gone viral with worldwide interest in matching care home residents with volunteers for regular video calls. The ‘Adopt a Grandparent’.....
Care provider introduces four-day week to boost productivity
13 Aug 2021
A care provider is introducing a four-day working week as a sign it is “listening to our workforce” following feedback from a poll of its employees. Community Integrated Care has decided to overhaul its.....
Care workers offered car worth £22K as Covid vaccine incentive
13 Aug 2021
A Renault Clio E-Tech worth £22,000 is being offered by a care group to motivate its care staff to have both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Care group PJ Care is offering its staff the chance to win the.....
Medical student competing to be Miss England lets care home residents wear crown
12 Aug 2021
A medical student who cared for her mum when she developed a brain tumour, lent care home residents her Miss Surrey crown days before competing in the Miss England beauty contest final. Determined to give.....
Pandemic care home diary by 94-year-old says residents are like a 'forgotten army'
11 Aug 2021
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit Britain, putting the country in lockdown in March 2020, 94-year-old Bob Skinner was writing a blog of his own experiences inside a care home in lockdown - which has since become a published book......
Staycation beach holiday brought to care home's residents
11 Aug 2021
Most of the British population have decided to ditch plans for a trip abroad this year in favour of a staycation in the sun but care home residents have gone one step further by bringing the beach to them – with plenty of sand and.....
Don't expect Welsh care homes to be 'open all hours' families warned
10 Aug 2021
A Welsh care leader has warned families not to expect care homes to be “open all hours” as visiting restrictions in the country are eased. The Welsh government has published care home guidance allowing residents.....
I am going to lose my much-loved job in a care home as I refuse to have the Covid vaccine
09 Aug 2021
“As a carer in a care home I have decided not to have the mandatory vaccination and because of this I will lose a much-loved job as the government has said anyone working in a care home who refuses the vaccine, unless it is on medical.....
Dementia killed more women than Covid in 2020, figures reveal
09 Aug 2021
Dementia not Covid-19 was the greatest cause of death for women in 2020 - killing 45,922 women in England and Wales, official figures reveal. Some 125 women are dying of dementia every day – that’s five.....
Betty aged 96 'so proud' of Olympic gold medal winning grandniece
06 Aug 2021
Team GB's Olympic swimmer Anna Hopkin was cheered on to victory by her 96-year-old relative Betty Thomas. Betty Thomas watched the Olympics final of the mixed 100m medley relay at Anchor Clayburn Court.....
Olympian Colin Jackson backs care home Get Set Cycle challenge
06 Aug 2021
World Champion and Olympic silver medallist Colin Jackson is calling on the nation to help cycle the circumference of the Earth, equivalent to 24,901 miles. The Get Set Cycle challenge launched by Anchor.....
Headers must be banned as footballers are more likely to die of dementia
05 Aug 2021
Footballs should be sold with a health warning that repeated heading can lead to a higher dementia risk, says Professor Willie Stewart, who discovered headers can leave professional football defenders five times more likely to die.....
Government publishes new guidance to help care home managers with mandatory vaccine policy
05 Aug 2021
The government has published new guidance for care home managers to ensure no one enters a care home unless they are fully vaccinated or are exempt. On 11 November 2021, it will become law in England for.....
Man almost blew up care home trying to save residents' Christmas dinner
05 Aug 2021
A man who endangered the lives of 14 care home residents by trying to fit a new cooker in time for their Christmas dinner, has received a suspended sentence of six months in jail. When a care home’s cooker.....
Surrey care home in-house trainer wins award for her 'dedication' throughout pandemic
04 Aug 2021
The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society in-house trainer has won a Workforce Development Award for the South East in acknowledgement of her efforts to maintain high levels of staff training throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Sharon.....
Just over half of people with parents aged 75+ have family money to pay for care
03 Aug 2021
Just over half of people with parents over the age of 75 (55 per cent) have admitted to having family money saved specifically to pay for their parents’ future care, a new poll reveals. Some 67 per cent.....