Care Home News
Dementia volunteers in Hereford focus on 'access to the arts'
27 Dec 2012
Herefordshire’s ‘Centre for the Arts’, The Courtyard, has been successful in securing the contribution of an Alzheimer’s Society’s William Brooks Award winner, who will work as an arts & older people’s project coordinator in order.....
Lifetime achievement award for Sahara Homes director
27 Dec 2012
Sahara Homes, specialists in looking after adults with complex care needs, including learning and physical disabilities, have spoken of their delight at seeing one of their directors receiving the prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement.....
Urgent Government action needed on social care costs to save families from financial turmoil
27 Dec 2012
The Local Government Association (LGA) have published research compiled by ComRes that shows how many families across England are considering ‘drastic measures’ in order to meet the rising costs of care. According to the findings,.....
Aerial view released of new Oswestry care development
27 Dec 2012
Care home developers have released aerial photographs of their latest development, showing the construction in progress at New Fairholme in Oswestry. This £6.9m Shropshire care home will be a.....
Dementia research receives £22m funding initiative
21 Dec 2012
Despite closing in on the Christmas period, the Government has made significant announcements this week on the ever-present issue of dementia. Having begun its ‘Dementia Challenge’ this year which, amongst other things, calls for.....
Age UK research reveals 3 million over 65s are not looking forward to Christmas
20 Dec 2012
Over 3 million people over 65 are not looking forward to Christmas this year, new research from Age UK has revealed. • 18 per cent, (540,000) said it was because they were going to be on their own. • 28 per cent, (840,000.....
CQC continue unannounced inspections over festive period as 'care homes and NHS services can often be at their most stretched during this period'
20 Dec 2012
Care home and health and social care providers will continue to receive unannounced inspections over the Christmas period the has announced. This will be the third year that CQC’s inspection programme covers the.....
Nominate your Elderly Care Nurse of the Year for BJN award
20 Dec 2012
Do you know a nurse who should be nominated for Elderly Care Nurse of the Year? The British Journal of Nursing Awards 2013 has launched this category for the first time this year to raise the profile of this vital branch of.....
Darlington care home fined £4,000 by CQC for failing to meet medication regulations
19 Dec 2012
St Martin’s Care Ltd has been issued with a fixed penalty notice by CQC for failing persistently to comply with national standards on the safe management of medicines. The care provider has been fined £4,000. CQC issued the.....
One Direction auctions signed T-shirt to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society
19 Dec 2012
Chart topping boy band One Direction is supporting by donating a hand signed T-shirt that is being auctioned on eBay until Thursday 20 December. Band member Louis Tomlinson is supporting the charity.....
Care UK works with Scottish secondary school to teach pupils social care skills
18 Dec 2012
has joined forces with East Lothian’s Musselburgh Grammar School to give students experience of working in the care sector. Seventeen 16-17 year olds from Musselburgh Grammar School.....
Medication management issues 'should not be present in 21st century care'
18 Dec 2012
The Care Quality Commission’s ‘State of Care’ report highlights the multiple issues care services still face when managing medication, according to Norman Niven, the CEO of one of the UK’s leading medication management specialists.....
New PR coaching programme launched for care homes and home care providers
18 Dec 2012
A new PR coaching programme has been launched exclusively for health and social care service providers. It has been designed to equip providers with the skills, tools, processes and systems to enable them.....
Six more Care Roadshows announced for 2013
18 Dec 2012
Organisers of the Care Roadshows, , have confirmed there will be six more trade events taking place in 2013, after 2012 saw an enthusiastic take-up from care sector professionals of all the events have to offer. The Care.....
Innovative music technology brought to Tunbridge Wells care home
17 Dec 2012
The latest cutting edge music technology was brought to Tunbridge Wells Care Centre giving residents the opportunity to make their own music. Instructors helped ten residents to use the touch free device, which uses.....
Care home founder awarded 'Asian of the Year 2012'
17 Dec 2012
Ravi Gidar, founder of care provider Gold Care Homes, has been awarded the prestigious Asian of the Year 2012 accolade in recognition of his tireless contribution to the Asian community in the UK. An independent.....
HC-One chairman and care staff win at National Care Awards
17 Dec 2012
The ‘Care Personality of the Year’ award has been won by Dr Chai Patel, chairman of HC-One, at the National Care Awards. HC-One is also celebrating as its staff from across the country have won gold and many others have received nominations......
New chair of Care Quality Commission David Prior says 'no room for complacency'
13 Dec 2012
David Prior has been selected as the new chair of the Care Quality Commission. Mr Prior, who is currently chairman of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “I am delighted.....
'It is often a jolly time to work in a nursing home over Christmas' - How care staff sacrifice a family Christmas for care home residents
11 Dec 2012
With Christmas fast approaching, the UK’s care homes will remain open as staff sacrifice spending time with their own families in order to provide care and a fun, festive atmosphere for residents. Some residents may not have.....
Expert design essential for a good Dementia Sensory Garden
11 Dec 2012
The drive for surroundings that enhance the daily lives and mental well-being of adults diagnosed with dementia is leading to more and more care and nursing home owners employing the expertise of Sensory Garden designers, as providers.....
Winterbourne View highlights the need for providers to be "properly held to account"
11 Dec 2012
The care system has been ‘found wanting’ in relation to the safeguarding of adults with complex needs, according to Sarah Pickup, president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS). Responding to the Government’s.....
Profile: Care homes director Guy Geller drawn to ethos of Sunrise Senior Living with policy of pets and no staff uniform
11 Dec 2012
Sunrise Senior Living UK is quite unusual. It allows residents to bring their pets with them. Its care homes are called ‘communities’ and there is a no uniform policy for staff. Guy Geller, who took over.....
Well Springs Nursing Home gets involved in innovative research projects to further study of dementia
11 Dec 2012
Well Springs Nursing Home in Bradford is calling on other care homes to join the ENRICH network after seeing firsthand the benefits of being involved in other care home research projects. Well Springs Nursing.....
New guide launched for carers to help people with dementia in pain or distress
10 Dec 2012
A new guide has been launched for carers of people with dementia giving advice on how to help with pain and distress. The guide ‘How would I know’ has been published by the National Council of Palliative.....
Care home research shows significant health benefits of group interaction
10 Dec 2012
‘Water clubs’ at care homes for older people where residents regularly gather together to drink water have significant health benefits an unusual investigation has found. The benefits to health are from the social nature of.....
Care homes warned "not to be complacent" and to be vigilant for signs of abuse
10 Dec 2012
Care home provider Family Mosaic has warned that the care sector is in danger of slipping back into the institutional ways of the past and is urging care providers “not to be complacent” and be vigilant for danger signs of abuse. Peabody Trust,.....
Can personal health budgets work in care homes?
06 Dec 2012
Vidhya Alakeson, deputy chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, research and policy organisation working to improve outcomes for people on low incomes
YES
Thousands of patients in England will soon have access to their own NHS personal health budgets giving them more control over the type of treatment they receive. The scheme is designed to help patients who have complex conditions...
Claudia Wood, deputy director of Demos, a thinktank, which challenges the traditional, 'ivory tower' model of policymaking by giving a voice to people and communitiesNO
Claudia Wood believes the problem with personal health budgets is that by their very definition of ‘personal’, they are most suited “to the purchase of services on an individual basis”.
“Personal Health Budgets will see an........
Great Gatsby star Carey Mulligan launches dementia Christmas campaign at Downing Street
06 Dec 2012
Actress Carey Mulligan shared her memories of Christmas with her grandmother who has dementia, with Prime Minister David Cameron at Downing Street, launching a new campaign to help relatives spot and support loved ones with dementia.....
Chancellor George Osborne urged to remember older people in 2013
06 Dec 2012
Campaigners for older people have asked Chancellor George Osborne not to forget the UK’s ageing population in 2013, after yesterday’s Autumn Statement led to concerns that social care services will be seriously harmed by further cuts.....
Care workers asked to prioritise compassion as part of new NHS vision
05 Dec 2012
UK charity Action on Hearing Loss has welcomed the announcement of the NHS Commissioning Board’s ‘Compassion in Practice’ strategy, launched yesterday at the Chief Nursing Officer’s conference in Manchester. The strategy sets out.....