Care Home News

Dignity in Care Commission sets out key recommendations

29 Feb 2012

The Commission on Improving Dignity in Care has published its draft report and recommendations, submitted for public consultation and certain to be a key topic of debate for the care sector as the Government moves closer to deciding.....

Learning disability charities call for move away from institutional forms of care

29 Feb 2012

Regulatory body for care services in England, the Care Quality Commission, have confirmed that a national report into care for adults with learning disabilities will be published in the Spring, detailing the results of a targeted.....

Supported housing developments targeted by HCA action plan

28 Feb 2012

A housing report released by the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) has calculated that ten per cent of England’s new housing developments are now focused on supported living for older people and others with care needs. £1bn has.....

Private sector residential care fees are not being forced up, claims social services' chiefs

28 Feb 2012

The President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), who represents directors of adult social care services in England, has defended the association over criticisms that care costs for non-funded council.....

ExtraCare Charitable Trust opens second Milton Keynes retirement village

27 Feb 2012

The 200 person capacity Shenley Wood Village is the second extra-care development to be opened in Milton Keynes by charity the ExtraCare Charitable Trust, after its first care village, Lovat Fields Village which opened in 2007, proved.....

ActFAST stroke campaign praised by Department of Health

27 Feb 2012

The Department of Health remains positive on the success of the ActFAST stroke campaign, with figures showing an impact on the number of stroke sufferers who subsequently receive urgent medical attention. Reporting a 16 per cent.....

Cynthia Bower was given 'an almost impossible task', says leading body for care homes

24 Feb 2012

Cynthia Bower, who has resigned from her post as chief executive of the Care Quality Commission was given 'an almost impossible task', says the English Community Care Association. Martin Green, chief executive of the English Community.....

Barchester Healthcare and Nottinghamshire Healthcare join forces in new venture

24 Feb 2012

Southfield Road, Mansfield is the site of a pioneering care initiative that has been made possible by the collaboration of Barchester Healthcare and Nottinghamshire Healthcare. The former site of The Forest, will now be redeveloped.....

Cynthia Bower resigns as chief executive of CQC

23 Feb 2012

Cynthia Bower, chief executive of the health and social care regulator, Care Quality Commission, has announced her resignation. She has agreed to remain in the position full time until the autumn and the recruitment process for her.....

Care Quality Commission Performance and Capability Review published by Department of Health

23 Feb 2012

The Department of Health has today published the Performance and Capability Review of the Care Quality Commission, on the same day that CQC chief executive Cynthia Bower has resigned. The review acknowledges that the CQC.....

Change of direction and award nomination for NorthStar

23 Feb 2012

Property management duo Ian Holmes and Danny Sharpe have launched an independent company – NorthStar - building and refurbishing residential care homes. They are also celebrating with news that a care home they developed in Newmarket,.....

Directors move to quell Four Seasons market fears

22 Feb 2012

After much speculation in the press about the Four Seasons financial situation, ADASS, (Association of Directors of Adult Social Services) want to reassure care home residents, the public and politicians of their faith in the long-term.....

New beginning promised for Copthorne care home

22 Feb 2012

Orchid View, the West Sussex care home will be given a new start this summer. Leading health and social care provider Care UK has agreed to buy and reopen the Copthorne home with all staff undergoing an intensive training programme......

Dignity Code for the elderly

22 Feb 2012

The National Pensioner’s Convention (NPC) – Britain’s largest pensioner organisation - has launched a high profile Dignity Code. It sets out minimum standards for the dignified treatment of older people whether in hospital or the.....

Bupa residents happy with their care

21 Feb 2012

Residents at Bupa’s care homes are happy with the care they are receiving, according to an independent survey. In the survey, 95 per cent of residents rated staff as good or excellent, 98 per cent said they are treated with.....

Speke Care Home workers jailed for stealing from residents

21 Feb 2012

Two carers from Speke, Liverpool have been jailed for stealing £90,000 from vulnerable residents. Joan Vernon and Kathleen Treble stole the life savings and were only found out after an anonymous tip off to the council in.....

Age Concern has backed Derbyshire Council's plans to rehouse the elderly in hi-tech flats

21 Feb 2012

Age Concern has backed Derbyshire County Council's plans to close up to 20 care homes and rehouse the elderly in ‘state-of-the-art accommodation’ where they can live independently. Over the next five to seven years, it plans.....

Two care homes hit by a diarrhoea and vomiting bug have been put on lock-down

17 Feb 2012

Two care homes in Worcestershire have been put on lock-down after they were hit by a winter diarrhoea and vomiting bug. The norovirus bug has forced two care homes and six Worcester hospital wards to close to new admissions. One.....

Pressure on the care sector set to increase

17 Feb 2012

Pressure on the care sector is set to increase as people live for longer, yet spend nearly half of their retirement in ill health. The Office for National Statistics Pension Trends Report shows although life expectancy is rising,.....

Urgent action needed to stop retirement being blighted by ill health and poor care

16 Feb 2012

Millions of people currently in their forties and fifies will live in unsuitable housing when they retire and die without adequate care and support, according to a new report. The report ‘A 2030 vision: building communities and.....

Derbyshire Council plans to close up to 20 care homes and rehouse the elderly in hi-tech flats

16 Feb 2012

Derbyshire County Council plans to close up to 20 care homes and rehouse the elderly in ‘state-of-the-art accommodation’ where they can live independently. Over the next five to seven years, it plans to make its biggest ever investment.....

Hertfordshire County Council wants to close care home and sell the site

16 Feb 2012

A care home in St Albans is set to close, after Hertfordshire County Council claimed it is ‘no longer economically viable’. The council claims it is ‘having problems finding occupants’ for Jane Campbell House, a 54-room care home. Currently.....

Thieves steal hats and scarves from the elderly

15 Feb 2012

Thieves have broken into the offices of Age UK and stolen scarves, hats and gloves which had been donated to give to the elderly as part of its Winter Warmth campaign. Hundreds of scarves, hats and gloves had been donated and were.....

Low staff morale at Leicestershire Council care homes, says report

15 Feb 2012

The care home service management capabilities of Leicester City Council have been severely criticised in a report from the Social Care Association. A leaked report compiled between February and May last year, showing the results.....

Number of visitors to carehome.co.uk reaches all-time high

15 Feb 2012

The number of visitors to the UK's leading care home website, www.carehome.co.uk, has reached an all-time high. In January, a total of 705,448 unique users visited www.carehome.co.uk searching for information on care homes, jobs.....

Campaigners fight to keep Cumbria’s care homes open

14 Feb 2012

Nearly 10,000 people have signed petitions to keep two care homes in West Cumbria open. Cumbria County Council wants to close three homes - Park Lodge in Aspatria, Woodlands in Distington and Richmond Park in Workington as it claims.....

Mallard House nursing home wins gold award for end of life care

13 Feb 2012

Staff from PJ Care’s Mallard House nursing home have received a gold standard national award for their end of life care in the care homes quality hallmark awards. PJ Care’s Bluebirds Nursing Home already holds this prestigious.....

Castlemead gets planning permission for new care home near Bath

13 Feb 2012

Castlemead Housing and Care Group has received planning permission to build a new 63-bedroom care home on a former hospital site near Bath. The state-of-the-art home, designed by DWA Architects, will cost £9m and will be managed.....

Shaw Healthcare outstanding in over 50s housing sector

13 Feb 2012

Shaw Healthcare, one of the UK’s leading health and social care providers has received two industry awards, including global recognition for outstanding practice in the over 50s housing sector. At the Global Over 50s Housing.....

Malnutrition risk in care homes due to funding crisis, claim care home owners

13 Feb 2012

The number of elderly care homes achieving good standards of nutrition remains a subject of much scrutiny for the sector, with a Saga report looking into the expenditure of Sefton Council’s care homes finding that an average of £3.93.....