Care Home News
Care homes suffering from image problem, as media focuses on negative dementia statistics
27 Feb 2013
Accelerating dementia care challenges have brought the media portrayal of care home performance under the spotlight this week, after an Alzheimer’s Society publication highlighted the negative perception UK families have of the sector. The.....
Father and son entrepreneurs open £5m purpose built dementia care home, creating 70 jobs
27 Feb 2013
Chris and James Rycroft from Knaresborough will be welcoming people with Dementia into their pioneering new care home in Harrogate this week after the Care Quality Commission officially certified it for opening. Vida Hall has.....
"We were able to find an excellent home, but he had to go through hell to find it," actor Kevin Whately says of UK dementia care homes
26 Feb 2013
A new report highlights the extent to which care homes are having to direct their services towards dementia care, with an estimated 80 per cent of residents now having some kind of memory loss. This is more than ever.....
Coverage Care's new £6.9m home opens its doors to host charity sleepover
26 Feb 2013
Shropshire care home New Fairholme will be marking its opening by accommodating over 80 women for a charity pamper party and sleepover session in April. The supporters of in North Shropshire will enjoy supper,.....
Older people's charity warns against too much "focus on poor quality care"
26 Feb 2013
Advice and support charity Independent Age has spoken out against the negative image of care homes being reported throughout UK media. The ‘Low Expectations’ report, published today by the Alzheimer’s Society, has led to widespread.....
Independent review launched to improve training for care workers
25 Feb 2013
The Government has launched an independent review to look at how training and support for care workers can be strengthened so they give better care to patients. The review will be led by Times journalist.....
CQC joins forces with patients’ charity to help stamp out poor elderly care
25 Feb 2013
The and the Patients Association have joined forces to ensure concerns raised by people about poor care, can be acted on quickly. The CQC, which regulates healthcare and adult social care.....
ECCA chief Martin Green appointed visiting professor of social care
25 Feb 2013
Martin Green, chief executive of the , has been appointed visiting professor of social care at Buckinghamshire New University. ECCA works to ensure that care services are commissioned fairly,.....
Managerial qualifications keep standards high at West Lancashire care home
21 Feb 2013
Silver Birch Lodge care home, in West Lancashire, has a number of training initiatives in place to enhance the skills of their workforce, from which even managers are not exempt. Owner Joan Parr believes a personal development.....
Care employers urged to avoid confusion on DBS checks, after landmark ruling
21 Feb 2013
Employment law specialists ELAS are urging care sector professionals to keep DBS check standards high, after recent controversy at the Court of Appeal (CA). The CA ruled that the UK’s current criminal record checking system had.....
New Chichester care home with traditional design gets approval
20 Feb 2013
Planning permission for the construction of a 72-bedroom Chichester care home has been confirmed, thanks to the efforts of Colten Care Ltd and specialists . Chichester planners approved the development after a spec, designed.....
Wetherby-based care group highlight the importance of sound workforce training and development
20 Feb 2013
A drive to embrace industry-leading training and qualifications is the focus of care provider Key Healthcare’s new investment in staff development. The Wetherby-based company consider up-to-date training to be essential in getting.....
Finalists announced for HealthInvestor Awards
20 Feb 2013
The HealthInvestor Awards recognise excellence and innovation in the health care sector, rewarding a range of services in the six categories. Under the category of Social Care, Sevacare (UK) Ltd has been shortlisted for the national.....
Former Birmingham City Council head joins leading learning disability care provider
19 Feb 2013
Voyage Care has announced the appointment of former head of employee relations at Birmingham City Council, Donna Williams, as the company’s new head of people management. The appointment comes as the company look to see through.....
Leading charities pay tribute to TV star Richard Briers
19 Feb 2013
Charities have been offering their condolences to family and friends of actor Richard Briers, famed for his role in British sitcom ‘The Good Life’, who passed away on 17 February 2013, at the age of 79. As well as being awarded.....
Care homes advised to read up on the prevention and control of infection
18 Feb 2013
Guidance on how to safeguard care home residents from infection has been published by the Department of Health. The publication ‘Prevention and control of infection in care homes’ has been compiled to provide ‘clear information’.....
King's Fund review reveals concerns about the NHS health and care system
15 Feb 2013
The King’s Fund have released their quarterly monitoring report as part of the think tank’s work to track, analyse and comment on the changes and challenges facing the NHS health and care system. It reports on the performance.....
Prize to reward innovative solutions to challenges facing dementia, announced by Janssen Healthcare Innovation
15 Feb 2013
A new prize is set to reward innovative ideas that can help re shape and improve the way dementia care is delivered. Janssen Healthcare Innovation, an entrepreneurial team within Janssen Research and Development, in partnership.....
Colten Care's newest dementia home in the running for Pinders healthcare design award
13 Feb 2013
After opening in Winchester in May 2012, St Catherines View has been revealed as one of three homes nominated for ‘best specialist dementia facility’ at the Pinders Healthcare Design Awards. The home has been presented.....
Dementia carers are given support by new Dementia Pledge initiative
13 Feb 2013
Dementia Pledge has been created to give support to care providers allowing them to give the best possible care to people suffering from dementia, their families and friends. The launch of the initiative took.....
Social care cap a historic reform but financial planning remains an area of uncertainty
13 Feb 2013
Confirmed this week, the Coalition Government’s £75,000 cap on care costs was announced as a ‘landmark reform’ that previous administrations had failed to realise. Since the Dilnot Commission recommended a cap in July 2011, media.....
TV stars Jo Brand and Meera Syal become two of Alzheimer's Society's first Dementia Friends
12 Feb 2013
Popular comedian Jo Brand and ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ actress Meera Syal have become two of the first Dementia Friends, as part of a new initiative launched by the Alzheimer’s Society. It is hoped that through.....
MedicX Healthfund invests £18m into its care homes portfolio
12 Feb 2013
Leading UK healthcare investment fund MedicX Healthfund has acquired two purpose-built care homes as well as committing to fund the construction of a new build care home in Newbury. Tim Meggitt, chief operating officer of MedicX,.....
Balhousie Care Group to pilot online reminiscence therapy project for dementia patients
12 Feb 2013
Balhousie Care Group has agreed to pilot a new reminiscence therapy project, to trigger memories in people with dementia, across its care homes in Scotland. The Memory Box Network is a charity which aims.....
Any changes in regulation in wake of Mid Staffordshire Trust scandal must include care homes
12 Feb 2013
The Relatives & Residents Association is calling for any changes in regulation, following the Francis Report into the Mid Staffordshire Trust scandal, to include the improved regulation of care homes. An.....
Care homes and NHS need closer working relationship to improve levels of care
12 Feb 2013
NHS healthcare services are failing to discuss residents' health needs with care home staff, according to a new study, which is calling for a closer working relationship to improve levels of care. The study led by researchers at.....
Government sets cap for social care bills at £75,000, but pensioners call plan 'as credible as Findus Lasagne'
11 Feb 2013
The Government has revealed it is to set the cap for social care bills at £75,000, claiming it will end the “scandal” of people being forced to sell their homes to fund care. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.....
Four charities join forces to give people a voice in how health and social care services are run
11 Feb 2013
A new initiative has been launched to encourage more people to become involved in the shaping of health and social care issues in their own communities. Healthwatch-Communities Involved has been created by four leading UK charities:.....
Signature Senior Lifestyle to spend over £250m on 11 new care homes in the South-East
11 Feb 2013
Signature Senior Lifestyle Ltd, a developer and operator of care homes, is to spend over £250m on opening 11 new homes in London and the Home Counties over the next four years. Signature currently runs four care homes in Surrey,.....
Profile: CIC Group's Neil Matthewman is not interested in complaining 'about the resources we don't have'
08 Feb 2013
“There’s more opportunity than ever for providers to come together,” according to Neil Matthewman, the chief executive of not-for-profit care provider and registered charity Community Integrated Care. The former NHS managing director, who.....