Care Home News
Record-breaking number of male school leavers apply to be nurses
27 Feb 2019
A record-breaking number of male school leavers have recently applied to be nurses, after an NHS England government campaign was launched last summer to get more men interested in what is often perceived to be a ‘female’ role......
Cross-party social care parliamentary group launched to tackle care crisis
27 Feb 2019
An All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Care (APPG Social Care) has been launched to examine the care system, funding and the issue of staffing. The new parliamentary group was launched at Westminster.....
Free condoms go to sexually active elderly to halt rising rate of STIs
26 Feb 2019
Pensioners are to get free condoms to stem the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) amongst the elderly population. 'Jiggle, Wiggle' campaign A campaign named ‘Jiggle,.....
Care home residents save neglected greyhound from 'life of misery'
26 Feb 2019
Residents at a care home in North Wales have adopted a retired greyhound that was found ‘desperately thin’ and living in a cramped, dirty shed. Dexter aged five is now living at Woodside Grange Care Home.....
Care home drivers: Getting staff home in snowstorm 'was a bit of an adventure'
26 Feb 2019
Former shop owner Rajesh Vadera and ex-mayor of Newbury, Kuldip Singh Kang, are long-time friends who now work as part-time care home drivers because they were bored of retirement and wanted to get out and meet people again. The.....
Care home thrills elderly trainspotters by building a train
25 Feb 2019
When elderly trainspotters became too frail to go out for train journeys, their care home’s manager Chris White decided to build them a life-size train carriage instead. Using seats donated from an old steam.....
Interactive dementia table: 'Difference it makes to our care home residents is unbelievable'
22 Feb 2019
A care home has revealed that a table displaying interactive light games and images has made an “unbelievable difference” to its residents with dementia, saying “seeing their faces light up is just so emotional”. OM.....
Government announces 200,000 people can choose care with personal health budgets
22 Feb 2019
Wheelchair users, people with mental health needs, learning disabilities, autism and those receiving adult social care, will gain more power to choose the type of care they want, as part of government plans to give up to 200,000 people.....
Elderly even choose the carpet at 'outstanding' care home that's like a hotel
20 Feb 2019
Care inspectors have praised staff at the 'outstanding' care home Coombe Hill Manor for giving residents decision-making powers, right down to carpet choice. The care home Coombe Hill Manor in Kingston.....
Lack of residential care causing 'bed-blocking' but is home care really the answer?
20 Feb 2019
A total of 29,374 beds were blocked in UK hospitals last year, with a high proportion due to a lack of capacity in nursing homes or residential care homes, according to a new study. Freedom of Information.....
Millions have had concerns about their care and regret not speaking out
19 Feb 2019
Nearly seven million people across England have had concerns over their health care and social care and regret not speaking out, according to the Care Quality Commission. Over half (58 per cent) regret.....
Dementia care home residents showing aggression to try cannabis-based medicine
18 Feb 2019
The first cannabis-based medicine licensed in the UK is being trialled on care home residents between 55 and 90 years-old, displaying symptoms of agitation or aggression. Savitex is currently licensed in.....
Prince Charles says yoga for elderly can save 'expensive' NHS resources
18 Feb 2019
Prince Charles has backed plans for more yoga across the UK to keep the elderly healthy for longer and out of hospital, in a bid to to save ‘precious and expensive’ NHS resources. Yoga contributes.....
'I'll think of Grandad' says Bake off star running marathon for dementia research
15 Feb 2019
Great British Bake Off star Candice Brown has announced she is training for the London Marathon to raise money for the Dementia Revolution, a campaign by Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK. Ms.....
Government's care worker recruitment campaign accused of creating 'unrealistic expectations'
15 Feb 2019
Unrealistic expectations created by the government's care worker recruitment campaign will not help the sector, according to Karolina Gerlich, chief executive of the National Association of Care & Support Workers......
Elderly 'agony aunts' share romantic tips for young
14 Feb 2019
Loved-up couples living in care homes across the UK have some romantic advice for younger generations this Valentine’s Day. The care home couples may be new to being ‘agony aunts’ but hope their experience.....
Couple who found love again in a retirement village say 'sometimes we talk till two in the morning'
14 Feb 2019
Loneliness can be a real problem for many older people, however one couple in Bristol have bucked the trend by finding love again in a retirement village and getting married last summer, saying “we both assumed we would be alone for.....
'Outstanding' care home uses makeup and perfume to make dementia residents feel special
14 Feb 2019
Windmill House care home in Wymondham has been rated ‘outstanding’ by the care watchdog, which praised its ‘individualised and very person-centred’ care. The care home in Norfolk, owned by Runwood Homes Senior.....
Matt Hancock has seen 22 hospitals but only three care homes
13 Feb 2019
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has visited only three care homes, since starting his job in July last year, but has made trips to see 22 hospitals. The stark contrast statistically between.....
Mandatory learning disability and autism training for care staff to 'challenge unconscious bias'
13 Feb 2019
Up to 2.8m social care and health staff will have to undertake mandatory learning disability and autism training, teaching them to 'challenge attitudes and unconscious bias', under new government proposals. The.....
Low pay blamed for care worker recruitment crisis
12 Feb 2019
Care providers have revealed low pay to be the biggest barrier to recruiting care workers, on the same day the Government launched its national recruitment campaign to show how rewarding it is to work in care. The.....
Michael McIntyre's jokes tested to see if they stop elderly catching flu
12 Feb 2019
How funny is he? Laughter may well prove to be the best medicine but scientists are studying whether comedian Michael McIntyre is hilarous enough to make elderly laugh away the flu. Elderly exposed.....
Elderly less likely to be offered talking therapy for depression
12 Feb 2019
Older people are more likely to be offered antidepressants and less likely to be offered talking therapies, than younger people, according to new research. The study carried out by University College London.....
Care home and 'meals on wheels' suppliers stockpile food for no-deal Brexit
08 Feb 2019
Major food suppliers to care homes and elderly who rely on ‘meals on wheels’, are busy stockpiling food to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. The companies Apetito and Bidfood provide specialist food to care.....
Fire safety failures found in over half of London care homes 'only tip of iceberg'
05 Feb 2019
London Fire Brigade is calling on care homes to urgently review their emergency staff training and check staff know how to safely evacuate residents, after finding serious fire safety failures in over half of care homes in London......
Valentine heartbreak: Care home owner's husband never told her he'd 'months to live'
05 Feb 2019
Valentine's Day doesn't get any easier for Patricia Sooriah, who lost her husband to cancer two years ago, however his legacy lives on in their care home, which has just been rated 'outstanding'. Patricia.....
NHS using smart meters to monitor people with dementia
04 Feb 2019
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool John Moores University are using smart meter technology to monitor people with dementia, in a bid to reduce hospital admissions by eradicating falls and accidents. It.....