Care Home News
Government issues guidance on coronavirus to care homes
28 Feb 2020
The government has issued guidance to care homes on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19, saying facemasks do not need to be worn in residential settings. The Department of Health has said care.....
Britain's Bob Weighton becomes world's oldest man aged 111
27 Feb 2020
Britain's oldest man is now the world's oldest man after the death of 112-year-old Chitetsu Watanabe, from Japan. Bob Weighton, who turns 112 next month, can now expect to receive a Guinness World Record.....
100,000 care badges worn 'with pride' to recognise great work care workers and carers do
25 Feb 2020
The CARE badge has reached a key milestone this week with 100,000 CARE badges having been purchased and delivered to those providing, receiving and supporting social care across the UK. The CARE badge campaign.....
Leading social care event will give advice on person-centred care and reducing dementia distress
24 Feb 2020
This year’s Dementia Care and Nursing Home Expo promises to be educational and inspiring with a whole host of first class speakers talking on topics ranging from intergenerational care and care robots to the future of social care. The.....
New immigration rules 'spell disaster for care sector'
19 Feb 2020
The government has unveiled its new Australian-style points-based system for migrants wishing to work in the UK, with care leaders warning the policy could force care homes and home care agencies to close. The.....
Calls for government to prioritise dementia research as diagnosis set to double by 2050
18 Feb 2020
Alzheimer's Research UK and Dementia UK are calling on the government to prioritise dementia research, in the wake of a new report revealing the number of people with the condition in the UK and across Europe will double by 2050......
Breakfast in bed by game-changing chef adds to buzz at 'outstanding' care home
18 Feb 2020
‘There was a constant buzz’. ‘A buzz of people chatting and laughing and enjoying themselves’ – that was the view of inspectors about an 'outstanding' care home offering lie-ins till 10.30am and a top-notch breakfast in bed. The.....
Three residents hospitalised and care home evacuated in early hours
17 Feb 2020
Elderly and disabled people had to be woken from their sleep and evacuated from a care home in the early hours of Sunday morning (16 February) because of safeguarding concerns. Six ambulances were sent to.....
Valentine's Day: Inspirational care home couples offer advice on love
14 Feb 2020
Two couples celebrating a combined 119 years together this Valentine’s Day offer their wisdom of love to the younger generation which includes being true to yourself and ‘stand by each other’. Watch the video.....
East Sussex care home reopens its doors days after coronavirus fears
14 Feb 2020
A Brighton care home which closed its doors earlier this week following a visit from a GP diagnosed with coronavirus has reopened following a precautionary clean. Patcham Nursing Home in Eastwick Close which.....
Podcast: Minister Caroline Dinenage talks about her encounter with the Krays and social care reform
14 Feb 2020
Just days after care minister Caroline Dinenage talked to carehome.co.uk about her husband's death threats and social care reform for its podcast Let's Talk About Care, she was replaced by Helen Whately in Boris Johnson's cabinet.....
Widowers aged 90 and 87 find love again in a care home
14 Feb 2020
A care home in Stockton-on-Tees has been the setting for a new romance, with two of its residents falling in love with each other. Alan Sanderson aged 90 and Dorothy Rowland aged 87, residents at White House.....
England gets its first ever adviser for care home nurses
13 Feb 2020
Professor Deborah Sturdy has been appointed as the first ever strategic adviser on improving support for care home nurses. In her new role, Professor Sturdy will provide the chief nursing officer for England,.....
Bupa care workers get instant access to wages without waiting for pay day
13 Feb 2020
Bupa Care Homes has become the first major care home company to help employees take control of their finances by introducing an income-streaming app. The Financial wellness app Wagestream will offer nearly.....
Social care ombudsman warns councils in England to review procedures of 'top up' fees
12 Feb 2020
The local government and social care ombudsman have warned councils across England they have a duty under the Care Act to administer ‘top-up fees’ for people contributing towards relatives’ care. The warning.....
Coronavirus grabs headlines but UK's biggest killer dementia 'ignored' say campaigners
11 Feb 2020
National campaigner Silver Voices has criticised the "disgraceful neglect" of people with dementia - which is Britain’s biggest killer - while national headlines cover a flu-like virus believed to have a fatality rate of three per.....
Care home in Brighton on lockdown after visit from coronavirus GP
11 Feb 2020
Patcham Nursing Home in Brighton has closed its doors to all visitors, after a GP who visited the home last week, was diagnosed with coronavirus. The care home in Eastwick Close which cares for 24 elderly.....
One million people in the UK trialling smartwatches to detect early signs of dementia
11 Feb 2020
Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a global initiative to revolutionise the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease. The project will be trialled by a million people in the.....
Storm Ciara strikes elderly and disabled, injuring woman inside retirement housing
10 Feb 2020
Storm Ciara made care workers’ jobs even harder by felling trees and hospitalising a woman who was hit by a glass wall that crashed into the reception of a retirement complex. Residents standing inside the.....
Thousands of pounds stolen from care homes in overnight raids
10 Feb 2020
Care home managers and residents have been left “shocked” and “saddened” after thieves stole thousands of pounds during overnight raids on three Tayside care homes. Harestane Care Home, Ballumbie Court Care.....
Hallmark gets planning permission for luxury care home in Bath
07 Feb 2020
Care provider Hallmark has been given planning permission to build a 79-bed care home in Bath, Somerset. The care home is being built on a former car park on Frome Road in Odd Down opposite a Sainsbury’s.....
Eco care home ditches wet wipes and plastic cups
07 Feb 2020
Belvedere House care home in Surrey estimates it has prevented 52,000 plastic cups and 22,000 wet wipes from ending up in landfill by ditching single-use plastic. The care home run by The Royal Alfred Seafarers.....
2,000 elderly a day refused care despite PM's promise to 'fix social care'
07 Feb 2020
Age UK has launched a campaign to ask the Prime Minister to ‘fix care for good’ after a new report found in the last year over 700,000 requests for care and support made by the elderly were turned down. This.....
Care home resident becomes a mixologist at age of 80
06 Feb 2020
An eighty-year-old care home resident discovered a passion for mixology when she spent the day mixing and tasting a whole host of cocktails at the Cosy Club in Norwich. June Mowbray, who lives at York House.....
160,000 doctors to be asked their views on assisted dying
06 Feb 2020
The first ever survey by The British Medical Association (BMA) will ask 160,000 doctors their opinions on assisted dying, making it the largest poll to date in the UK. The BMA is currently opposed to a change.....
Care minister told to 'stop allowing private companies to profiteer'
05 Feb 2020
Care minister Caroline Dinenage has been told in a Westminster debate to “stop allowing private companies to profiteer, whilst those who rely on social care and the workers who provide it pay the price”. The.....