Care Home News
Thousands of care homes plan to celebrate Dignity Action Day
30 Jan 2014
Care homes up and down the country are preparing for Dignity Action Day, which takes place on Saturday 1 February. Dignity Action Day was set up to ensure people, who use care services are treated as individuals,.....
CQC 'seriously concerned' about record number of people detained under Mental Health Act
29 Jan 2014
A series of failings in the way mental health services are being commissioned and run is damaging the care of patients detained under the Mental Health Act and undermining their rights, a report by the regulator.....
Only 50 per cent call elderly relatives only once a week
29 Jan 2014
A call centre for the elderly, Senior Response, has conducted research into how much telephone contact 40 to 60 year olds have with their closest elderly relatives. The bespoke research revealed that.....
Care workers in Glasgow City Council's care homes go on strike
29 Jan 2014
Care workers employed by Glasgow City Council have been staging a two-day strike. It is the second strike action taken by care workers in Glasgow in response to what Unison says is a council decision to bring.....
Last chance for care home residents to take part in Parkinson's survey
29 Jan 2014
Parkinson’s UK is urging care home residents and staff to take part in a survey to find out what they think could make a real difference to people living with Parkinson’s. The survey closes at the end of.....
One million found fit-to-work announcement plays into narrative ‘disabled people are cheating the system’
28 Jan 2014
The Government has been accused of a ‘deceptive use of statistics’ about the number of disabled people found fit for work through Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) assessments. Nearly one million of.....
Cost of care loans scheme 'massively underestimated' by Government
28 Jan 2014
The care loans scheme set up to help older people pay for care, could be almost five times more expensive to administer than the Government estimates, according to the Local Government Association. The Government.....
Market Harborough care home praised for quality care
28 Jan 2014
A Leicestershire care home has been highly rated by its residents for offering “high-quality care” after attaining the best possible standards during an inspection. Peaker Park, in Market Harborough, is now fully compliant with.....
Scotland boosts employment opportunities for young disabled people
27 Jan 2014
Employers in Scotland could receive a payment of up to £1,500 if they recruit a young person with a disability for a minimum of 15 hours or more a week. The Open Doors project has been launched by a partnership between six Scottish.....
Care home residents keep active with innovative chair exercises
27 Jan 2014
Residents at Queens Meadow care home, Hartlepool, are undertaking an innovative exercise programme in a drive to maintain a 'healthy body, healthy mind'. The residents at the home have made it their New.....
Mencap president celebrates 90th birthday with charity dinner
24 Jan 2014
During discussions about his 90th birthday celebrations, Mencap president Lord Rix has described the charity’s decision to change its constitution to include all people with a learning disability in 1998 as one of its finest moments. Brian.....
Carers Trust delighted to see new dementia guide recognised by MPs
23 Jan 2014
A joint project to create a definitive guide for dementia care, undertaken by the Carers Trust and Royal College of Nursing, has been acknowledged in Parliament this week as ideal material for health and social care professionals. Research.....
Assisted suicide campaigners accused of 'hijacking' Coronation Street storyline
22 Jan 2014
Scope has criticised assisted suicide campaigners by claiming they have ‘hijacked’ a Coronation Street storyline which saw a popular character deciding to commit suicide after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The.....
Workable care insurance products still a long way off
22 Jan 2014
Manipulation of current financial markets will be necessary in order to make effective care insurance products a reality, according to an industry-led review published this week by the Department of Health. ‘Financial care products:.....
Flags go up in honour of centenarian resident's birthday
22 Jan 2014
In the course of her working life, Alice Shill, now 102 years old, spent many hours making flags for national ceremonial events, but now the bunting has been put up in her honour in a care home in Hailsham, East Sussex......
Report reveals cost of dying too expensive for thousands of people
22 Jan 2014
A new report from the University of Bath argues that the current system of state support for funeral costs requires urgent review. With the average cost of dying having risen by 7.1 per cent in the past.....
New director of autism appointed to develop best practice for the Priory Group
21 Jan 2014
Special education expert Allison Hope-West has joined the Priory Education Services after being appointed as the team’s new director of autism. The Priory Group runs specialist young adults’ residential homes throughout the UK.....
Research reveals potential of Cranberry supplements for nursing home residents
20 Jan 2014
Cranberries capsules have been championed as the natural alternative to anti-biotics for preventing bladder infections in vulnerable older nursing home residents. Research carried out by the Public Health and Primary Care (PHEG).....
Care home offering high quality dementia care to open in Cambridgeshire
20 Jan 2014
A new, state-of-the-art care home offering high quality dementia, residential and nursing care is to open in the historic market town of St Ives, Cambridgeshire. To celebrate the occasion, pupils from a nearby primary school were.....
Imperial College London is first university to offer emergency child and adult care
20 Jan 2014
Imperial College London is the first university in the UK to offer its staff access to emergency child and adult care, as part of a new service to support parents and carers at the College. The new service.....
Nick Clegg announces plans to drag mental health discrimination out of 'the dark ages'
20 Jan 2014
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is today launching a campaign alongside charity Time To Change, which is appealing for NHS services to treat mental health issues as seriously as physical health. Speaking.....
Specialist reminiscence care home opened by health minister
17 Jan 2014
A new care home in Bearsden has been officially opened by Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing in Scotland. The residential home, which cost £9.1m, has been caring for its residents.....
Age UK attacks Government U-turn on human rights amendment
16 Jan 2014
The law should be the same for all care service users, according to leading older people’s charity Age UK, who are critical of the Government for seeking to disregard a key Care Bill amendment. Ensuring that people who pay for.....
Wrexham on its way to becoming Wales’ first dementia-friendly town
16 Jan 2014
A campaign to turn Wrexham into Wales's first dementia-friendly town has been backed by the town’s university and college. David Jones, the principal of Coleg Cambria, and Professor Mike Scott, the vice.....
CQC records increase in use of restraint and calls for care homes and hospitals to be more transparent
16 Jan 2014
England’s care home regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has called for care homes and hospitals to reduce their use of restraint when caring for adults with challenging behaviours. The CQC has.....
Care homes call practice of GPs charging fees to treat residents 'totally unacceptable'
15 Jan 2014
Care England, the leading body for care home providers, has called the practice of GPs charging retainers to work with care homes “totally unacceptable”. Care England, formed from a recent merger of English.....
Care UK expands portfolio with state-of-the-art facility
15 Jan 2014
Sandfields is a new Cheltenham care home that will soon be welcoming its first residents, thanks to a £6m Care UK investment. Opening in February, the home is to offer person-centred residential and nursing care packages,.....
Campaigners urge potential organ donors to inform their family
14 Jan 2014
People who want to donate their organs when they die, are being urged to inform their families, so it is easier for the transplant to go ahead. NHS Blood and Transplant has joined forces with the National.....
Self-administered 15-minute test may spot early signs of dementia
13 Jan 2014
US researchers have developed a test which can be taken at home to identify the early signs of dementia and Alzheimer's disease The simple 15-minute test has been developed by researchers at Ohio State.....
Older people could be denied vital dementia drugs if new NICE policy goes ahead
13 Jan 2014
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence would have to look at the ‘wider societal benefits’of new medicines, which could see older people being denied vital dementia drugs. Currently, the National.....