Care Home News
Integrated care - an unexpected solution to the A&E crisis
30 Jan 2015
It was not the best start to 2015 as the word 'crisis' flashed up on our TV screens and headlines revealed our NHS cracking under pressure. Hospitals up and down the country were experiencing crises in.....
Winterbourne View report two years on reveals failings in progress
29 Jan 2015
The commitment to remove all people from inappropriate inpatient care to community based settings has been missed, a report into the progress made since the http://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1566397/urgent-action-needed-to-protect-adults|Winterbourne.....
D-Day veteran known as 'the great escaper' leaves £600,000 to RNLI
29 Jan 2015
The former care home resident who travelled to France to see D-Day celebrations Bernard Jordan and his wife Irene have left their entire estate worth £600,000 to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI.) The D-Day veteran,.....
Political fight over the NHS playing out against Labour's expectations
29 Jan 2015
A British Social Attitudes survey, carried out for The King’s Fund, has recorded the second highest satisfaction levels ever with the NHS and the lowest ever dissatisfaction levels. The results, compiled by NatCen Social Research,.....
BBC Care Calculator reveals regional disparity in the cost of care
28 Jan 2015
The BBC has launched the ‘care calculator’, a programme which allows people to find out how the price of care in their area compares to the rest of the country. The calculator has been created through information from analysts,.....
Use of the deprivation of liberty safeguards soars in 2014/15
26 Jan 2015
There has been a rise in the number of applications for the use of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) in the first two quarters of 2014/15, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced. The care regulator has said.....
Charity calls for the adoption of national standards 'to protect NHS hearing loss services'
26 Jan 2015
Two in five NHS audiology departments (41 per cent) are being forced to cut core services due to shrinking budgets or increased demand, affecting hundreds of thousands of people across the UK, according to new research gathered by.....
Care home re-opens after fire led to relocations
26 Jan 2015
North East England’s Donwell House Nursing Home is a home for residents once again, after the damage caused by a fire meant clients had to be relocated to sister homes run by provider Shaftesbury Care Group. Having broken out in an upstairs bedroom,.....
Care home minibus crushes resident
26 Jan 2015
The Care Inspectorate and Police Scotland have launched an investigation into an incident where a woman was killed after being crushed by a minibus at the residential home where she lived. Margaret Jack had been a resident of.....
Entrepreneur wins £100,000 award with cloud-based personal healthcare platform
23 Jan 2015
A Manchester entrepreneur has received a £100,000 award for his creation of cloud-based personal healthcare platform iPersonally which is designed to offer support to people with learning disabilities. Dan Lingard, is chief executive.....
Mum wins fight for her disabled son to go into care home in his home town
22 Jan 2015
A mother in Wigton, Cumbria, has won a battle for her son to be given a residential care place in his home town, instead of at a care home miles away in West Cumbria. Marilyn Calvert, aged 67, has cared for.....
Age UK launches social care 'score card' highlighting increasing need for care
21 Jan 2015
A social care ‘score card’ has been launched today by older people’s charity Age UK to reflect the growing demand for care and support. The charity reports that taking into account additional funding of £1.4 billion received.....
GPS tracking devices being developed to monitor people with dementia in care homes
21 Jan 2015
Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University are looking into developing low-cost GPS-style tracking devices to monitor the movements of people with dementia in care homes, hospitals and housing associations. Dr.....
Charity appoints new personalisation officer
21 Jan 2015
Disability charity, Walsingham has enforced its commitment to offering person centred care and support by the appointment of Dominique Richards as personalisation officer acting on behalf of the charity throughout England and Wales......
Recruitment drive aims to offer nursing jobs 'on the same day'
20 Jan 2015
Care provider HC-One is holding bespoke recruitment events for qualified nurses who would like to work in care homes in and around Northwich, Cheshire with an added bonus – successful candidates will get a job offer on the same day.....
Care home appeals for help so resident can achieve life-long dream to read and write
20 Jan 2015
A care home in Hartlepool is appealing for a voluntary adult literacy tutor to teach one of its residents to read and write. Evelyn, aged 76, who has lived at Queen Meadow care home in Stockton Road since.....
Dementia: Personalised music playlists can aid memory and emotional well-being
20 Jan 2015
Specialist training is being given at BCG, as the care provider invites the gift of music into its care homes and explores its impact on the fragile psychology of those with memory loss. Welcoming members of charity Playlist.....
Future of mental health services discussed at major conference in England
19 Jan 2015
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg held a mental health conference today, where leading practitioners in the field, policy makers, charities and campaigners were invited to discuss the future of England’s mental health services. The.....
One in four older people feel they have no one, says Age UK
19 Jan 2015
Some 2.9 million people aged 65 and over now feel they have no one to go to for help and support, an Age UK survey has found. Of the people surveyed, 39 per cent said they felt lonely and one in five.....
Families urged to plan older relatives' care earlier
19 Jan 2015
Care home provider Anchor has commented on figures that show, once again, a surge in care home enquiries during the post-Christmas period. This trend, which sees a boom in Google search statistics for terms such as ‘care home’,.....
Ageing population seen as one of the top three challenges facing the UK
19 Jan 2015
The ageing population is seen to be the third top challenge facing Britain, over the next 20 years, with healthcare and immigration coming first and second, according to a new survey. The YouGov poll commissioned.....
More than 200 companies and venues give support to Disabled Access Day
16 Jan 2015
Disabled Access Day will take place on Saturday 17 January 2015 and more than 200 companies across the UK have given their support to the new initiative to encourage people living with disabilities and their friends and family members.....
Innovative partnership between AFC Bournemouth and Care South prompts football kick about
16 Jan 2015
Care South has partnered with AFC Bournemouth and residents recently received a visit from The Cherries player, and ambassador for the new partnership, Marc Pugh. The visit took place at Queensmead care home in Christchurch and.....
Dehydrated care home residents a 'systematic problem'
16 Jan 2015
Of 21,000 older people admitted to hospital from care homes, an unusually high number are dehydrated, according to the findings of an Oxford University study. Published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine and taken.....
Frailty syndromes should be recognised to prevent older people from significant harm
15 Jan 2015
Community services should shift their focus from those at a ‘high risk of hospital admission’ to those with a frailty syndrome to reduce hospital bed usage, according to new guidance published this week. ‘Fit for Frailty Part.....
Charity reveals Alzheimer’s link between blood molecules and cold temperatures
15 Jan 2015
A new study has revealed that molecules found in blood that are created from cholesterol could be linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to research conducted by King’s College London. The study.....
Neurology: New report highlights plight of 'Invisible Patients'
15 Jan 2015
More than half of patients who depend on neurological services have experienced problems accessing them, according to a new study conducted by The Neurological Alliance. Their report ‘The Invisible Patients: Revealing the state.....
Government research reveals change in retirement plans
14 Jan 2015
The way that people plan to spend their retirement is changing, according to new government research; it was revealed that almost 50 per cent of over 50s plan to continue working between aged 65 and 70. Nearly.....
College of Social work call for specialist 'older people' options in degrees
14 Jan 2015
The College of Social Work (TCSW) wants an older people specialist option to be offered on social work degrees to improve excellent social work for older people. ‘Excellent social work with older people: a discussion paper’ published.....
Search launched for young deaf music and dance stars
13 Jan 2015
A competition has been launched by the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) to find young deaf musicians and dancers to show off their skills in their Raising the Bar competition. The competition hopes.....