Care Home News
University students enter care homes to help people with dementia
27 Jan 2022
Students from Kingston University have been helping support care home residents with dementia to ensure that they can see the person and ‘not just their diagnosis’. Kingston University launched.....
Ex-soldier turned care worker says he has 'never felt more fulfilled'
27 Jan 2022
Taking part in army manoeuvres in the former Yugoslavia and abseiling down the side of oil rigs were all part of Alex Jones' adrenaline-inducing jobs but now with a new career as a care worker, he says it is “mentally and physically.....
People with dementia less likely to develop delirium if they see same GP each time
27 Jan 2022
People with dementia who get to see the same GP each time are given fewer medicines and are less likely to develop delirium and incontinence and have an emergency hospitalisation, according to a new study. The.....
Care home residents in England allowed unlimited visitors
27 Jan 2022
Covid restrictions in England’s care homes will be eased from Monday 31 January - with no limit on the number of visitors allowed and a reduction in self-isolation time among the new rules, following the country's successful booster.....
Care home manager who stole money meant for residents' haircuts 'failed to care'
26 Jan 2022
A care home manager who took money needed to pay for the haircuts of elderly residents with dementia, has been spared jail. Newcastle Crown Court heard 48-year-old Loraine Brunton stole more than £4,000 while.....
Public mourning care home residents attack Boris Johnson for partying in lockdown
26 Jan 2022
Families and friends of people who died in care homes have expressed their anger at Prime Minister Boris Johnson for allowing parties to take place at Downing Street, while the country was in lockdown. The.....
Council favours 554 'extra care' homes in Wirral to save money
26 Jan 2022
A council has decided to deliver 554 ‘extra care’ homes in Wirral by 2025 for people who may otherwise go into care homes, in a move intended to save money. With 179 ‘extra care’ homes already built in Wirral,.....
Care firm opening 7 new care homes will create 800 jobs
25 Jan 2022
Care operator New Care currently runs nine care homes but plans to double in size by opening seven brand new care homes in the North of England. This year, New Care is opening three new care homes - starting.....
Care home saved from 'brink of closure' by care operator keen to expand
25 Jan 2022
Saint Cecilia’s Care group, now runs six care homes in Yorkshire, after acquiring its second nursing home in a bid to “keep growing” and “survive and prosper in the current economic climate”. https://www.carehome.co.uk/care_search_results.cfm/searchgroup/36154020SAIA|Saint.....
Headsets help care home residents see GP without leaving home
24 Jan 2022
A care home has replaced its smartphones and tablets with headsets to allow residents to be seen by a doctor without having to leave their home. Kendall care home in Cumbria first started using Microsoft’s.....
Social care aka NHS' 'poor relative' demands Covid jab U-turn
24 Jan 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is rethinking plans to introduce mandatory Covid vaccination for NHS staff to prevent more staff shortages – prompting care leaders to demand the jab mandate for care staff be scrapped too......
Care home sector 'exceptionally resilient' with investor appetite 'increasing'
21 Jan 2022
Despite all the challenges of the past year, with care homes battling the pandemic and also seeing a rise in workforce shortages due to Covid, the mandatory vaccine and Brexit, there has been strong demand from care home investors.....
Barchester launches grants to tackle loneliness after resident leaves generous donation
21 Jan 2022
Barchester’s Charitable Foundation is calling for local charities and community groups to apply for a Jeanette Gill Special Award grant to tackle isolation and loneliness and bring positive changes for older people. Named.....
Care home restrictions in Scotland eased as isolation is cut and more visitors allowed
20 Jan 2022
The Scottish government has announced most people discharged from hospitals to care homes will no longer need to isolate if they have had a negative PCR test in the previous 48 hours. The isolation period.....
Care homes introduce HUGs to help residents living with dementia feel 'secure and loved'
20 Jan 2022
If there is one thing we have all missed during the pandemic it is the comfort of a hug from our loved ones, but one care home group is helping spread the “warmth and joy" of a "hug” to people living with advanced dementia by giving.....
Charity chiefs 'shocked' as one in five dementia care homes rated 'substandard' in England
19 Jan 2022
The Alzheimer’s Society and Age UK have said it is 'unacceptable' that out of 7,589 care homes registered in England with a dementia specialism, 153 are rated as ‘inadequate’ and 1,483 as ‘requires improvement'. Analysis.....
Home Office hosts foreign care worker recruitment webinars
18 Jan 2022
The Home Office is hosting two webinars for the care sector to describe the recruitment process for overseas care staff under the government’s points-based immigration system. The one-hour sessions on 21.....
Dementia care specialist awarded MBE for dedication in training staff
18 Jan 2022
A dementia care specialist who has dedicated her “exceptional and inspiring” career in training staff to provide the best person-centred care for residents has been awarded an MBE for services to dementia care. Deena.....
Immigration raids on care homes during lockdown were 'irresponsible and insensitive'
17 Jan 2022
During the pandemic when care homes were struggling to get GPs and ambulances “to come to their assistance,” it has been reported the Home Office were enforcing one immigration raid, on average, every three months in the 21 months.....
Free PPE to all front line workers for another year will be a 'welcome relief,' say care chiefs
14 Jan 2022
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced free PPE for all frontline health and care staff has been extended until 31 March 2023. The move follows a public consultation which was launched in.....
Daughter unable to see dying mum in care home in lockdown says Downing Street party makes her feel 'sick'
14 Jan 2022
Families of care home residents have voiced their anger over revelations that the Prime Minister attended a Downing Street party in May 2020, when strict Covid restrictions meant families were unable to see their loved ones for many.....
Care homes turn away new residents as staff shortages worsen
13 Jan 2022
Nearly half of care homes have closed their doors to new residents and two-thirds of home care providers are turning down requests for home care, due to staff shortages caused by Covid and the mandatory vaccine, according to the National.....
Selfless chef moved into care home for three weeks to ensure she was Covid-free and could cook Christmas lunch
12 Jan 2022
The head chef of a care home in Ipswich selflessly moved into the home in mid December for three weeks so she could ensure she was free of Covid and able to cook Christmas lunch for the residents. Caroline.....
East Suffolk to get new care home and 100 luxury retirement apartments
12 Jan 2022
Planning permission has been granted for the development of 100 luxury retirement apartments and a care home in Halesworth in East Sussex. The apartments and care home are to be built on the site of the former.....
Isolation rules change so care homes can now reopen two weeks after Covid outbreak
10 Jan 2022
Isolation rules have now changed for care homes in England so they only have to close to new residents and visitors for 14 days after a Covid outbreak, which is defined as two or more cases. Formerly, care.....
MHA chief urges government to reduce isolation period for care homes
07 Jan 2022
UK’s charity care provider MHA is calling on the government to review its Covid-19 visiting restrictions after 70 per cent of its care homes closed the doors to new admissions, forcing older people to stay in "hospital longer" than.....
MPs say social care must be part of recovery plan as NHS waiting list hits record levels
07 Jan 2022
MPs are calling for a broader national health and care recovery plan by April 2022, that as well as fixing the NHS backlog, also encompasses emergency care, mental health, primary care, community care and social care, saying ‘without.....
Care leaders call for 'army of volunteers' to tackle staff absences as Covid cases rise
05 Jan 2022
The Independent Care Group (ICG) and Care Forum Wales are urging their respective governments to set up an “army of volunteers” to tackle a shortage of care staff fuelled by rising cases of Omicron. According.....
More care homes urged to open onsite pubs after they were found to boost morale in lockdown
05 Jan 2022
More care homes are being urged to open onsite pubs after staff revealed they boosted residents’ morale during lockdowns. Care homes have been particularly hit by the pandemic, forcing them to close their.....
Social care chiefs and disability charity boss recognised in Queen's New Year's Honours List
04 Jan 2022
A chief executive of a care home group and the head of a disability charity are amongst the many people recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2022. Dan Hayes, chief executive of The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT),.....