Care Home News
Assessing the Care and Support White Paper: Is care reform being "thwarted by the Treasury"
12 Jul 2012
The Government has published the much anticipated Care and Support White Paper, setting out ‘a new vision for reform’ that draws upon the recommendations of the Dilnot Commission, which concluded in July 2011. The Paper also takes.....
Timeline of brain's descent into Alzheimer's, established in US study
12 Jul 2012
Scientists have evaluated a variety of pre-symptomatic markers of Alzheimer's disease in 128 subjects from families genetically predisposed to develop the disorder. Individuals in the study have a 50 per cent chance of inheriting.....
Private equity firm, Terra Firma, completes acquisition of Four Seasons Health Care
12 Jul 2012
Terra Firma, a leading private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of Four Seasons Health Care Group, the UK’s largest independent elderly and specialist care provider. The company has been bought for £825m, and is being.....
Care home providers will have to regularly monitor managers, says White Paper
12 Jul 2012
Care home providers will have to regularly monitor and supervise registered managers, according to a proposal in the White Paper. The White Paper wants the National Skills Academy for Social Care to work with a new Leadership Forum,.....
Online toolkit to help councils address loneliness in older age launched
12 Jul 2012
An online toolkit for local health organisations and councils to address loneliness in older age, has been launched by Minister for Care Services, Paul Burstow at an international research conference on loneliness. The conference.....
Pensioners forced to take out loans to pay for care, under plans in the White Paper
12 Jul 2012
The Government plans to offer pensioners state loans to pay for their care, according to a proposal in the White Paper. People who cannot afford to pay for their care, will be able to borrow money from their local authority under.....
Online dementia clinic supported by leading dementia charities
12 Jul 2012
An online dementia clinic is taking place from Wednesday 18th July to Wednesday 24th July, giving the opportunity for anyone worried about dementia to have their personal medical questions answered by a team of expert clinicians......
Anticipation of today's care White Paper
11 Jul 2012
The Government is due to release a White Paper today, (Wednesday 11th July) with its proposals to reform the social care system and also a report on options for the future of funding for social care. Anticipation.....
Draft Care and Support Bill puts "people at the centre of their own care"
11 Jul 2012
The Draft Care and Support Bill consolidates many different laws, replacing more than a dozen pieces of legislation to create a single modern statute for adult care and support. It aims to reform adult social care, to try and prevent.....
Keep up with the voices of the care sector as its leading figures react to today's Care and Support White Paper publication
11 Jul 2012
Today’s Care and Support White Paper was always going to be the subject of keen debate amongst care professionals, charities and organisations. Can the publication lead to major Government legislation and fulfil its objectives of.....
Less than half of over 55s exercise regularly, says Age UK on free gym open day
10 Jul 2012
Less than half of over 55s are doing the recommended 2.5 hours of exercise a week, with one in eight not doing any exercise at all, Age UK revealed today. However, three in ten would like to take part in more exercise which.....
Wales "already ahead of England" in assessing people's needs for care
10 Jul 2012
The Welsh Government is calling for a “system of paying for social care that is fair, affordable and sustainable” and says it is “already ahead of England” in terms of assessing need. With the Care and Support White Paper expected.....
Government's reluctance to address social care funding is a "bitter blow", says Anchor
10 Jul 2012
Care home provider, Anchor, has called the Government’s reluctance to act a “bitter blow”, after it revealed it will back a cap on people’s lifetime care costs but will not say how much or when. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today.....
Care home provider, Balhousie Care Group, takes over Brookfield Residential Home
10 Jul 2012
Care provider BCG has taken over the running of Brookfield Residential Home in Carnoustie near Dundee, after its owners retired. All 41 members of staff, including manager Mary Brownlow, and 24 residents have transferred.....
Work begins on new Care UK care home
10 Jul 2012
Work has begun on a new Care UK nursing home that will provide care for up to 80 older people in the Poole area. The new home which will provide residents with high specification en-suite rooms, well-designed lounges and dining.....
Government makes supported housing pledge ahead of White Paper publication
09 Jul 2012
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced £200m of fresh funding, as part of a five-year plan to construct 6,000 supported living homes for older people, marking the week’s first major care-related announcement in the build-up.....
89 per cent of public reject current social care system finds Care and Support Alliance
09 Jul 2012
Eighty-nine per cent of English adults believe that older and disabled people shouldn’t have to bear all the costs for support with everyday tasks such as eating, washing and dressing, even if they have a small amount of savings,.....
£5 million groundbreaking dementia service opens in Blackley
09 Jul 2012
A groundbreaking Manchester based dementia service opened in Blackley on 28th June. Professor Alistair Burns, the Department of Health’s national clinical director for dementia, officially opened ‘EachStep Blackley’, by declaring.....
Good leadership in care homes can make a huge difference
06 Jul 2012
Social care is changing as never before, and people at senior levels in social care are facing an unprecedented range of challenges, whether they sit in the public, private or not-for-profit sectors. At the , we.....
Man with Alzheimer's handcuffed in ambulance - Alzheimer's Society comment
05 Jul 2012
has commented on a man with Alzheimer’s disease being handcuffed in an ambulance. The society says that an 84-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease was handcuffed as he was taken to hospital in an ambulance,.....
End of life care programme meets patients' wishes to die in their care home
05 Jul 2012
Quality end of life care will be recognised at an awards ceremony tonight as 42 care homes are acknowledged for completing their Gold Standard Framework training programme. The GSF training is the UK’s leading quality improvement.....
National campaign for care workers strengthened by new sponsor
04 Jul 2012
UK charity the Care Professionals Benevolent Fund, dedicated to supporting the lives of care workers experiencing difficult times, has secured a new sponsor to assist with its new ‘Corporate Membership Campaign’. Purchasing solutions.....
First national survey on end of life care
04 Jul 2012
The quality of care received by people in the last three months of their life has been explored in a government survey for the first time. Hospice care is rated most positive in ground breaking survey published by the Office.....
Care Services minister supports APPG report on early dementia diagnosis
04 Jul 2012
Speaking at the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia’s report, Care Services minister Paul Burstow agrees that regional variation is a crucial issue to overcome in order to achieve more effective diagnosis of dementia.....
£10m neurological care centre in Peterborough opens doors to first residents
04 Jul 2012
PJ Care Ltd’s new Neurological Care Centre in Peterborough, Eagle Wood, welcomed its first residents last week. Providing 107 specialist care beds in four purpose designed units, the centre is built around a therapy centre providing.....
Pensioner "Ping Pong" film set to tour care homes
03 Jul 2012
An inspirational documentary film is released this week following a group of pensioners as they compete in the over 80s category of the World Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia. The film, “Ping Pong” will tour care.....
Big variations revealed in time taken to receive dementia diagnosis
03 Jul 2012
Big variations in the amount of time it takes to get diagnosed with dementia have been revealed today by an influential group of MPs and peers. A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG), found waiting.....
Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman visits Christchurch care home for BBC series on ageing
03 Jul 2012
Newsnight Presenter, Jeremy Paxman met residents and staff at Colten Care’s Avon Reach home in Mudeford for the BBC’s ‘When I’m 65’ season of programmes. He recorded a series of clips and interviews to feed into a Newsnight special.....
Birth of children is UK's happiest memory, Alzheimer's Society and care home group find
02 Jul 2012
The UK’s happiest memory is the birth of children or grandchildren, according to a new poll by Alzheimer’s Society and Bupa Care Homes. In second place came a came a holiday with 17 per cent, which was followed closely by.....
New research conducted into links with chronic stress and Alzheimer's
02 Jul 2012
Chronic stress and whether it is linked to Alzheimer’s is being investigated in a new Alzheimer’s Society funded research project. It is part of a £1.5 million package of six grants being given by fighting.....