Care Home News
Lack of dignity and failure to help older people eat 'endemic' in vast majority of hospitals
15 Jul 2015
Up to one million older people are not treated with dignity and are not given help with eating in hospitals in England, according to a new study. The statistical analysis of inpatient experience data in.....
Care provider wins substantial funding to develop innovative care services
14 Jul 2015
The Scottish Government People and Communities Fund has awarded a housing and care provider with a £75,000 grant to introduce a range of projects that will directly improve the lives of older people across Scotland, particularly those.....
Operation Jasmine: Review says care home owner should have been prosecuted
14 Jul 2015
A review into a £15m police investigation into alleged abuse in care homes in South Wales, concluded that Dr Prana Das who owned two of the six care homes being investigated should have been prosecuted. Operation.....
Women over 70 urged to check for symptoms of breast cancer
14 Jul 2015
About one in three women diagnosed with breast cancer each year are aged 70 or over, yet many older women are unaware of some of the early warning signs of breast cancer, according to a survey. Fewer than half of the women over 70.....
Intergenerational care programme explores growing up and growing old
14 Jul 2015
An American filmmaker has created a documentary on an innovative approach to providing care for Seattle's ageing population. Present Perfect is a film, produced by American filmmaker Evan Briggs, focusing on Providence Mount St......
Ultrasound accelerates skin healing for older people and those living with diabetes
13 Jul 2015
Using ultrasound to treat more than 200,000 patients in the UK suffering with chronic wounds could save the NHS £3.1bn every year, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s.....
NHS end of life care services are failing in deprived areas
10 Jul 2015
One tenth of families in England receive inadequate support from NHS end-of-life care services, according to findings published by the Office of National Statistics in a National Survey of Bereaved People. Gathering responses from.....
Care home manager goes bald to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society
10 Jul 2015
The area manager for Aden House Care Home raised over £650 by having his head shaved for the dementia charity, the Alzheimer’s Society. Over twenty residents, nurses, and members of staff from both Aden.....
New mandatory Living Wage could force care homes to close and cost of home care to rise
09 Jul 2015
The Chancellor’s announcement that the Government is to bring in a compulsory Living Wage next year, will be welcome news for care home workers and home care workers who are often poorly paid. Many will.....
Guidance published on establishing dementia-friendly communities
09 Jul 2015
A number of leading health organisations and charities have collaborated to produce a ‘Code of practice’ for the purpose of making England’s towns and cities dementia-friendly. Among those to lend their expertise to the publication.....
Budget: Independent financial advisors accuse Chancellor of putting a 'cap on aspiration'
08 Jul 2015
A robust transformation of the pensions system is one of the key objectives announced by Chancellor George Osborne in the Summer Budget, the first under a Conservative Majority Government since 1996. Looking to further the previous.....
International comparisons suggest the UK faces a 'mountain to climb' on improving care quality
08 Jul 2015
Preventable hospital admissions, lower cancer survival rates and higher mortality rates from heart attacks and strokes are four key areas where UK health services are underperforming, according to a report published by the Nuffield.....
School children decorate memory boxes to delight of care home residents
07 Jul 2015
Occupants of Lymington’s Linden House dementia care home recently welcomed children from the nearby William Gilpin School, who brought with them artwork specially created for the trip. Led by an Art Therapist, the children’s.....
National serviceman from Britain's first nuclear weapons tests receives medal
07 Jul 2015
Myford House care home resident, Michael Maddox, has received his Veterans Badge from the Ministry of Defence 56 years after being part of the team to test Britain’s first hydrogen bombs on Christmas Island. Having learnt of how Mr.....
Use of care home agency staff rises by over 50 per cent due to nursing shortage crisis
06 Jul 2015
The nursing shortage crisis in care homes has led to the use of agency staff in care homes rising by over 55 per cent in just two years, according to a recent report. In its report ‘The UK Nursing Workforce:.....
GPs admit to lack of support for families struggling with dementia
06 Jul 2015
Surveys carried out by the Alzheimer’s Society show that most GPs do not believe health and social care services are able to do enough to support adults with dementia and their families. Opinions obtained from 1,000 family doctors.....
Care workers get practical tips on caring with free app
03 Jul 2015
The Keys to Care app which is a tool for care workers, giving tips and guidance on issues such as dementia care, continence care and end of life care, has been launched by the Relatives & Residents Association. The.....
Safe and colourful dementia garden 'does wonders' for care home residents
03 Jul 2015
Residents at a Nottingham care home can enjoy the summer in a new dementia garden specially designed to stimulate their senses and improve their wellbeing. The gardens at Elmbank Nursing Home in Mapperley.....
Ambitions of one in four young adult carers ruined
02 Jul 2015
Research carried out by Carers Trust Wales has confirmed that young adults with caring responsibilities are far more likely to drop out of college or university than those without. Looking to raise awareness of the challenges young.....
Veterans' charity looking forward to National Lottery Awards final
02 Jul 2015
Specialising in care homes for veterans, the charity Erskine Veterans Charity has joined the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects in the final stage of this year’s National Lottery Awards, having captured public sentiment with its ‘Erskine Celebrates.....
Oxfordshire care home chefs cook up innovative way to serve residents meals
01 Jul 2015
Two chefs working at The Close Care Home in Oxfordshire have created an innovative way of presenting resident meals to benefit people who have difficulty swallowing. Food is prepared in a pureed form using moulds to present it in its original.....
Arts and care homes collaboration targets legacy for harnessing creative energies
01 Jul 2015
Connecting care home residents to the arts is the focus of a new partnership between care home provider Anchor and London-based arts charity Magic Me. By taking up residencies at four Anchor homes, each lasting between 3 and.....