Care Home News
Care home provider installs music streaming service after noticing 'worrying trend of wall to wall Vera Lynn'
28 Jul 2016
Residents at Wellburn Care Homes have been listening to Adele and Slade, after the provider installed an online music streaming service due to concerns that care home residents tend to be given “wall to wall Vera Lynn telling them.....
Poorest will be 'hit hardest' by state pension age rises, warns charity
28 Jul 2016
The poorest and most disadvantaged are set to be hit the hardest if state pension age continues to rise based on life expectancy alone, according to new research. The charity Age UK, has revealed that increases.....
Blackpool care home joins Outstanding club
28 Jul 2016
The Willows Care Home in Blackpool has made it into the top one per cent of care homes rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). CQC inspectors visited the nursing home last March and found.....
People with dementia 'have a future and need to live in the now' not just reminisce about the past
27 Jul 2016
Reminiscence is the latest buzzword when it comes to dementia and a growing number of care homes now offer reminiscence therapy with activities based around things people feel passionate about such as football or music from the past. However.....
Eye and smell tests could reveal early signs of dementia
27 Jul 2016
Eye and smell tests could be used to help spot the early signs of dementia, years before people experience memory symptoms, new research has suggested. The study conducted by London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital.....
NHS fails to meet NICE referral targets for arthritis patients at risk of long-term disability
27 Jul 2016
Four in five patients with early inflammatory arthritis are at risk of long-term disability and reduced life expectancy due to delays in NHS treatment, according to new research. The National Rheumatoid and.....
Men 'more likely to be misdiagnosed with dementia' than women
26 Jul 2016
Men who have dementia are more at risk of being misdiagnosed compared to women, research has revealed. The research could help to explain why past statistics have indicated that women are more likely to develop the condition. Researchers.....
'Beardjazzled' world record event raises £4,000 for dementia research
26 Jul 2016
Bearded men from across the UK gathered at Northampton Town Festival after signing up to get ‘beardjazzled’ to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research. The beardjazzled event was organised by Northampton-based company DP Marketing.....
Go forth and be terrified: Care home staff abseil Scotland's iconic bridge
26 Jul 2016
With trains hurtling on the tracks above their heads, four care workers battled against high winds and their own fear to abseil down Scotland’s Forth Bridge. Descending down the 150ft structure to terra.....
Most care homes rated good but almost 350 face closure says watchdog
25 Jul 2016
The majority of Britain’s care homes (67 per cent) have received a Good rating from inspectors but 342 face being shut down (three per cent) if they do not improve. A total of 7,652 care homes have been.....
People with 'complex' and 'social jobs' could have reduced risk of dementia
25 Jul 2016
Certain genes and lifestyle factors such as the type of job someone has could help to increase reliance against a person’s chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to the latest research. Speaking at the Alzheimer’s.....
Care Home Idol changes perceptions showing 'caring and loving care homes'
22 Jul 2016
carehome.co.uk, the leading care home review website, has launched Care Home Idol 2016. This popular talent contest was set up back in 2013 to reveal the warmth and fun in many care homes and showcase the.....
Government criticised for showing 'lack of ambition' as discharge delays cost NHS £800m
22 Jul 2016
The Government is facing criticism after a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) urged it to address the scale and cost of delays in discharging older people from hospital. The Committee’s report.....
Government denies stripping social care of its political status, as junior minister gets portfolio
22 Jul 2016
Adult social care no longer has a minister of state, following the Department of Health's (DH) decision to make it the responsibility of the junior minister David Mowat. This week, David Mowat was given the.....
Third Outstanding rating is 'testament to the dedication of the whole team', says care provider
22 Jul 2016
Residents and staff of a family-run care business in the North East are celebrating after achieving their third ‘Outstanding’ Care Quality Commission (CQC). Park House, located on Park Lane in Guisborough,.....
ADASS director who died during a meeting 'will be sadly missed'
21 Jul 2016
Harold Bodmer, president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and director of Norfolk’s adult social services, died yesterday after collapsing during a meeting at Norfolk County Hall. The.....
Royal College of Nursing warn of EU nursing shortages after Brexit
21 Jul 2016
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is calling on the Government to secure the future of EU nurses working in the UK following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) reveal.....
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray pledges support for innovations in digital health and care
20 Jul 2016
International tennis superstar and British number one, Andy Murray has lent his support to one of Scotland’s leading digital innovation centres to highlight the benefit of using technology to provide more efficient health and care.....
MPs warn scale of funding challenge for health and social care is 'colossal'
19 Jul 2016
MPs have painted a pretty grim picture of the future for health and social care, saying the scale of the funding challenge in health is “colossal” and historical cuts to social care funding have now “exhausted the opportunities for.....
Scientists reveal how protein build-up leads to Alzheimer's disease
19 Jul 2016
A team of Cambridge researchers have identified that it may be possible to control how proteins build-up in the brain of someone with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from the Department of Chemist at the University of Cambridge.....
Care worker who conned care home resident banned for life from working in care industry
19 Jul 2016
A care worker, who defrauded a care home resident out of thousands of pounds in the pretence she was doing her shopping, has been given a 12-month suspended sentence and banned from working in the care industry for life. Angela.....
Warnings issued for vulnerable and elderly as heatwave hits England
18 Jul 2016
Public Health England (PHE) has issued a warning to older people and those with health conditions, over the forecast ‘heatwave’ effecting parts of England. Older people and those with health conditions are being warned to stay.....
Care home laundry manager learns Filipino so she can talk to resident
18 Jul 2016
Being a laundry manager of a care home is not just about washing clothes and bedding, reveals Joyce Jolley, laundry manager at Charlotte House care home. She is also a confidante to many residents saying: “I have a little chat with.....
Swaffham and Rugby care homes celebrate Outstanding ratings
15 Jul 2016
Staff at care homes in Swaffham and Rugby have been celebrating after receiving Outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in recent weeks. Meadow House Nursing Home in Swaffham and Dewar.....
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt survives Cabinet reshuffle
14 Jul 2016
Jeremy Hunt, who has become deeply unpopular as health minister by forcing junior doctors to accept a contract they don’t want, has kept his job. Since Theresa May became Prime Minister, she has made drastic.....
Care homes get 40% nursing care rise from Department of Health
14 Jul 2016
The NHS contribution towards the cost of a registered nurse in a nursing home has risen by 40 per cent to £156.25 per person per week. The Department of Health announced the 2016/17 NHS-Funded Nursing Care.....
Families urged to 'make time count' and join Memory Walks
14 Jul 2016
Alzheimer’s Society, the leading dementia charity, has urged families across the country to spend time together and join local Memory Walks, as it’s revealed families are spending less time together. According.....
Come what May? Political shake up sees social care wait for dust to settle
13 Jul 2016
Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May may have moved into 10 Downing Street, but as old cabinet ministers step down for their replacements, many in social care are wondering what this change means for them. A.....
Councils' social care budgets at 'tipping point' with black hole of £940m
13 Jul 2016
Local authorities’ social care budgets need an extra £940m just to keep services operating at the same levels as last year, according to a new report. The 2016 Budget survey by the Association of Directors.....
Care home shooting: 'I trapped the gun between us with my chest' says manager
12 Jul 2016
These are the words of Julie Curtis, moments after Ronald King fatally shot his wife in the head and approached her with a gun pointed under his chin. It was the morning after Boxing Day at De La Mer House in.....