Care Home News
Care home 'stealth tax' forced on elderly entitled to free care
28 Jul 2017
Almost 50,000 families of care home residents, whose care is supposed to be free, are being forced into paying top-up fees, Age UK has reported. A quarter of care home residents who are legally entitled to.....
Holocaust survivor: 'Wanting to be shot not gassed...I even kissed Mengele's boots', says care home resident
26 Jul 2017
Ninety-year-old Sam Pivnik, who lives at Jewish Care’s Clore Manor Care Home, hasn’t celebrated his birthday since the German Nazis invaded Poland and took away his childhood in the village of Bedzin on the day he turned 13. At.....
Three birthday girls turning 100 remain unfazed by combined 300 years on earth
21 Jul 2017
Nora Harrad, Gladys Townsend and Cecily Day who all live at Caldwell Grange Care Home have been sharing a joke over their combined ages but remain unfazed by the fact they are reaching the age of 100 together. The.....
Poor oral health can cause 'life threatening conditions,' reveals care home dental hygienist
21 Jul 2017
Dental hygienist, Jane Peterson, is making a difference to the lives of residents in cares homes across the UK, helping them to achieve a “real sense of wellbeing” from the feeling that a fresh mouth gives them. By her own admission,.....
One in three dementia cases could be prevented by lifestyle changes
20 Jul 2017
A third of dementia cases could be prevented by making environmental and lifestyle changes starting in childhood, new research suggests. According to an international study published in the Lancet, better.....
Davina McCall 'grieves loss' of her 'old Dad' who has dementia, but says 'he's still my Dad'
19 Jul 2017
TV presenter Davina McCall, has revealed how she “grieves the loss “of her “old Dad” since he got dementia, but says they are “forging a new relationship, a different one, where perhaps he might need me more”. Davina,.....
Glasgow care homes offer free health checks for over 75s
18 Jul 2017
Four Bupa care homes in the Glasgow area have been offering free health checks to over 75s who live locally. It is hoped the new scheme will encourage older people in the community to come forward for a check-up,.....
Shortages of nurses 'scandalous' with Scottish care homes on brink of workforce 'emergency'
17 Jul 2017
Scotland’s care sector workforce is nearing a state of ‘emergency’, with an average turnover of staff as high as 22 per cent, up from 17 per cent in 2015, according to a survey of Scottish care homes. The.....
Ambulance response time overhaul: Target of seven minutes for severely ill
14 Jul 2017
NHS England has announced that 999 calls will now be put into four different categories according to their severity. Ambulances will now be expected to reach severely ill patients in an average time of seven.....
Dementia-friendly swimming gives care home residents a 'sense of freedom'
14 Jul 2017
Residents of specialist care village, Belong Crewe, have been making waves at dementia-friendly swimming sessions, which have been designed to enhance mobility, appetite and general well-being. 'Increasing.....
Dementia care in hospitals improving but staff can't always access specialist support
13 Jul 2017
Hospitals in England and Wales have taken steps to improve their dementia care, with over two-thirds of carers rating care as excellent or very good. However staff said they are not always able to access specialist dementia support,.....
Brain gyms growing in popularity as way of combating dementia
12 Jul 2017
Brain gyms are becoming increasingly popular in the UK as a way of combating dementia and memory impairment problems. Brains in Action (BRINA) has recently opened two in North London and has found the demand.....
Iconic chocolate factory renovated into one of UK's most luxurious care villages
12 Jul 2017
A luxury care village, housed in the former headquarters of the world-renowned Terry’s Chocolate Factory in York, has officially been opened by the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu. The Chocolate Works, owned.....
Care providers urged to join Care Workers Charity supporters club
12 Jul 2017
Leaders in the care sector have taken part in a video urging care providers to sign up to a supporters club run by the Care Workers Charity. There are around two million care workers in the UK caring for some of the most vulnerable.....
'She came to work day in, day out': Care home manager with cancer is 'Employee of the Year'
11 Jul 2017
A care home manager who continued working throughout her treatment for breast cancer has received a national award from her employers. Diane Dunn, manager of in Nottinghamshire, was chosen from.....
Male care worker urges young men to consider a career in care
10 Jul 2017
“More must be done to encourage young men to consider a career in the care sector,” says Jarred Stansfield, a 20-year-old care assistant in Surrey and one of Anchor’s youngest employees. Having left college.....
Residents quarantined at Cheshire care home due to vomiting bug
07 Jul 2017
Residents at a care home in Cheshire have been put into quarantine, with a unit closing down, after reports of a vomiting bug. Visitors at the Beechcroft Nursing and Residential Home on Lapwing Grove, Palacefields, have been told.....
Third of continuing healthcare assessments take longer than a month
07 Jul 2017
One third of assessments for NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) funding take longer than 28 days, causing distress for patients and their families and in some cases, delaying discharge from hospital, new research reveals. The.....
Size matters in care homes with small doing better than large, says CQC
06 Jul 2017
Just over three-quarters of adult social care services in England have been rated good and two per cent are outstanding, says the country's watchdog, but it warns not all care homes and domiciliary services offer ‘good enough’ care,.....
GP describes care as 'best I have witnessed' at 'outstanding' Hampshire care home
06 Jul 2017
A care home in Hampshire has been rated ‘outstanding’ and praised for its ‘culture of promoting people’s independence’ as well as its ‘exceptional care and compassion’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Colten.....
Dementia cases set to soar to 1.2 million in England and Wales by 2040
06 Jul 2017
More than 1.2 million people will be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040, an increase of 57 per cent from 2016, a new study predicts. With the cause mainly due to an ageing population, the study.....
Care home residents get lullabies, better sleep and fall down less, thanks to 'sophisticated baby monitor'
05 Jul 2017
A ‘sophisticated baby monitor’ for older people may sing you to the land of Nod but its presence in a care home has also dramatically reduced falls and stopped staff disturbing sleeping residents. No.....
Care home managers urged to take part in vital mental health research
05 Jul 2017
Managers of care homes are being urged to take part in research into talking therapies in residential settings. A survey has been created by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.to find.....