Care Home News
Care home boss gives workers 10.5% pay rise to help with cost of living crisis
29 Jul 2022
A care home boss operating across Lincolnshire has given his staff a 10.5 per cent pay rise as the cost of living is "climbing higher". With care homes in Lincoln and Grimsby, Home From Home Care offers residential.....
Care worker turned amateur beekeeper keeps care home residents sweet
28 Jul 2022
Amateur beekeeper Louise Parry has been keeping residents at her care home sweet by letting them try on her netted protective headgear and giving them a taste of honey from her hives. Care worker Louise Parry,.....
Nude model bares all for 'memorable' afternoon at London care home
26 Jul 2022
Residents at a care home in South West London sharpened their pencils and dusted off their rubbers to sketch a ‘nice handsome’ man and smash a few myths about how they spend their days. Sherwood Grange care.....
90-year-old care home resident skydives from plane at 15,000 feet
25 Jul 2022
A 90-year-old care home resident has taken to the skies and fulfilled his "lifelong wish" to skydive at 15,000 feet raising over £4,000 for charity. Dennis Moulton who is a resident at Dashwood Manor in.....
Scottish care home staff make tattoo dream come true for resident
25 Jul 2022
Hamilton care home resident Eileen MacIntyre, 78, has braved one of her unfulfilled lifelong fantasies of getting a tattoo – albeit temporary. Thanks to activities coordinator Kelly O’Neill who works at Avonbridge Care Home,.....
Care chiefs urge government to place social care staff on par with NHS
22 Jul 2022
In response to over one million NHS staff being given a pay rise of at least £1,400 with the lowest earners receiving up to 9.3 per cent, care chiefs are calling on the government to place adult social care staff on an equal footing.....
Filled posts in social care fall by 3% for first time ever
21 Jul 2022
The number of filled posts in adult social care has decreased by around three per cent (50,000) between 2020/21 and 2021/22 for the first time ever (with records dating back to 2012/13) according to an annual report. The.....
Hallmark Care Homes publishes guidelines to boost diabetes care for residents
20 Jul 2022
Hallmark Care Homes has held diabetes training sessions for its staff and created guidelines to "take timely action" to improve the lives of residents living with the condition. With over 25 per cent of care.....
PJ Care Ltd appoints new operations director
20 Jul 2022
PJ Care, a provider of specialist care for people with progressive neurological conditions and acquired brain injuries, has appointed Lisa Andrew as its new operations director. Ms Andrew has more than 40.....
Social care is at the 'centre of a storm' as winter approaches, warns ADASS
19 Jul 2022
With over half (54 per cent) of adult social care directors saying they have overspent on social care budgets last year and with a predicted inflation rate rise of 11 per cent by the end of the year, a new report warns this will create.....
Heatwave: Care homes warned to protect residents by avoiding cups of tea, sugary drinks and alcohol
18 Jul 2022
Cups of tea are among the caffeinated drinks, as well as alcohol and very sugary liquids, that care homes should avoid giving residents the government warns, as temperatures are forecast to reach 41C (106F) in the UK......
Sister of autistic Elliot trapped in mental health hospital says 'he is scared and homesick'
15 Jul 2022
As the government pledges to halve the number of people with learning disabilities and autism in mental health hospitals by 2024, Rebecca Davis has revealed how she has been fighting for four years to get her brother released from.....
Care home managers say care is 'sidelined' by outdated processes IT could replace
15 Jul 2022
Care home managers say the quality of care residents receive is being ‘sidelined’ because of time-consuming, manual processes that could be eliminated by better use of IT, a new poll reveals. A new poll.....
Care home honours black gardener abducted as a child from Africa in 18th century
13 Jul 2022
A care home has planted a rose garden in honour of a black gardener who was snatched as a child from Africa in the 18th century. At the age of eight, a black child arrived in Gwynedd, Wales from.....
Boris Johnson accused of burying bad news on resignation day as care reform delayed
11 Jul 2022
Care reforms to help self-funding care home residents get lower care home rates, are to be delayed by 18 months, prompting accusations Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to bury bad news on the day of his resignation. When.....
Chesham care home dedicates community garden to resident who was a 'beautiful artist'
07 Jul 2022
A residential care home in Chesham for people with complex special needs and disabilities has dedicated a new community garden to the memory of Tina Sharp. Ms Sharp, who had cerebral palsy and dysphagia,.....
Care worker leaves children in Zimbabwe to become care home group's 100th overseas care worker
07 Jul 2022
A care worker has left her children behind in Zimbabwe to take up a job in care in the UK, becoming Caring Homes' 100th overseas care worker. Caring Homes’ latest recruit, Mwarianesu Taderera from Zimbabwe.....
Care UK parade through London streets in support of Pride
06 Jul 2022
Team members from 19 Care UK care homes paraded through the streets of London to show their support for London Pride and highlight the company's commitment to share its support of “equality and diversity” for all staff, residents.....
Boris Johnson makes Steve Barclay health and social care secretary, after Sajid Javid resigns
06 Jul 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of clinging on to power by his fingernails despite growing calls for him to step down - with the speedy promotion of Steve Barclay to the post of Secretary of State for Health and Social.....
Care group says new National Care Service would set social care on 'par with NHS'
05 Jul 2022
The Independent Care Group (ICG) has welcomed the Labour Party’s proposals to create a new National Care Service that will include “national standards for care users” and “better pay and conditions” for care workers. In.....
Care home residents walk nearly 100 miles to raise money for charity
05 Jul 2022
Residents of a Poole care home have walked nearly 100 miles in a month to raise money for Forest Holme Hospice. Colten Care’s The Aldbury launched a month long fundraiser where residents were encouraged to.....
Care minister and famous bagpipe band take part in Care Home Open Week
04 Jul 2022
Dubbed ‘the most famous bagpipe band on the planet,’ Celtic rock band Red Hot Chilli Pipers went on a two-day whirlwind tour to seven care homes in Scotland while the Minister of State for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan visited.....
New NHS and social care system 'has power to completely transform health and care'
01 Jul 2022
From blood pressure checks in betting shops to diabetes and weight management support in local sports clubs - these are just some of the initiatives being delivered by a new integrated care system. Forty-two.....
Comedian Pope Lonergan reveals darkly funny but also heartwarming side of care homes
01 Jul 2022
Comedian Pope Lonergan’s new book ‘I’ll Die After Bingo’ does for care workers what Adam Kay’s ‘This Is Going To Hurt’ did for junior doctors, says one critic. Pope Lonergan spent almost a decade working.....