Care Home News
Labour leadership contender wants care workers to be paid the Living Wage
26 Jun 2015
Liz Kendall who wants to be the next leader of the Labour Party, has said she wants to create a living wage society and will ensure that care workers are no longer exploited and receive the pay they deserve. Ms.....
Care homes throughout the UK hold events for Care Home Open Day
25 Jun 2015
Care homes across the UK held open day events in support of Care Home Open Day 2015 on Friday 19th June. The national event is hosted annually to show examples of excellent social care and invites families and members of the public.....
New hybrid nurse-care worker will ease nursing shortage crisis
25 Jun 2015
A new hybrid role for nursing in the care home sector, which will be somewhere between a care worker and a nurse, could save care homes money and help solve the nursing shortage crisis. The new role being.....
Home care provider opens its second fully accessible hotel for disabled people
24 Jun 2015
A care provider has transformed a landmark hotel in Llandudno into a luxurious, fully accessible holiday destination for disabled people, their care workers and families. Safehands Holidays is part of the.....
Exercise classes proven to give care home residents extra Oomph!
24 Jun 2015
provide training and support to staff in care homes to allow them to deliver personalised exercise programmes to residents. Providing classes that are created to stimulate the mind, body and soul of care home residents,.....
The Care and Support Alliance elects Papworth Trust chief as new leader
24 Jun 2015
The Care and Support Alliance, which represents 80 charities and campaigns for a properly funded care system, has elected Vicky McDermott, the chief executive of Papworth Trust, as the new chair. She replaces.....
Welsh care home workers to be trained in spotting early signs of dementia
23 Jun 2015
Wales is investing £34m in primary care services to help provide 24/7 healthcare closer to people’s homes. Part of the package includes investing £240,000 to fund a nurse-led programme across Wales to train.....
Care home owner creates innovative memory book
23 Jun 2015
Founder and owner of six East England care homes, Jazz Singh, has created ‘My Life’ to help care workers provide person-centred care. Sohal Healthcare Ltd provide care and dementia care to older people in the Essex, Cambridge and Suffolk.....
Doctor warns of dangers of driving with dementia
23 Jun 2015
Drivers with early stage dementia could be putting themselves and members of the public at risk. A doctor from Derbyshire, has requested a review at the BMA Annual Representative Meeting, calling for the BMA Board of Science to.....
Charity says thousands 'don't get the palliative care they need' in UK
23 Jun 2015
New findings published today by leading charity Marie Curie show that there is limited understanding of what palliative care can do, who it benefits and when to introduce it. It reveals that professionals do not receive enough training.....
Deporting foreign nurses will throw NHS into chaos
22 Jun 2015
Changing immigration laws will force many foreign nurses working in the UK to return home, leaving the UK with a severe shortage of nurses and putting patients’ lives at risk, warn nursing leaders. Under.....
College of Social Work announces it is closing
19 Jun 2015
The College of Social Work has announced it is closing due to lack of funding. The organisation has revealed it is currently in the ‘winding down’ process rather than instant closure. Jo Cleary, chair,.....
MPs urged to listen to concerns of people with learning disabilities over proposed benefits cuts
18 Jun 2015
Over 70 MPs met with people with a learning disability and their families and heard their concerns over the Government’s proposed £12bn cuts to welfare at a House of Commons event hosted by the Royal Mencap Society. MPs.....
Nominations from health and care sector wanted for Queen’s Birthday Honours list
18 Jun 2015
The Department of Health is looking for people who have made an outstanding contribution within the health and care sector for the Queen's Honours Birthday list 2016. Anybody in the health and care sector.....
Former Cadbury’s chocolate factory to become a care home
18 Jun 2015
A former Cadbury’s chocolate factory in Keynsham is to be turned into a £60m retirement community with 120 assisted living apartments and a 105-bed care home offering a range of specialist care. Bristol-based.....
Free UK travel guide details accessible days out across the UK
16 Jun 2015
Make sure you get out and about this summer with the newly updated edition of The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain. This invaluable digital guide to days out can be viewed at http://www.accessibleguide.co.uk/home.php.....
Lives of older carers plagued by fear, worry and guilt
12 Jun 2015
The biggest cause of stress in older carers is the guilt they feel about not providing good enough care, together with anxiety that the needs of the person they are caring for are not being met. Alongside guilt, carers reported.....
Call for change from services that show lack of compassion towards mental health
12 Jun 2015
A national report, published today by England’s care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC), confirms that adults with mental health complications are not receiving the same standard of care and support as those with a physical.....
Regular consumption of nuts and peanuts could reduce risk of cancer and heart disease
11 Jun 2015
Eating nuts and peanuts daily could help protect against cancer, heart disease and other respiratory diseases, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. The study, carried out as part of.....
Women globally bear the brunt of dementia - both as carers and living with the disease
10 Jun 2015
Dementia disproportionately affects women all over the world, as women do most of the caring for people with dementia and are more likely to get the disease as they live longer, according to new research. The.....
Construction begins on state-of-the-art Blackburn dementia home
09 Jun 2015
A £4.8m addition to the range is now underway in Blackburn, scheduled to open in summer 2016. As well as specialising in dementia care, EachStep Blackburn will look to offer a versatile care service that also impacts.....
One in three people in Wales will end their lives with dementia
08 Jun 2015
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales is calling on people to wake up and realise that with one in three in Wales likely to get dementia, the disease is one of the biggest challenges we face. The warning.....
Essex care home residents benefit from innovative Namaste Care programme
04 Jun 2015
Ebury Court care home in Romford, Essex offers an innovative dementia care initiative to its residents in the form of The Namaste Care programme. Devised in America, the programme was created by social worker, Professor Joyce.....
Accreditation of independent care home inspections launched by UKAS
04 Jun 2015
The UK’s first accreditation service has been launched by The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), allowing private organisations to perform care home inspections to RDB Star Rating Ltd. The accreditation scheme allows.....
Care home reveals why it took the controversial step of installing surveillance cameras
02 Jun 2015
At the beginning of this year, Wensley House in East London, joined a tiny minority of care homes in the UK, in installing CCTV to help act as a “deterrent against abuse” and to give residents and their families “peace of mind”. The.....
Cheltenham care home receives flying visit from birds of prey
02 Jun 2015
Residents at Care UK’s Sandfields care home in Cheltenham, recently enjoyed a visit from some feathered friends whilst hosting an event in association with Walks with Hawks. Earlier this year, the care home.....
NHS Wales targets severe speech and communication problems
01 Jun 2015
High tech ‘talking technology’, such as that used by Professor Stephen Hawking, is being made available to adults in Wales who suffer from severe speech and communication difficulties. £1.25m of funding was.....