Care Home News
Care England calls for parity on pay for nurses working in social care
29 Jun 2018
Nurses working in independent care homes should be given 'parity on pay', along with those working in the NHS, according to sector representatives. Following the recent pay award for nurses in the NHS, Care.....
Dementia-friendly beauty workshops give care home residents back their sparkle
29 Jun 2018
"There is no shortage of smiles from our ladies when they see their finished look," says make up specialist Kelly Anthony. "Who doesn't want to be told they are beautiful, whatever their age." Ms Anthony.....
Lost Voice Guy: 'Disabled community appreciates me taking the mick out of my disability'
28 Jun 2018
Lee Ridley aka Lost Voice Guy, who recently won Britain’s Got Talent has revealed that the “disabled community appreciates someone who can take the mick out of themselves more than most, because they know how it feels.” Lee,.....
Over 40s, bosses and retired should pay social care tax say MPs
27 Jun 2018
MPs are calling for a new tax to cover the costs of social care to be paid by all except those under the age of 40. ‘Intergenerational fairness’ A ‘Social Care Premium’ to be paid.....
Actor Simon Pegg narrates dementia film starring 3D-printed brain
26 Jun 2018
Simon Pegg, star of Shaun of the Dead, Run Fatboy Run and Hot Fuzz has lent his voice to a new film about dementia which highlights the disease’s impact on the brain’s size using a 3D printer. Narrated.....
Canadian care company acquires luxury care provider Signature Senior Lifestyle
26 Jun 2018
A Canadian-based operator in the senior living sector has made a large acquisition in the UK care market, with management says it sees the UK care market as having “strong growth potential”. Revera Inc has.....
People with dementia should be involved in decisions about their care, says NICE
22 Jun 2018
People with dementia should be encouraged and helped to give their own views and opinions about their care, according to new guidance from NICE which has been updated for the first time in 10 years. They.....
Stand-up comic Joe Pasquale opens nightclub for care home's clubbers
22 Jun 2018
People aged 80+ are getting their groove on thanks to some regular clubbing and funny man Joe Pasquale who arrived at Thornbank care home to open a nightclub. The comedian uncorked some gags and watched.....
Care home group joins forces with trade union to make caring an 'aspirational' career
21 Jun 2018
HC-One, the UK’s largest care home provider and the GMB Union have joined forces and launched Careforce to address the care recruitment crisis and change the image of care so it is seen as a positive career option. Tim.....
Dr Barton linked to 656 deaths as lethal painkillers shorten pensioners' lives
21 Jun 2018
At least 456 elderly people died from lethal doses of painkillers prescribed by Dr Jane Barton, who is also linked to the deaths of 200 more people in an NHS cover up that has been described as an institutionalised 'shortening of.....
Obese dummies weighing 40 stone used to train care workers
20 Jun 2018
Mannequins filled with steel ball bearings and weighing as much as 40 stone are being used to help care workers practise caring for morbidly obese people. A rising number of morbidly obese people in Britain.....
Theresa May's delay of green paper ignores elderly who 'deserve better'
19 Jun 2018
Social care's long-awaited green paper has been postponed again until the autumn, the health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told MPs. Speaking in the House of Commons, Jeremy Hunt dropped the bombshell on Monday.....
Social care must wait till 2020 for money while NHS gets £20bn
18 Jun 2018
Care leaders have expressed their anger over social care having to wait until 2020 for extra money, despite the Prime Minister promising the NHS £20bn more a year over five years as a 70th birthday present. Prime.....
Elderly should be looked after by 'care-bots' to save time and money
15 Jun 2018
The elderly should be looked after by ‘care-bots’ and hospital patients should be given ‘bedside robots’ to feed them and rehabilitate them, according to a think tank. The recommendations by the IPPR think.....
Sainsbury's introduce 'slow-moving' checkout lanes for dementia shoppers
14 Jun 2018
Sainsbury’s has begun rolling out ‘slow-moving’ checkout lanes throughout the UK, so people with dementia can shop at a “more relaxed pace”. The supermarket giant has already been running the initiative at.....
Care homes need to 'make it blatantly clear it is safe to come out'
13 Jun 2018
Care homes need to “make it blatantly clear” it is safe for LGBT people to be open about their sexuality, according to a campaigner who has developed LGBT awareness training for care homes. Sue Lister and.....
'I still have lots to give' says 91-year-old nursery volunteer
13 Jun 2018
At 91-years-old, Ida Martin proves that age is no barrier to continuing to do things you enjoy. She has been volunteering for over 35 years and is currently helping out at a youth club for teenagers with.....
Dementia DJ plays ABBA and Ska to get residents dancing
13 Jun 2018
Music is a powerful, primeval force that stirs strong emotions and memories in humans. For this reason, it is one of the most effective tools that can be used in reminiscence therapy to reach people with dementia. Martin Aston.....
Staff at outstanding care home take 'a walk through dementia'
13 Jun 2018
A care home in Peterborough that gives staff an insight into what life is like for their dementia residents has been rated ‘outstanding’. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) praised The Tudors Care Home for its ‘walk.....
79-year-old care home cleaner 'has no plans to retire'
12 Jun 2018
Most people in their seventies have quit work and spend their days with their feet up relaxing. However a cleaner at a care home in Salford has vowed to continue working for “as long as I possibly can” and says she “has no plans to.....
Britain's longest-serving poppy seller aged 103, awarded MBE
11 Jun 2018
Britain's longest-serving poppy seller has been appointed an MBE in the Queen's birthday honours list and is said to be ‘over the moon’. Rosemary Powell, aged 103, was honoured just a week after stepping.....
Care workers reduce residents' sleep deprivation by wearing pyjamas
11 Jun 2018
Care workers at a home in Cheshire have trialled wearing pyjama-style scrubs at night-time and have found it has hugely reduced sleep deprivation, as well as pacing and disorientation for residents living with dementia. Many.....
Shocked wife learns 46-year-old husband's aggression was caused by dementia
08 Jun 2018
Rosemary Westwell received a phone call to say that her husband had collapsed on the street when she was pregnant with their second daughter. It was one of the earliest signs that John was unwell. For several.....
Strong leaders and well-trained staff vital for care home improvement, says CQC
07 Jun 2018
The recruitment and retention of capable and quality staff is vital to improving failing care homes, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found. In its 'Driving Improvement' report, the CQC found care homes.....
Council agrees higher 'Bristol rate' to control rising care home costs
06 Jun 2018
Bristol City Council is set to launch a new weekly payment scheme to control the rising cost of housing older people in care homes. The ‘Bristol rate’ will see care home providers paid a flat fee of £692.....
'Outstanding' care home promotes positive risk taking helping residents skydive and climb trees
05 Jun 2018
A care home in Devon, that promotes positive risk taking such as skydiving and climbing trees, has been rated ‘outstanding’. Malden House in Sidmouth, part of Hartford Care, has been given four ‘outstanding’.....
Scotland opens its first dementia friendly park
05 Jun 2018
Kings Park in Stirling, Scotland, has been transformed to allow those with dementia to have a stroll outdoors and still feel safe. To create a welcoming outdoor space for people living with dementia, the.....