Care Home News
All care home staff from Country Court and Nellsar Care to get COVID-19 antibody testing
05 Jun 2020
Two care home groups are offering antibody tests to all of their employees to help prevent transmission of coronavirus. Country Court and Nellsar Care have agreed a deal with Avonchem, a leading supplier.....
Care home group reveals how it has stayed COVID-19 free
05 Jun 2020
A care home group in Surrey has prevented the transmission of COVID-19 by not using agency staff and paying for private testing for all of its 180 residents and 250 staff. Woodlands and Hill Brow Ltd, which.....
Coronavirus: Government faces legal action for moving COVID-19 patients into care homes
04 Jun 2020
The government is facing legal action over its ‘unlawful’ policy to move untested COVID-19 patients into care homes. Lawyers acting for Dr Cathy Gardner, whose 88-year-old father died in a care home on.....
RuPaul drag race star and X-Factor winner sing a cappella in aid of Care Workers Charity
03 Jun 2020
X-factor winner Sam Bailey and RuPaul drag race star Divina de Campo are fronting an a cappella army to raise vital funds for the Care Workers Charity. The AcaArmy Lockdown Megamix features well-known tracks such as ‘Staying.....
Man jailed for stealing PPE from care home and putting lives at risk
03 Jun 2020
A burglar has been jailed for breaking into a care home during the coronavirus lockdown and stealing gloves, a face mask and bottles of hand sanitiser. Julian Willock from Llanelli, was sentenced at Swansea.....
Coronavirus care home death rate falls for fifth consecutive week
02 Jun 2020
The COVID-19 death rate in care homes has fallen for the fifth consecutive week in England - down to 773 deaths – reflecting a UK-wide reduction in deaths. Figures from the Care Quality Commission (CQC),.....
Boris Johnson ignores pleas for COVID-19 care home tests for people with learning disabilities
02 Jun 2020
Care homes for people with learning disabilities and autism are facing “discrimination” from the government after being denied COVID-19 tests. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock.....
Podcast: Care home's efforts include hair-modelling and much-needed lockdown laughs
01 Jun 2020
Care staff have taken on new roles during lockdown to make residents laugh with hair-modelling by a male care worker, baton-twirling from the care home manager and a new penpal scheme which has given 91-year-old Doreen Empson a new.....
Coronavirus: Care homes use screens to bring loved ones together in safe family rooms
01 Jun 2020
Coronavirus-safe family visiting rooms have been created in five care homes to let families see their loved ones during lockdown. A ground-floor bedroom at care homes in and around Yorkshire has been divided.....