Care Home News
Care home resident with dementia learns violin at the age of 85
30 Mar 2017
An 85-year-old living with dementia has learnt to play the violin and taken part in her first live concert with a local community group. Pearl Durrant began playing the violin with Bournemouth University’s.....
Birthday boys: UK's oldest men celebrate 109th birthday on same day
30 Mar 2017
At 109-years-old, Bob Weighton is the oldest man in England but is happy to share the title of ‘Britain's oldest man’ with his friend Alf Smith in Scotland - also born on 29 March,1908. Bob Weighton lives.....
Charities call for better care for LGBT people with dementia
29 Mar 2017
More research, partnerships and training for health and care professionals is needed to ensure LGBT people with dementia receive appropriate care, according to a new report by the government-backed strategic partner programme (SPP). The.....
Football helps people with mental health problems 'feel better'
29 Mar 2017
Five-a-side football and walking football sessions have been found to help people form and sustain relationships and friendships and improve their fitness and health. Since December 2015, Emma Lamont, and.....
Care workers told: 'I wish the bad people in the world could come here and see what good looks like'
28 Mar 2017
The day after London’s terrorist attack in Westminster, care workers across the UK gathered in the heart of the capital to be honoured for their care - despite organisers fearing no one would turn up. They.....
David Baddiel joins forces with Alzheimer's Society in the fight against dementia
28 Mar 2017
Writer and comedian David Baddiel has become Alzheimer’s Society’s newest ambassador in the charity’s fight against dementia. Mr Baddiel, whose father has a rare form on dementia known as Pick’s disease,.....
Oldest living man with Down's Syndrome celebrates 77th birthday at care home
28 Mar 2017
A 77-year-old man with Down's syndrome has recently celebrated his birthday at a care home in Yeovil, Somerset. Kenny Cridge was officially named the world’s oldest living man with Down’s Syndrome in 2008 by the Guinness Book of.....
Care home staff take to the seas for innovative training programme
27 Mar 2017
Staff from a seafarers’ nursing care home got first-hand experience of life at sea to better understand the residents they look after. As part of an innovative training programme, care staff at the Royal.....
Puppy love: Care home dog on the mend thanks to hip op paid for by residents
27 Mar 2017
A care home’s much-loved rescue dog is said to be “recovering well” after residents and staff raised £8,000 to replace both his hips. The resident canine called William, stole the hearts of all he met at.....
Toilet humour far from funny for people with dementia
24 Mar 2017
Comedian Michael McIntyre’s joke about “doing tai chi” in public toilets to activate motion sensor taps is funny to most of us, but for people living with dementia this kind of non-traditional method can be a source of serious anxiety.....
Intergenerational care: Children's visits are 'like medicine' for care home residents
24 Mar 2017
Seven children aged from one to four-years-old have become regular visitors to a care home in Cambridge with their visits being the residents’ ‘highlight of the week’, due to a partnership between two childminders and the home. Since.....
Care home residents go cycling in the Swiss Alps without even leaving their armchairs
24 Mar 2017
Residents at care village, Belong Macclesfield, have been experiencing cycling through the mountains of the Swiss Alps, walking through the streets of Amsterdam and rowing along the Rhine, with the help of specialist virtual reality.....
Seventy-five-year-old 'follows his dream' and studies for pilot licence
23 Mar 2017
Despite being a nervous passenger on flights, Roddy Kyle is taking control by studying to obtain a pilot’s licence 60 years after first experiencing life in a cockpit. The 75-year-old, who travelled across.....
New Swansea training centre teaches people with autism life skills and boosts confidence
23 Mar 2017
People with autism, learning disabilities, mental health needs and acquired brain injuries, are being given the opportunity to learn life skills, IT, drama and take part in creative craft sessions. Care provider,.....
Middleton Hall Retirement Village joins elite group of care homes rated 'Outstanding' in all areas
22 Mar 2017
Middleton Hall Retirement Village has joined one of only three care homes in the North of England that has received an Outstanding rating in all five inspection areas as well as being found Outstanding overall. The.....
George Clooney visits Berkshire care home and surprises 87-year-old with flowers
21 Mar 2017
Film star George Clooney made Pat Adams’ dream come true when he dropped into her care home unannounced, and gave her a birthday card and a bunch of flowers. Staff at the Sunrise of Sonning care home wrote.....
Care home resident tries out news presenting at the BBC
20 Mar 2017
Care home resident, Pearl Durant, tried out news presenting as part of a behind-the-scenes tour of BBC’s Southampton studios. The trip for residents from Colten Care’s three Lymington homes - Belmore Lodge,.....
Care home advice is top of callers' Christmas wish list
17 Mar 2017
Christmas sparked a big rise in calls to Age UK from older people and their families asking for advice about care homes. During the winter, the charity witnessed a significant increase in calls to its national.....
Nursing Association 'disappointed' over Government's 'derisory' NHS-funded nursing care reduction
17 Mar 2017
The NHS-funded nursing care (NHS FNC) standard rate is being reduced from £156.25 to £155 - a decrease of £1.25 per week as from 1 April 2017, following a review of agency costs by the independent accountancy firm Mazars LLP. Funded.....
Care homes serve pureed meals to help residents with dysphagia
16 Mar 2017
For many older people, chewing and swallowing food can be difficult, particularly if they have an illness, have had a stroke or are living with dementia. Milford Care, which has six care homes across Derbyshire.....
Boxing helps those with Parkinson's fight back against the disease
15 Mar 2017
Pamela is not your average 65-year-old. Once a week she takes part in a specialised boxing class tailored to those living with Parkinson’s disease. She was diagnosed with the progressive neurological condition.....
Rising demand from younger patients means longer wait for hip operations
14 Mar 2017
More patients are experiencing longer waits for hip operations, partly because of a higher demand for the procedure from younger people. The average waiting time for a hip operation is now 14 weeks -.....
'Failing law': People with dementia and learning difficulties are detained in care without checks
13 Mar 2017
Thousands of vulnerable people with dementia and learning disabilities are being detained in hospitals and care homes without the appropriate checks, due to a "failing law unfit for purpose," the Law Commission has said. Since.....
First UK retirement village wins AA rosette for creative menu and excellent service
13 Mar 2017
The Redwood Bistro at Anchor’s Bishopstoke Park retirement village has been awarded an AA Rosette, making it the first restaurant within a retirement village in the UK to be recognised by such a rating. To.....
Elderly put word out on the street for 1950s shops in care home
10 Mar 2017
The chance to go shopping every day in a 1950s-style village high street without needing to step outside, has been given to residents at a care home in Stevenage. Martin’s House care home has built a link.....
Alzheimer’s charity one of twenty-two to sign up to Apple Pay donations
10 Mar 2017
Supporters and fundraisers can now donate to 22 UK charities, including Alzheimer’s Society, Scope and Cancer Research UK, through Apple Pay. The payment method first became available commercially throughout.....
Life-threatening sepsis should be treated within one hour, says NICE
10 Mar 2017
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is urging healthcare professionals to treat people with life-threatening sepsis symptoms within one hour. In a new draft quality standard, NICE.....
Chancellor's Spring Budget hands social care extra £2bn
08 Mar 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond's Spring Budget has given an extra £2bn to social care over the next three years - with £1bn available in 2017/18. The £1bn available this year, was described as a bridge to the.....
Dementia charity fundraiser braves tough desert footrace in memory of grandfather
08 Mar 2017
A fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Research UK is set to brave a 250km ultramarathon through the Sahara Desert in memory of her grandfather. Georgie Peters hopes to raise £1,500 for Alzheimer’s Research UK by completing.....
Fatigue a 'major problem' for stroke survivors in early days of recovery
07 Mar 2017
Almost half of people who have experienced a stroke suffer from ‘an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion’ in the early days of their recovery, new findings suggest. A landmark study has, for the first time,.....