Care Home News
Brexit 'a total mess' says England's oldest man sharing 111th birthday with Scot
29 Mar 2019
Britain’s oldest men both turned 111-years-old on 29 March – the same day the country was originally due to leave the EU - but as they celebrate a happy birthday, one has called Brexit “a total mess”. England’s.....
Care home workers pack shoppers' bags to raise cash for soup kitchen
28 Mar 2019
Care workers from a Hartlepool-based care home have been manning the checkouts at a Tesco supermarket and spent a day packing shoppers’ groceries to raise cash to feed local homeless. The staff from the.....
UK's top care home handyman takes residents to pub for pie and pint
22 Mar 2019
A care home handyman, who takes the residents out to the pub for a pie and pint, has been named as the UK’s top care home ancillary worker. Chris Sorgorski, a maintenance technician for a care home in Blyth,.....
Care homes told to meet people's sexual desires or risk failing inspections
22 Mar 2019
Care homes across the country must ask residents if they are sexually active, gay or cross dress and work on meeting their sexual needs if they want to pass inspections, according to guidelines issued by the Care Quality Commission......
Care home groups celebrate design win for person-centred homes
21 Mar 2019
St Monica Trust, Hallmark Care Homes, Avery Healthcare Group, Caring Homes Group, Kingsley Healthcare and Willinbrook Healthcare Ltd were among those honoured at this year’s Pinders Healthcare Design Awards. Celebrating their 20th.....
Gangster granny, aged 104, gets wish to be arrested at care home
21 Mar 2019
A 104-year-old woman was led away in handcuffs from her care home and bundled away into a police car because she had always wanted to get arrested. Pensioner Anne Brokenbrow from https://www.carehome.co.uk/carehome.cfm/searchazref/10002005STOA|Stokeleigh.....
Staff turnover in social care cited as highest of any sector in UK
19 Mar 2019
The care sector has the highest staff turnover rate of all sectors in the UK, with one in three workers leaving the sector every year, according to a new report by the Care Association Alliance. The ‘Social.....
Scotland gets its first dementia friendly woodland
18 Mar 2019
A woodland in the Highlands is the first in Scotland to become dementia friendly. The area around the woodland cabin has been resurfaced to make it easier to walk around and new dementia friendly signage.....
Care homes' elderly are more active, thanks to Comic Relief money
18 Mar 2019
Elderly residents at NorseCare care homes have become more physically active and are now singing the praises of Comic Relief after its £20,000 grant brought some ‘Oomph!’ into their lives. On Friday. 15 March,.....
Care provider to close five care home 'losing substantial amounts of money'
15 Mar 2019
Larchwood Care, which runs 55 care homes across England, Scotland and Wales, has announced it is to close five of its homes which are “losing substantial amounts of money”. Brookes House in Brentwood, Essex;.....
How Sheffield artist used alternative therapies in care home to walk again
14 Mar 2019
In January 2018, Sheffield artist Anthony Marshall, was diagnosed with cancer, became wheelchair bound and after being moved to a hospice, thought he was going to die. Over a year on, he has defied all odds by recovering from cancer.....
Charity urges action over 'vast differences' in death rates for poor and wealthy elderly
13 Mar 2019
The Centre for Ageing Better is calling for a radical rethink from the government, businesses and charities, after its report highlighted that today’s over 50s on low incomes are more likely to die younger and become sick earlier.....
Care worker steals bra, whisky and rum from care home residents
13 Mar 2019
A care worker has been given a suspended jail sentence after she was found guilty of stealing a bra, whisky and rum as well as a dressing gown and glasses from residents at a care home in South Wales. The.....
First care home with onsite nursery boosts self-worth and cognitive function
12 Mar 2019
The first care home with an onsite nursery has been found to improve residents’ physical mobility, verbal and nonverbal communication as well as their cognitive function and self-worth, according to a new study. The.....
Tests to identify dehydration in care homes 'do not work' and should be ditched
11 Mar 2019
Standard tests used in care homes to identify dehydration in residents should be ditched, according to scientists who found they are not working. Care workers in residential settings use simple tests to see.....
Care minister Caroline Dinenage tells sexist trolls women 'won't be stopped'
08 Mar 2019
Caroline Dinenage, the government minister responsible for social care, has read out a sexist tweet she received in her current job, which calls her “a worthless c##t”. The Conservative MP agreed to.....
Drag queen visits care home which is 'breaking down stereotypes'
07 Mar 2019
Residents at a care home in Durham were treated to a cabaret of sparkling dresses, non-stop laughter and musical numbers including ABBA, Tina Turner and Cilla Black when drag queen Miss Dixie Swallows came to perform. Christopher.....
Memories of meeting Marc Bolan: T.Rex fan with dementia sings along to tribute act
07 Mar 2019
A care home resident with dementia who, in his youth, met his idol Marc Bolan, enjoyed a night out with carers at a T.Rex tribute act singing along to all the band’s favourite hits remembered from his youth. Care.....
One in three councils see care home ratings worsen within past year
06 Mar 2019
Over a third of local authorities have seen a decline in CQC ratings in care homes, according to a new study. The research by Independent Age showed care homes' ratings had worsened in 37 per cent of local.....
Amber Rudd announces scrapping of controversial PIP payment review for pensioners
05 Mar 2019
Amber Rudd has cited her father’s blindness as the motivating factor in an announcement that the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is to scrap repeat tests for pensioners receiving PIP payments. This.....