21 May 2012
Directors of Adult Social Services, (ADASS who represent the directors of adult social services in local authorities in England) welcome the government’s ten-year framework for a health and social care information strategy. The.....
18 May 2012
A High Court ruling into care home fees set by Devon County Council has resulted in both parties involved claiming the Judicial Review to rule in their favour. Yesterday carehome.co.uk reported on a press release from QualitySolicitors.....
18 May 2012
A Worcestershire care home worker, working for Ravenhurst Care Home in Stourport-on Severn, has been named as a national champion at the Great British Care Home Awards 2012. Picking up the prestigious Care Newcomer Award at a ceremony.....
18 May 2012
The Action on Elder Abuse, which campaigns against the abuse of vulnerable adults, has set up a support network for practitioners to help stop the abuse of older people and people with disabilities. The Adult Safeguarding ‘Practitioners.....
18 May 2012
Nearly a third of those at the end of their lives said they want to die in their care home, according to a recent survey. The research published in a report by the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network reveals that 47.....
17 May 2012
Only a third of those with elderly parents have discussed their future care needs and options of long-term care, according to new research. The research from community website engagewithyou.com shows only a third have had the.....
17 May 2012
Plans to modernise care provision in Derbyshire are moving forward, with three proposed sites having been confirmed by the local council for state-of-the-art ‘extra care’ developments, made possible through a partnership deal with.....
17 May 2012
A judicial review into care home fees set by Devon County Council has ruled the authorities’ actions to be unlawful, after the process was shown to have been lacking in the necessary consultation. The review was brought about by.....
17 May 2012
More than 130,000 people have backed Age UK’s Care in Crisis petition, calling for the Government to end the crisis in care, for older people in England. The Age UK petition warns the Government that 'Care Can’t Wait'. The petition.....
16 May 2012
The Alzheimer’s Society and BMJ Learning have joined forces to produce a free training programme for doctors, after the charity found only 37 per cent of GPs have received sufficient basic training on dementia. The charity.....
16 May 2012
New £12m extra care scheme, Goldfield Court in Sandwell, is hosting an open day today in order to welcome enquiries from those curious about the care provision and living options available to older people. Consisting of 93 self-contained.....
16 May 2012
Care home provider Avery Healthcare continues to grow its portfolio, having opened a new facility in Stoke-on-Trent in the shape of Hanford Court Care Home, on Bankhouse Road. Purpose-built to suit both residential and dementia.....
16 May 2012
Kings Norton care home Ivybank has shown the advantages of developing strong relationships with local businesses, having been successful in getting a complete garden redesign under way thanks to the help of volunteers from agency.....
16 May 2012
One of the UK’s largest care home providers, Care UK, have announced the takeover of a new home, Silversprings Residential Care Home, near Brightlingsea in Essex, at the same time as owners having announced the company’s intentions.....
16 May 2012
Care Services Minister Paul Burstow yesterday updated the House of Commons on plans to publish an interim report on the findings from the Government’s Serious Case Review into Winterbourne View Hospital. The Bristol facility was.....
15 May 2012
New specialist dementia care home St Catherine’s View, in Winchester, has now welcomed its first residents, having been officially opened by Mayor of Winchester, Councillor Barry Lipscomb at a launch attended by more than 150 guests,.....
15 May 2012
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has paid tribute to Dr Glenys Jones, “a towering figure in adult social care”, who died last Wednesday. Dr Jones, who was formerly, chairman of the Older People's Committee.....
15 May 2012
Older people should expect to work longer and draw upon property wealth to help fund care costs, argues the leading think tank on longevity and demographic change. In its report ‘Retirement in flux, Changing perceptions of retirement.....
15 May 2012
The provision of pharmaceutical care in Scottish care homes is in need of a ‘radical examination’, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). A report from the RPS, ‘Improving Pharmaceutical Care in Care Homes’, specifies.....
14 May 2012
The Welsh Government has announced ambitious plans to ensure that stroke rates in Wales are among the lowest in Europe by 2016, having published a report ‘Together Against Stroke’ which is open for public consultation and advise on.....
11 May 2012
Channel 4 has commissioned a full series of Derek, the care home comedy drama, written and directed by Ricky Gervais. The comedy drama is to return in 2013 after a one-off pilot in April attracted 3.2m viewers. Channel 4 said.....
10 May 2012
There has been more response to yesterday’s Queen’s Speech and the announcement of the England only, draft care and support bill. The draft bill would lay out how government would modernise the care and support for older people.....
10 May 2012
Jane Ashcroft the chief executive of Anchor, one of the UK’s leading care home providers, has written to carehome.co.uk expressing concern for the Government’s commitment to wide-scale care reform, after yesterday’s Queen’s Speech.....
10 May 2012
The Alzheimer’s Society has called for more training for police and healthcare professionals, after a farmer with Alzheimer’s was shot with a Taser stun gun by police, during a struggle to section him under the Mental Health Act. The.....
10 May 2012
Carebase care home group, which specialises in nursing, residential and dementia care, has been shortlisted in three Great British Care Awards categories. The Carebase group has been shortlisted for the Care Employer Award and.....
10 May 2012
The Care Quality Commission found major concerns at three of the 10 care homes it inspected for people with learning disabilities. The 10 reports are the latest in a targeted programme of 150 unannounced inspections of care homes.....
10 May 2012
Three families have won back over a quarter of a million pounds they were wrongly charged for their relatives' care. In all cases, the family home had to be sold to meet the huge costs for long-term dementia care that should have.....
09 May 2012
With this year's Arthritis Care Week taking place from 14th to 20th May, osteoarthritis (OA) cases are set to double to over 17 million by 2030, a leading expert has claimed. The prediction comes as a new survey, OANation 2012,.....
09 May 2012
In today’s Queen’s Speech, there was a declaration to modernise the support and care for older people and disabled people, with the England only, draft care and support bill. In response, the Association of Directors of Adult.....
09 May 2012
A state-of-the-art Winchester care home has opened today, with the help of local Mayor Barry Lipscomb, offering an innovative dementia care environment thanks to an £8m investment from provider Colten Care. St Catherine’s View.....