Care Home News
Theatre Company using performance to help residents enjoy and express themselves in a care home environment
30 May 2014
Bright Shadow allows residents with dementia to create meaningful experiences while remaining in the care home environment by stimulating all five senses during participation in the company’s performance workshops. After.....
Alzheimer's Society garden design proves Gold medal winning
30 May 2014
Award-winning garden designer Adam Frost has received his sixth Chelsea Flower Show Gold RHS Medal this year, after designing a garden in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society. Entitled ‘Time to Reflect’, the Homebase Garden.....
Grassroots movement targets 2015 General Election to promote learning disability issues
29 May 2014
Learning disability charity Mencap wants to see the voices of millions of people united during the run-up to next year’s General Election, having today launched its ‘Hear My Voice!’ campaign. Aiming to ‘mobilise the grassroots.....
Experts launch diabetes care home training programme
28 May 2014
The Institute of Diabetes for Older People (IDOP) has produced a new diabetes care home training and educational course in a bid to improve the current poor standards of care. In response to a growing demand to raise the quality.....
England's social care ombudsman urges providers to scrutinise their complaints process
28 May 2014
Domiciliary care complaint statistics have been published today for the first time by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO), after experiencing a 14 per cent increase in complaints and enquiries. Having taken on the responsibility.....
Care products retailer produces fact sheet on dementia diagnosis
23 May 2014
As part of Dementia Awareness Week care sector suppliers, Care Shop has created an informative infographic to help people understand the signs and symptoms of dementia. The Infographic details the symptoms.....
More dementia-friendly communities needed, according to owners of specialist care home
23 May 2014
Training a ‘Dementia Friends’ Champion can have a significant impact on the lives of adults with memory loss, according to owners of Surrey care home the . The home for retired seafarers wants to see the issue highlighted.....
Why Willows Care Home won top recommended care home in the UK
21 May 2014
Willows Care Home in Blackpool recently won the accolade of most recommended care home in the UK, according to research collated by carehome.co.uk, the leading online guide to care homes. The second most.....
Round table discussion on CCTV in care homes 'could not have been better timed' says chief inspector of adult social care
21 May 2014
A round table discussion led by the Care Quality Commission on CCTV in care homes took place yesterday. A post on the chief inspector of adult social care, Andrea Sutcliffe’s blog entitled ‘Surveillance uncovered…’.....
Welsh Government unveils £50m care fund to support older people
21 May 2014
Details of a major investment in services which improve life for older people in Wales have been announced. As well as easing pressure on NHS services, the £50m Intermediate Care Fund will help older people maintain their independence.....
Local businesses hold 'home shopping' event for nursing home
20 May 2014
Brands such as Avon and Brantano joined a selection of independent retailers at the weekend to create an innovative home shopping experience to residents of a local care home in Rugby. The shopping fair, which included a number.....
Majority wait over six months before speaking to doctor about dementia symptoms
20 May 2014
Over half of people with concerns about dementia symptoms in themselves or a family member have put off visiting a doctor or seeking professional help for six months. The results of two surveys published to mark Dementia Awareness.....
Deaf friendly care village awarded Care Quality Mark
19 May 2014
Peaker Place Care Village has been presented with a Care Quality Mark for Older Deaf People, in recognition of its commitment to creating a deaf friendly community for it residents. The quality mark was granted to the Prime Life.....
Sports programme to encourage people with a learning disability to take part in athletics
19 May 2014
The charity Mencap, Special Olympics GB (SOGB) and England Athletics have announced a joint programme to enable more people with a learning disability to participate in athletics. The announcement came.....
Alzheimer's Society says 'don't bottle it up' this Dementia Awareness Week
19 May 2014
The Alzheimer’s Society has launched Dementia Awareness Week 2014 this week and is encouraging people to open up and talk about the difficult subject of dementia with friends and family. The charity,.....
The Princess Royal unveils new residential facilities for former seafarers
14 May 2014
The Trinity House hub, part of a programme of new developments at Nautilus International Mariners’ Park, has been formally opened by the HRH the Princess Royal. The £4m project on the banks of the river.....
Tributes paid to Denise Boyd of Urgent Care 24
14 May 2014
Denise Boyd, managing director of Urgent Care 24, an out of hours GP care provider, has died of cancer. Kate Lucy, chair of Urgent Care 24, paid tribute to her saying: “Denise was simply an outstanding person.....
Older People’s Commissioner calls elderly care at two Welsh hospitals 'shocking and unacceptable'
14 May 2014
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has called the findings of the Review into care at two hospitals, run by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, a “damning indictment of failures in the most basic of care for older.....
Manchester poet gives voice to care village residents
13 May 2014
UK performance poet, Tony Walsh has given the first public reading of his new poem, 'We are Belong villagers', at the Belong Wigan community care village. The poem was specially commissioned by Belong.....
Urgent need to tackle loneliness among the over 85s
13 May 2014
More must be done to combat loneliness and isolation among Britain’s oldest residents, a new report from liberal think tank CentreForum argues. The think tank warns that more than half of over 85s,.....
Adults with learning disabilities need more support and encouragement to vote
13 May 2014
Voting needs to be made more accessible to people with a learning disability, according to the Parliamentary Committee. Less than a third (31 per cent) of people with learning disabilities voted in the 2001.....
Care provider encourages clients to exercise their creativity
13 May 2014
A two-year national arts programme has been launched by Sanctuary Care Ltd in order to highlight the creative talents of care home residents in its 61 facilities. Launched at Rosewood House Care Home, in London, the Shine! programme.....
People with learning disabilities remain under-supported by mental health services
12 May 2014
Continuing with their mission to see adults with learning disabilities receive equal support to those with physical disabilities, the Foundation for People With Learning Disabilities (FP) has released a new report detailing disparities.....
New social care cap will only help 10 per cent of elderly
12 May 2014
The new social care cap being introduced in 2016 will help just eight per cent of men and 15 per cent of women, according to new research. The report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), has.....
Care Workers Charity seeks new trustees
12 May 2014
The Care Workers Charity, formerly the Care Professionals Benevolent Fund, is calling for people interested in becoming a trustee of the charity to come forward and submit their interest. The Care Workers Charity supports current,.....
Training certificate required for new care workers from March 2015
07 May 2014
New care workers will have to earn a training certificate within 12 weeks of starting a job. The certificate, which is being piloted across England this summer, will be introduced in in March 2015 for.....
Dementia Adventure gives back sense of adventure to dementia patients
06 May 2014
Dementia Adventure gives people living with dementia that sense of adventure, that is often lost, when they get the debilitating condition. The company organises holidays, which range from sailing trips.....
Luxury care homes growing opportunity for keen real estate investors
06 May 2014
The healthcare sector has been championed as an up and coming area for real estate investment with opportunity expected to grow, due to a greater demand for more high quality care services caused by the UK’s ageing population. The.....
Profile: Keeping a charity care home afloat
06 May 2014
Brian Boxall-Hunt of the Royal Alfred Seafarer’s Society explains how he has brought a third-sector care home up to speed. Founded 149 years ago, the aims of the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, as defined.....
Employers are neglecting to provide training opportunities to older workers
01 May 2014
Too many companies are overlooking older people in favour of young employees when considering training opportunities, an international sales training organisation has claimed. Managing director of Sales.....