Care Home News
World's oldest man Bob Weighton aged 112 dies
29 May 2020
The world's oldest man Bob Weighton, from Alton in Hampshire, has died of cancer at the age of 112. Bob Weighton died peacefully in his sleep from cancer on the morning of Thursday 28 May at his apartment.....
Care home worker survives COVID-19 and says returning to work is 'lovely'
28 May 2020
A care worker from a care home in Kent has revealed how coronavirus gave her “unbearable headaches” and left her needing a walking frame to get to the toilet. Sue Ferry who works at Dene Holm care home in.....
Small care providers can order PPE through new government portal
27 May 2020
The health secretary has announced small care homes and home care providers can register on a new online portal to order critical PPE. From this week, small care homes with 24 beds or less, home care domiciliary.....
Care homes must follow coronavirus guidance or risk clinical negligence, says barrister
26 May 2020
A clinical negligence barrister is warning care home staff to “always strive to follow the relevant guidelines” during the pandemic or there could be “serious ramifications”. The care home sector is on the.....
Coronavirus care home death rate falls across UK
26 May 2020
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the UK’s care homes is falling, with England experiencing 520 less deaths in the week ending 22 May, when compared to the previous week. England's fall in fatalities.....
Coronavirus: Freda aged 106 is Britain's oldest COVID-19 survivor
26 May 2020
106-year-old Freda Hodgson has survived the coronavirus and has defied the odds after being nursed back to health at Whiteley Village care home. Super centenarian Freda Hodgson got ill with COVID-19 symptoms.....
Gyles Brandreth hosts virtual 'poetry party' with East Sussex care home and nursery
22 May 2020
Author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth made a virtual visit to Hastings Court Care Home and Bear's House Nursery to recite poetry and have afternoon tea and cake. Gyles Brandreth, former MP, who.....
Care workers to get payout for coronavirus-related death from frontline work
22 May 2020
Care workers in England can benefit from a life assurance scheme that entitles their families to a payout if they die of coronavirus contracted from working during the pandemic. The government has extended.....
Cheeky care home resident teases Duke and Duchess of Cambridge over poor bingo skills at virtual visit
22 May 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spoke to residents at Shire Hall Care Home in Cardiff via a video call and told them to ‘stay safe’. Before taking on the task of hosting a bingo game for the residents, the Duke and Duchess spoke.....
Care home testing is 'chaotic' and care sector needs 200,000 tests a day
20 May 2020
Coronavirus testing in care homes has been summed up as ‘chaotic’ by the National Care Forum (NCF) representing care homes and it warns the care sector alone urgently needs 200,000 tests a day. The National.....
Care home's 'emotional' drive-thru reunites residents with families after months apart
20 May 2020
A care home’s 'emotional' drive thru has seen 30 families reunited in a parade of cars which drove by to let residents safely see their families, after months apart due to the coronavirus lockdown. Gracewell.....
Care homes in London to get 48 million masks, gowns and gloves from council purchase
20 May 2020
Care homes across London are to receive 48 million items of PPE, regardless of whether the homes are council-run, thanks to a purchasing drive led by Ealing Council. To avoid an over-reliance on government.....
Care home deaths fall as UK's COVID-19 care home fatalities hit 11,600
19 May 2020
The number of COVID-19 deaths in care homes continues to fall but more than 11,600 people have died from coronavirus in Britain's care homes since the start of the pandemic. There were 1,940 care home deaths.....
Care workers vital during COVID-19 but are unwelcome and unskilled in immigration bill
18 May 2020
MPs are challenging the government’s “unfair” view of care workers in Westminster as they debate and vote on an immigration bill which classes care workers as low-skilled. Care workers' role as 'critical.....
Soldier to run half marathon to raise funds for care home
15 May 2020
A Lancashire soldier is training to run a half-marathon to raise money for a nursing home which cared for his grandfather. Callum Gee, of Barnoldswick, is planning to run the 13.1 mile run with his two friends,.....
Coronavirus tests denied to people with learning disabilities despite 175% rise in their deaths
14 May 2020
COVID-19 tests are not being given to people with learning disabilities living in residential care, a care home manager has told carehome.co.uk. While people aged over 65 are entitled to be tested for COVID-19,.....
Care home resident with one hip is walking 103 laps to raise money for Alzheimer's Society
14 May 2020
An Aylesbury care home resident has set herself the physical challenge of walking 103 laps around Bartlett’s Residential Care Home grounds in Stone to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. The physical.....
Boris Johnson gives £600m for care home infection control after challenge over deaths
13 May 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged an extra £600m for infection control in care homes to fight COVID-19 but failed to say why there has been an extra 10,000 unexplained care home deaths in April. During.....
Care boss angered by crowded buses wants PM to pay for bikes and cars for care workers
13 May 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for all who can’t work from home to go back to work on has led to packed buses and angered a home care boss who is demanding the government fund cycles or cars for care workers to keep them safe......
Care home death rate falls but most COVID-19 fatalities are in England's care homes
12 May 2020
The number of COVID-19 deaths in care homes has fallen for the second week in a row but the majority of England's coronavirus deaths are happening in its care homes - where 8,314 are reported to have died of the virus in the period.....
Care workers twice as likely to die of COVID-19 as healthcare workers
12 May 2020
Care workers are twice as likely to die of COVID-19 as healthcare workers, with new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showing 131 care workers have died from COVID-19, approximately twice the amount of healthcare.....
Care homes get online portal to book coronavirus tests
11 May 2020
The government has launched an online portal specifically for care homes to order coronavirus test kits. A survey by the National Care Forum has revealed that care homes were struggling to get tests with.....
Coronavirus: Dementia charity accuses Boris of being 'dangerously complacent'
11 May 2020
The Alzheimer’s Society has accused Boris Johnson of ‘being dangerously complacent’ when he said there had been 'palpable improvement' in the number of COVID-19 related care home deaths. There were 6,391.....
Care homes spending extra £38.6m a week fighting COVID-19
11 May 2020
Care homes are paying out £38.6m a week more than usual on PPE and staff cover to stop COVID-19 claiming the lives of their residents but the huge figure is being described as a “conservative” estimate. Care.....
COVID-19: Isle of Wight test, track and trace app launched giving care workers more 'confidence'
07 May 2020
Starting from today, all residents on the Isle of Wight can download and use the official COVID-19 contact tracing app. For many care workers, the app which can be downloaded onto smartphone will bring confidence.....
Video of care home staff dancing with residents during lockdown goes viral
07 May 2020
Throughout the UK, care homes have had to make the difficult decision to close their doors to families and visitors but one care home in Lowestoft is ensuring their residents have ‘the best time’. Manor Farm Care Home.....
PPE supplier 'barely getting any sleep' as he works all hours to keep up with demand
05 May 2020
The demand for PPE from care providers and hospitals is so intense that one PPE supplier revealed he is “barely getting any sleep” and working all the hours he can. Since the pandemic took hold, frontline.....
Care Workers Charity appeal hits £1 million target for care workers on the frontline
05 May 2020
Over £1 million has been raised for self-isolating care workers financially impacted by the coronavirus and The Care Workers Charity (CWC) now hopes to raise £2 million to stop its much-needed funds running out. A.....
Coronavirus deaths in care homes rise to 6,391 reveals CQC
05 May 2020
There have been 6,391 COVID-19 deaths in care homes up to the 1 May, care home providers in England have told the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Latest death figures are for the period 10 April to 1 May......
Podcast: Care home owner who lost 13 residents to COVID-19 says 'love' from people kept her going
05 May 2020
Can you stroke a dying resident’s face or "cradle them" while wearing gloves and a face shield? These are the questions that haunt Anita Astle, the managing director of Wren Hall Nursing Home in Nottingham, where 13 residents have.....