Care Home News
I was having panic attacks says care home manager battling to save residents in pandemic
28 May 2021
A care home manager has spoken about having panic attacks, hardly sleeping and described how her mental health suffered after nine of her residents died of Covid at her care home. Dawn Bunter manages Iceni.....
Charities and families call on government to overhaul care system 10 years on from Winterbourne scandal
27 May 2021
Charities and families of patients who were institutionalised in Winterbourne View Hospital near Hambrook, South Gloucestershire, are calling on the government to reduce assessment and treatment units (ATU’s) for adults with learning.....
Instead of putting a 'shield around' care homes, government sent in 'people with Covid', says Cummings
26 May 2021
Former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, has blamed Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock for the crisis that enveloped care homes during the pandemic, saying "Hancock told us that people were going to be tested before they.....
Thousands of EU care home residents unaware they have to apply to stay in UK, could face deportation
25 May 2021
Countless care home residents as well as older people living in their own homes are unaware they need to apply to stay in the UK as they are from the EU, which puts them at risk of being deported, says a charity. Due.....
Ninety-six-year-old care home resident flirts with Prince William and demands a kiss
24 May 2021
Prince William paid a visit to a care home in Edinburgh and was chatted up by 96-year-old Betty Magee who cheekily told him, “it’s customary in these parts to give a lady a kiss on the cheek”. The Prince who visited Queen's Bay.....
Chief nurse for adult social care launches new award for 'exceptional' nurses and care workers
20 May 2021
The government has launched gold and silver awards to pay tribute to the outstanding contribution made by staff working in social care in England. Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, Professor Deborah Sturdy.....
Former L'Oréal hair stylist with dementia shares style tips at his care home's salon
18 May 2021
Flaming orange bouffants and gargantuan crazy curls bedecked the models seated before a former L'Oréal stylist who now lives with dementia but he is still busy at work in his care home’s salon. With a colourful.....
Pubs fill up in Bolton but its care home residents are denied right to five visitors
17 May 2021
Pubs and restaurants in Bolton and elsewhere across England can now serve people indoors from today, as part of the easing of lockdown restrictions but care home residents in the town are being denied their right to have five visitors.....
Dementia isn't curable yet but Boris 'can cure the care system' causing avoidable hospital admissions
17 May 2021
Avoidable emergency hospital admissions for dementia patients rose by 27 per cent between 2015 and 2019, with the Alzheimer’s Society warning that the numbers will rise further if the social care system isn’t cured now. This.....
CQC investigates 64 care homes over visit bans and denies failing to act
17 May 2021
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has investigated 64 care homes over concerns about family visit bans and denies failing to act, having already taken action against 37 incidences of blanket ban visits. Of.....
Care home staff try out laughter yoga with Lady HaHa
14 May 2021
Staff at a care home in Surbiton have been reducing their stress and cortisol levels by trying out laughter yoga. Laughter yoga also known as ‘laughter meditation’ involves a series of laughter exercises.....
Female care workers urged to help shape women's healthcare in new government strategy
14 May 2021
The government is urging female care workers to respond to a call for evidence where they are encouraged to discuss their health issues and help shape a new Women’s Health Strategy making "health and care work better for us all.” Minister.....
Care home residents and staff embark on 500 mile walk to raise £10,000
14 May 2021
Care home residents and staff at a care home in Hailsham have started a campaign to walk 500 miles on a treadmill and raise £10,000 so they can buy two digital activity tables for the home. The team from.....
National Care Forum appoints head of Royal Star & Garter as new chair
13 May 2021
The National Care Forum (NCF) has announced the appointment of Andy Cole as the new chair of its board. Effective from 13 May 2021, Mr Cole succeeds Maria Ball, chief executive of Quantum Care, who has held.....
Almost 5 million people wait for hospital treatment in England - highest since records began
13 May 2021
The Covid pandemic has led to almost five million people being stuck on a hospital waiting list in England - the highest number since records began in 2007. The number of people on the waiting list rose to.....
Why the planning industry must prepare for an ageing population
12 May 2021
We are all living longer. According to the ONS, it is projected that by 2066, 26 per cent of the total population will be aged 65 and over, with life expectancy for UK females increasing by seven per cent to 88.9 years and nine per.....
Care home residents and staff give bride and groom a surprise party
12 May 2021
Residents and staff at a care home in Preston have given newlyweds Sarah and Dave Thomas a “magical day to remember” by throwing the happy couple a surprise wedding party. Mrs Thomas, an activities coordinator.....
HC-One to open second care home in Bingham next month
12 May 2021
Senior living developer Charterpoint has handed over the completion of Fosse Way View, Bingham in Nottinghamshire to care home operator HC-One where it will "formally" open next month. It will be HC-One’s.....
carehome.co.uk employee embarks on fundraising bike ride to buy oxygen tanks for Indians battling Covid
12 May 2021
An employee at UK’s leading care home reviews site, carehome.co.uk, is planning to ride 100 kms in a bid to raise £10,000 for oxygen concentrators for people battling Covid in India. India is now at the epicentre.....
UK's largest charity care provider launches new campaign to #FixCareForAll
11 May 2021
MHA which runs 90 care homes in the UK has launched a #FixCareForAll campaign, saying it has carried out research showing two-thirds of people want social care to be a top priority for the government. The #FixCareForAll campaign.....
Queen's Speech: PM forgot to put 'oven-ready' plan in cooker again, says care leader
11 May 2021
“Proposals on social care reform will be brought forward” in the next parliamentary session, the Queen’s Speech announced, prompting care leaders to criticise Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his failure to bake his “oven-ready” plan.....
Care home residents allowed up to five visitors from 17 May
11 May 2021
Care home residents will be able to have up to five named visitors and visit GPs, dentists and day centres without self-isolating from Monday 17 May. Boris Johnson confirmed in a Downing Street press conference.....
Care chiefs warn failure to fix social care reform in Queen's Speech will be a 'bitter blow'
10 May 2021
Ahead of the Queen’s Speech tomorrow, the National Care Forum (NCF) and a group of council leaders from the Local Government Association (LGA) are urging ministers to “make good on the Prime Minister’s promise to ‘fix social care’,.....
Nursing director urges people to look at benefits of career in care home nursing
10 May 2021
Care UK’s senior nurse has welcomed the news that the pandemic has brought an increase in interest from those wishing to train as a nurse but says people should also take a look at how “fulfilling” care home nursing can be. In.....
The post-pandemic legal challenges facing care providers
07 May 2021
It seems trite to tell an audience of care home professionals that elderly and other vulnerable people have been disproportionately impacted by Covid-19. It is well reported that in the early days of the pandemic, care home residents.....
96-year-old care home resident has spent last 10 years knitting hundreds of premature baby clothes
06 May 2021
Doris Foyle aged 96, has spent a large part of the past 10 years, wielding a pair of knitting needles knitting hundreds of sets of clothes for premature babies. Doris can be found most days at Brockington.....
NCF launches Kickstart Support to help create care jobs for 16-24-year-olds
06 May 2021
The National Care Forum (NCF) has launched an NCF Kickstart Scheme aimed to create new job placements for 16–24-year-olds on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment. The NCF Kickstart Scheme.....
'Means test gets meaner' in England as 120,000 more seek social care but 14,000 fewer get it
06 May 2021
Some 120,000 more people asked for social care but around 14,000 fewer people received it in England between 2015/16 and 2019/20, as the ‘means test continued to get meaner’, according to the think tank The Kings Fund. The.....
MPs want care home guidance 'underpinned' by law and tell CQC to 'get a grip' and get visit data
05 May 2021
Care home residents have a right to family life and visits from loved ones must be ‘underpinned’ by law, say MPs behind a new report which also calls on the Care Quality Commission to ‘get a grip’ and collect data on care home visits......
Actress Ruthie Henshall says care home visits are still a 'postcode lottery'
04 May 2021
West End star Ruthie Henshall is today delivering a petition containing 250,000 signatures to Downing Street calling for new laws for relatives to be put in the same category as care workers. Ms Henshall.....