Care Home News
Male care workers say stigma around men working in care 'is changing'
30 May 2022
A group of male home care workers in Mansfield is urging men to consider a career in care, saying the stigma around men working in care is changing. Nationally men make up around just 15 per cent of the frontline.....
Care homes in England see number of residents fall by 8%, with fifth of beds empty
30 May 2022
The number of care home residents has fallen by eight per cent when compared to pre-pandemic levels, leaving care providers in a “precarious" position with more than a fifth of beds in England lying empty, according to figures from.....
Care staff told to ditch 'dehumanising' term 'service user'
30 May 2022
Pensioner Suzanne, aged 78, feels 'trapped' despite receiving care, according to the 360° Social Care debate - a report launched by over 60 care providers, care workers and those receiving care who are calling for the term 'service.....
EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson goes to another party to praise care staff for top carehome.co.uk ratings
27 May 2022
Prime minister Boris Johnson left Westminster to go to a party at a care home in his Uxbridge constituency and has congratulated staff for receiving top ratings from residents and families on the reviews website carehome.co.uk. Mr.....
Care home director who inspired Kate Middleton gets Buckingham Palace invite
26 May 2022
A care home director who helped demoralised care workers and residents in the pandemic and inspired the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton to launch a photography exhibition, has been honoured with an invite to Buckingham Palace......
Social care reform could cost more than government estimates, report warns
26 May 2022
The cost of government social care reforms could be £10bn higher than estimated and could create a further workforce crisis, a new report reveals. The report, Preparing for Reform, released by the County.....
Tale of two Johnsons: Care worker Andrea Johnson got on-the-spot lockdown fine while Boris Johnson partied
25 May 2022
A home care worker has revealed how she received an on-the-spot £200 fine for breaching lockdown rules and visiting a beauty spot after her shift, while parties 'that should not have been allowed to happen' held at Downing Street.....
Care group acquires Whitby care home and will rename to 'signal fresh start'
25 May 2022
Saint Cecilia’s Care Group has acquired a Whitby nursing home to add to its portfolio and will rename it to “signal a fresh start” for the 13 residents and "job security" for its 25 members of staff. The.....
Care home in Bristol where 'residents are always laughing' rated 'outstanding'
24 May 2022
A care home in South West England where residents 'are always laughing' has been rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, with inspectors praising staff for being ‘passionate about providing exceptional individualised care.....
Care home residents and staff advised to take up autumn Covid booster
24 May 2022
An additional Covid-19 booster vaccine will be offered to care home residents and staff this autumn, under draft guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The committee states.....
Care chief calls Department for Health and Social Care 'shambolic'
23 May 2022
Care home leader Martin Green, the chief executive of Care England, has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and called his government’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) “shambolic”. Speaking.....
Care home owner plans to install 500 beehives and train homeless to be beekeepers
20 May 2022
Chris Bialan, who co-owns five care homes, has launched a campaign to boost the number of bees in the UK by building 500 new beehives and giving them to people to foster. Bee Mission, a community interest.....
Care home residents including royal pilot and palace secretary get ready to party at Jubilee
19 May 2022
Care home residents up and down the country are preparing to party in honour of the Queen and celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. Colten Care’s 21 care homes will be decorated with bunting and the flags will.....
Avery Healthcare sells two care homes for £28m and leases them back
18 May 2022
Care home developer and operator Avery Healthcare has sold two of its care home developments for £28 million to real estate investment firm Rynda Healthcare and will be leasing them back. The care home developments.....
EXCLUSIVE: Sajid Javid meets care leaders to hear 'concerns' about social care funding
17 May 2022
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid has met care leaders representing care homes and home care services for a “constructive discussion” and to “reassure them” in light of their concerns about funding for.....
104-year-old care home resident recalls miraculous survival when his WWII plane plunged into the sea
16 May 2022
Arthur aged 104 has revealed how the Torpedo Bomber he was navigating in WWII, ended up flipping over and plunging into the sea at 300 miles per hour, killing pilot Tony Adams on impact. Arthur, who lives.....
Care workers pilot learning disability and autism training in Oliver's McGowan's memory
12 May 2022
Care workers and NHS staff have taken part in early trials of learning disability and autism training to help prevent more deaths like teenager Oliver McGowan, who died in 2016 after being given antipsychotic drugs by hospital staff......
Care homes welcome 11.5% rise in funding for nursing care
11 May 2022
Care homes have welcomed the government’s decision to increase by 11.5 per cent the amount they receive for NHS-funded nursing care (FNC) to £209.19 per week per resident. The standard weekly rate per person.....
Nearly half of over 65s say they prefer sex to gardening and seeing family
11 May 2022
Nearly half of people aged 65 and over say sex is their favourite activity followed by seeing family and gardening, according to new research by the charity Relate. The charity also found 62 per cent of over.....
Care homes' elderly run their own comedy clubs with 'terrible jokes'
10 May 2022
Residents hosting their own care home comedy clubs have brought a lot of unexpected laughs from "terrible jokes" as they performed their worst and best jokes on a captive audience. People living in all 25.....
MP works at care home for a week to understand staff pressures
09 May 2022
Conservative MP Duncan Baker (North Norfolk) stepped away from his day job at Westminster to spend a week working in a care home in order to talk with more authority about the care sector in the Houses of Parliament. Duncan.....
Care home group offer nurses a welcome bonus of £5,000
06 May 2022
A care home company is offering nurses a £5,000 welcome bonus to join two of its care homes in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. The bonuses are being offered by Exemplar Health Care at its Eastlands and.....
Care home builds space shuttle to send its residents 'out of this world'
06 May 2022
A care home got its staff busy creating a space shuttle for residents to “boldly go” off site and into outer space. Home made ‘space cakes’ were on the menu for residents boarding the space shuttle at Court.....
Government urged to bring back Covid funding to stop 'devastating consequences' for care sector
04 May 2022
UNISON and the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) have written jointly to Sajid Javid urging him to reinstate Covid funding for social care and warning him withdrawing this “financial lifeline” will see “devastating consequences” for the.....
New care home manager re-joins trust where she started her career 27 years ago
04 May 2022
A care home in South Cerney has welcomed its new general manager who is "delighted to be back." Shelley Hearn who has been working in the care sector for 27 years originally joined the Orders of St John.....
Care home worker's song named as Radio 1's top 5 pick
03 May 2022
Care home worker Sam Hurst has been named a finalist in BBC Radio 1’s ‘Live Lounge Introducing’ contest for his original song ‘Lost Love’, which has been picked from 10,000 entries to be one of top five songs from undiscovered bands......