Care Home News
Quality of end of life care varies across the country, survey reveals
29 Nov 2012
End of life care varies widely across the country according to statistics published by the Office of National Statistics today. Bereaved people were asked for their experiences on the quality of care their loved ones received.....
Devon care homes call council's legal action over care home fees "appalling"
29 Nov 2012
Devon care homes have called Devon County Council's decision, to lodge an appeal over the High Court ruling ordering it to raise its fees, "appalling". Alan Beale, one of the claimants in the Judicial Review.....
Government plans to put £75,000 cap on care bills for elderly
29 Nov 2012
Ministers are said to be considering putting a £75,000 cap on care bills for the elderly, over twice the amount suggested by economist Andrew Dilnot in his report. The Dilnot Commission’s report which came.....
Esher hospice awarded GSF status to provide national quality end of life care training to care homes
29 Nov 2012
Princess Alice Hospice in Esher will provide care homes in the south east with training in a national quality standard of end of life care, after becoming a regional centre for the Gold Standard Framework (GSF). The GSF in.....
Dr Chai Patel awarded 'Care Personality of the Year'
28 Nov 2012
The ‘Care Personality of the Year’ award has been won by Dr Chai Patel, chairman of HC-One, at the National Care Awards. Dr Chai Patel was nominated for the award after successfully leading the transfer.....
Health secretary orders review on merits of OFSTED style ratings for care homes
28 Nov 2012
Care homes and hospitals could be rated under a new ‘OFSTED style’ system, health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today. The health secretary has ordered a review identifying how a ratings system could.....
Retirement Minister could make a “significant difference” says report
28 Nov 2012
A Retirement Minister could make a “significant difference” ensuring older people’s needs are heard at the highest level, according to a new report. The 2012 Retirement Nation report by MGM Advantage has.....
Barchester care home featured in BBC documentary on music therapy
28 Nov 2012
Barchester Adlington Manor Care Home in Macclesfield appeared in the BBC Imagine series exploring how music plays an important role in rehabilitation and wellbeing. Aired last night, ‘How Music Makes Us Feel’, edited by Alan Yentnob.....
Actors play role of person with dementia at innovative dementia training day
27 Nov 2012
Leaders from the care team at Garswood House care home in Wigan attended an innovative training day with actors playing the role of a person with dementia. The training day which was held at the House of Memories.....
New nursing home for Sutton Coldfield
27 Nov 2012
Work on a new nursing home specialising in end of life care will begin in Sutton Coldfield in the new year. Birmingham City Council planners have given approval for the 34-bed home which will be.....
Care staff awarded for long service with Shrewsbury care provider
27 Nov 2012
Seven care assistants from Coverage Care Services Ltd have been awarded for clocking up 130 years of long service between them. A special presentation afternoon was held at Lightmoor View care home in Telford where chief.....
Health Secretary announces dementia as one of his four key health priorities
27 Nov 2012
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced improving dementia care and treatment as one of his four key priorities between now and the next general election. Recognising that for far too long, people.....
Government asks care home staff for suggestions to improve standards of care
27 Nov 2012
Care homes are invited to inform the government how enforcement of regulation can be improved during a six week consultation. ‘Focus on Enforcement’ is an initiative to remove the bureaucracy that diverts carers from meeting.....
Network encouraging care homes to get involved in dementia research expands across Scotland
27 Nov 2012
The Scottish Dementia Clinical Research Network is embarking on a programme of work to extend the Research Ready Care Home Network across Scotland. The Scottish Dementia Clinical Research Network (SDCRN),.....
Social care training bodies concerned at pressures on care staff highlighted in CQC report
26 Nov 2012
Two social care training bodies have expressed their concern over the pressures on staff and the rise in complex conditions, highlighted in the CQC report, that has left care providers struggling to provide ‘person-centred care’. David.....
Study suggests smoking and high blood pressure could cause dementia
26 Nov 2012
Smoking and high blood pressure could cause dementia, according to a new study. Researchers at the NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS.....
Bupa becomes first big care home operator to achieve 'Gold' Investors in People standard
26 Nov 2012
Bupa Care Services UK is celebrating after becoming the largest healthcare company and first big care home operator to achieve the Investors in People Gold Standard, for demonstrating excellence in staff development and support. Bupa Care Homes.....
40 care homes praised for long-term commitment to end-of-life care
23 Nov 2012
An awards ceremony is being held on 28 November to recognise the achievements of 40 care homes in providing quality end-of-life care. The homes were the first to achieve the Gold Standards Framework in Care Homes (GSFCH) reaccreditation.....
Work progresses at new West Sussex retirement village
23 Nov 2012
An East Grinstead care community is beginning to take shape, after developers Kier Construction began work at the Charters Village site in September with a view to completion at the end of summer 2013. The.....
CQC chief warns there are "no excuses to deliver poor care"
23 Nov 2012
Today has seen England’s care regulator publish its ‘State of Care’ report, an in-depth study into the reasons why some care services are falling short of standards. Results from Care Quality Commission inspections find that pressures.....
Couple-friendly care comes to Letcombe Regis
22 Nov 2012
Helping couples to remain together despite personal care or nursing needs has inspired the latest development at Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire. The home’s new two-bedroom care apartment is designed to suit couples who both have 24-hour.....
Measures to tackle loneliness and improve care for older people, announced by health secretary
22 Nov 2012
Loneliness, social isolation and its ‘harmful effects’ in older people, will be tackled by identifying the areas where it is most prevalent, health secretary, Jeremy Hunt has announced. Local councils will map the areas where.....
Care homes challenged by hearing loss charity to "follow Orchard's lead"
22 Nov 2012
National charity Action on Hearing Loss have praised the approach of care home provider Orchard Care Homes to residents who are deaf or hard of hearing. Featured in the charity’s report ‘A World of Silence’, Orchard.....
Banbury extra care housing scheme impresses visiting councillors
21 Nov 2012
Guests gathered at Stanbridge House, in Banbury, last week in order to mark the opening of Housing 21’s latest extra care housing facility. Many residents have already settled into the £9.7m scheme that has been designed to suit.....
Fears over price of Continuing Healthcare in London being inadequate
21 Nov 2012
Leading voices in the care sector have taken exception to a price rationale of £700 to cover the cost of continuing healthcare in London care homes. The NHS CHC (NHS Continuing Healthcare) is an NHS funded.....
Leading care home resource carehome.co.uk joins forces with Research Ready Care Home Network
21 Nov 2012
The leading care home resource carehome.co.uk has joined forces with the Research Ready Care Home Network in an innovative project to encourage more care homes to take part in research studies to improve the treatment and care of.....
Sold Dudley care centre to reopen as Himley Manor in the spring
20 Nov 2012
Property agents DC Care Specialist Healthcare Business Agents and have reported on overseeing the successful acquisition of Dudley’s Grange Park Care Centre, a purpose-built home that will now undergo refurbishment in order to re-open in spring 2013. Having.....
"Antibiotics are losing their effectiveness at a rate that is both alarming and irreversible", says chief medical officer
19 Nov 2012
Antibiotic resistance is a threat to modern health and there could be a future without cures for infection if antibiotics are not used responsibly, the chief medical officer (CMO), Professor Dame Sally Davies has warned. She.....
Survey reveals Top 10 list of concerns amongst care managers
19 Nov 2012
A survey of care provider managers, conducted by the National Care Forum (NCF), has found care quality to be listed as chief among the priorities of the profession for the second year running, followed by methods of person-centred.....
How the new NHS Mandate will impact upon the care sector
16 Nov 2012
A new NHS Mandate, unveiled this week by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, sets out the Government’s ambitions for health services over the remainder of the Coalition’s administration. Key objectives include.....