Care Home News
HC-One care homes acquired for £477m
06 Nov 2014
Court Cavendish, which has been managing HC-One care homes, has joined up with two investment companies, in a deal to acquire its parent company NHP for £477m. HC-One was formed in 2011, when it took over.....
New project encourages people with mental health difficulties to blog their everyday lives
06 Nov 2014
A new project funded by Public Health England, invites people living with mental health difficulties, to blog about their daily experiences. 'A Day in the Life' asks that people write blog posts to give others an insight into.....
Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace endoscopy as cancer test
05 Nov 2014
Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace traditional endoscopy as an equally effective but less invasive way of carrying out a pre-test for cancer. The results of a Cancer Research UK trial involving.....
Thousands of lives at risk from shortage of NHS learning disability liaison nurses
05 Nov 2014
Nearly 60 per cent of British people are losing faith in the NHS, with people with learning disabilities being mistreated given as a key reason, according to a survey by Mencap. The reason for poor care of patients has been attributed.....
Ash lead singer records solo album about his dad who had dementia
04 Nov 2014
Tim Wheeler, frontman of the band Ash, has recorded a debut solo album about losing his father to dementia. The album ‘Lost Domain’ contains 11 songs which chart the progression of his father’s condition,.....
Nursing survey raises 'profound' concerns about quality of care for those dying
04 Nov 2014
Members of the Royal College of Nursing are concerned about the ability of health services to deliver high quality end-of-life care to the 500,000 of people who die every year in the UK. In a recent survey.....
Hospitality specialist at HC-One plans 100 miles in 100 hours for heroes
04 Nov 2014
Paul Carpenter, a hospitality specialist at HC-One, plans to honour the contributions made by British and Commonwealth civilian and military servicemen and women. Mr Carpenter has been in training for several.....
Adult safeguarding conference to examine how public and private sector can work together
03 Nov 2014
Leaders in the care sector will be coming together at the conference 'Safeguarding Adults in Care Homes and Hospitals' to share their knowledge and experience on promoting safe care. The Community Care conference.....
Care Home Idol competition shows how music can revolutionise residential care
03 Nov 2014
carehome.co.uk’s innovative care home talent competition, http://www.carehome.co.uk/idol/|Care Home Idol, was set up last year with the aim of showing the brighter and fun side to care homes. Care.....
UK poised to combat norovirus and Ebola
03 Nov 2014
Preventing the spread of infection is a challenge all hospitals and healthcare settings will be desperate to demonstrate they are performing well on, as the fight against Ebola continues and the spread of the disease shows no sign.....