Care Home News
Administrators investigate unopened care home firm Carlauren's missing millions
29 Nov 2019
Carlauren, a developer promoting luxury care homes, never opened most of its care homes to the public and its chief executive is accused of misappropriating company funds, which he denies. Carlauren bought.....
Over half of staff think care homes should use Alexa to help care for residents
25 Nov 2019
Care home staff are embracing voice-controlled technology, with a quarter of staff using smart speakers to assist or entertain residents and just over half saying care homes should use artificial intelligence to help care for residents. The.....
2019 Election: Boris Johnson leaves social care in 'too difficult box' but Labour vows to end 'crisis'
25 Nov 2019
Conservative leader Boris Johnson has side-stepped social care in his manifesto and is accused of running from an election minefield that may blow up in his face if he utters the words ‘social care plan’, contrasting with Labour which.....
Donkey therapy: Care home resident who barely shows emotion smiles
25 Nov 2019
Donkey assisted therapy is growing increasingly popular in care homes, with a founder of a donkey therapy company claiming “visits from donkeys have far-reaching benefits and can have long-lasting effects”. A.....
Parkrunners raise £1.5m for speedy dementia research breakthrough
22 Nov 2019
Thousands of parkrunners' efforts to keep fit have raised a healthy £1.5 million for the charity Alzheimer’s Research. Runners from all walks of life from across the UK have tackled parkruns and virtual.....
Conservatives, Labour and The Brexit Party snub elderly voters' invite to discuss care
21 Nov 2019
Conservative leader Boris Johnson, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party have rejected calls to attend Age UK’s invite to discuss social care with elderly voters. Older people are dying.....
Care home circus girl's death-defying stunt thrilled thousands but she doesn't remember
21 Nov 2019
Looking gloriously coiffed like a 1940s pin-up, 21-year-old Violet Sandow slipped into a sparkly skin of a costume each night and took a death-defying trapeze flight, high above a sea of craned necks in a circus tent – it was a daily.....
CQC chief inspector thanks social care staff who go 'above and beyond'
21 Nov 2019
The adult social care CQC chief has praised care managers and staff who go "above and beyond" despite no "long-term sustainable funding solutions" and over 120,000 vacancies to fill within the social care sector. As.....
Terminally ill man to 'fight' against 'cruel' law as High Court rejects assisted dying review
19 Nov 2019
A terminally ill man had his request for High Court to review an assisted dying ban rejected as judges refused to consider whether such a ban is compatible with his human rights. Father of two, Phil.....
Barchester Healthcare buys 24 brighterkind care homes
18 Nov 2019
Barchester Healthcare has acquired 24 brighterkind care homes from private equity giant Terra Firma. Barchester has more than 12,000 beds and looks after 11,000 residents and the purchase will see 1,570.....
Nearly half of UK adults cannot name a single type of dementia
18 Nov 2019
Nearly 50 per cent of UK adults are unable to name a single type of dementia, according to Alzheimer’s Research UK. In response to these findings, Alzheimer’s Research UK and Ricoh have teamed up with a powerful.....
Admiral Nurse dementia helpline wins Helpline of the Year award
15 Nov 2019
Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline has been awarded Helpline of the Year at the 2019 Helplines Partnership Annual Conference and Awards. Susan Drayton, clinical lead of the Admiral Nurse Dementia.....
Care leader slams media for not praising 'fantastic work' of care workers
14 Nov 2019
The chief executive of Care England, Martin Green, has warned the media they must give care workers the same respect as NHS staff. Speaking to an audience at the annual Care England conference, Martin Green.....
Cost of dementia care will nearly treble over next two decades
13 Nov 2019
The cost of dementia care is set to nearly treble in the next 20 years, according to a new report. The study by the London School of Economics and Political Science shows that the number of people with dementia.....
Care home resident in beach wheelchair has 'great, big smile' after dipping toes in sea
12 Nov 2019
A care home resident who lives on the seafront can now go on the sandy beach and dip her toes in the sea, after the care group received funding for a beach wheelchair. Lizzie, who lives at Livability Dolphin.....
Naked man delights care home ladies who wanted a 'nice handsome man' to draw
08 Nov 2019
Ladies living in a care home got their wish to sketch a “nice handsome man” in the buff, as part of a life drawing class organised by care workers. Art lovers Mollie Wheeldon and Marion Nevil were among.....
Care workers get into bed to 'live life' as a resident at outstanding care home
08 Nov 2019
Care workers at an outstanding care home are left to lie in a care home bed alone, as part of their training, to think about what kind of care their residents really need. Burcot Grange care home in Bromsgrove.....
Police make modern slavery arrests in care home raids
07 Nov 2019
Police have arrested three men following allegations that staff at two care homes were victims of modern day slavery. Gwent Police and the National Crime Agency carried out raids in care homes in South Wales.....
Prime Minister Boris Johnson strokes chickens at care home to win grey vote
06 Nov 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hit the general election campaign trail hard by entering a care home to cuddle chickens and woo its elderly voters. As local MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Boris Johnson.....
Care home boss banned for four years
04 Nov 2019
A director of a care home in Cambridgeshire has been banned from running a company for four years after it was found residents' health and safety were put at risk. Millfield Lodge Care Home in Gamlingay was.....