Care Home News
Care home owner 'overwhelmed' with Covid pressures took his own life
27 Nov 2020
A care home owner from Wrexham who was “overwhelmed” and "afraid of spreading" coronavirus to the residents tragically took his own life outside a police station, an inquest heard earlier this week. Vernon.....
Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham to star in care home film set during pandemic
27 Nov 2020
Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer is to join Line of Duty’s actor Stephen Graham in a new Channel 4 film set in a care home hit by coronavirus, with Ms Comer saying "we’re determined to do justice to so many of the untold stories and.....
Care home resident and his dog walking to raise money for Cancer Research
26 Nov 2020
A 95-year-old care home resident and his faithful dog are set to walk 50 laps around the “stunning” grounds of their care home in an ambitious attempt to raise £500 for Cancer Research UK. Colin Evans, 95,.....
Care home providers will be stretched with new visiting regime and vaccine, warn leaders
25 Nov 2020
Care leaders are urging the government to provide greater financial support to help care homes cope as they face a mountain of work to enable visiting to resume and the vaccination programme to begin. Earlier.....
Spending Review: Chancellor's £1 billion offer branded 'bitter pill' that won't cure social care's ills
25 Nov 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review offered £1 billion for social care but since care providers, MPs and lords have argued the sector needed at least £7 billion a year before the pandemic, the money has been called a "bitter.....
Care leaders collaborate with music groups to help care homes sing safely this Christmas
25 Nov 2020
Care leaders and music groups leaders have come together to produce a leaflet in line with current government COVID guidance documents, to keep singing and music activities alive over the Christmas period. Care.....
Care home families who test negative for COVID can hug loved ones over Christmas
24 Nov 2020
Care homes will finally be able to allow family visits over Christmas by testing relatives for COVID-19, according to the new COVID Winter Plan published yesterday. For loved ones and families wanting to.....
Temporary visitor 'pods' to be rolled-out across Wales
23 Nov 2020
Temporary visitor ‘pods’ are being installed at care homes across Wales to enable residents to receive Covid-safe visits over Christmas and the winter months, the Welsh health minister has announced. The.....
Government plan to ban staff working at multiple care homes is 'short-sighted and self-defeating'
23 Nov 2020
The Care Workers Charity (CWC) has joined other leaders in the care sector in opposing government proposals to ban movement of care workers between care homes, claiming it is ‘short-sighted and self-defeating' and could push care.....
Care staff wear lanyards showing 'there’s always a smiling face behind the mask'
20 Nov 2020
A care home in Tunbridge Wells has launched a new initiative, so all its staff now wear lanyards with a photo of them smiling, to help residents who may feel interactions are less warm and friendly with staff wearing full PPE. The.....
Three families reveal why they put their loved ones in a care home during the pandemic
20 Nov 2020
Families have been sharing why they put their relatives in a care home during the pandemic, despite many homes being affected by coronavirus and locked down for most of this year with restrictions on visitors. Vivienne.....
Care home activities coordinator working six-day week to help residents 'stay happy' during pandemic
18 Nov 2020
An activities coordinator at a care home in Kent is currently working a six day week so she can help residents “stay happy” and has found she has got closer to both staff and residents during the pandemic. Kay.....
Christmas trees and decorations banned in some care homes due to 'infection control issues'
17 Nov 2020
Care homes are being banned from putting up Christmas trees and decorations by some local authorities due to “infection control issues”. Care Campaign for the Vulnerable (CCTV) has revealed it has received.....
Two new luxury care homes to open in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire
17 Nov 2020
Care provider Signature is to open two new luxury care homes in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire in 2022, offering both residential care and assisted living for those in need of nursing, respite or dementia care. The.....
All care homes in Scotland will be able to use £1m fund to buy iPads
17 Nov 2020
The Scottish government has set up a £1m fund so every care home in Scotland can purchase up to two iPads to help residents stay in touch with family and friends. Care home staff will also be able to use.....
Government launches pilot which could enable visits inside care homes by Christmas
16 Nov 2020
The government is trialling a scheme in England, where designated family members and friends are regularly tested for coronavirus, so they can visit residents inside the care home without screens. The current.....
Coronavirus: People with learning disabilities have six times higher death rate from COVID-19
13 Nov 2020
People with learning disabilities in England with COVID-19 had a death rate that was six times higher than the general population during the first wave of the pandemic. A study by Public Health England (PHE).....
Wife Betty surprises husband by moving into his care home because she 'couldn't live without him'
13 Nov 2020
When 91 year old Betty Meredith became separated from her husband Kenneth because of coronavirus restrictions, she could not bear being apart from him and decided to move into his care home and surprise him. Kenneth.....
Government scraps 'contentious' care home managers' role for liberty safeguards
12 Nov 2020
The government is scrapping plans for care home managers to be responsible for arranging assessments and gathering information that determine whether residents should be deprived of their liberty in care homes, under the Liberty Protection.....
Care minister having 'sleepless nights' says care home visitor testing will begin within days
12 Nov 2020
Care minister Helen Whately has said a COVID-19 testing pilot for the families and friends of care home residents will begin on Monday, 16 November in 30 care homes, and she will “roll this out widely across the country in December”.....
Care home residents with life-changing brain and spinal cord injuries complete triathlon
11 Nov 2020
Care home residents with life-changing brain and spinal cord injuries have just finished a triathlon in which they collectively swam, walked and cycled over 33 miles. Eighty-year-old former competitive swimmer.....
Tes launches intergenerational Christmas campaign connecting schools with care homes
10 Nov 2020
Tes, which publishes news and resources for teachers, has launched a Christmas campaign encouraging school children to connect with care homes by writing letters or sending video messages to residents. Care.....
Video goes viral of former ballerina with dementia dancing with her hands to Swan Lake
10 Nov 2020
A video of a former prima ballerina with dementia performing with her hands to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake has gone viral. Marta Gonzalez, who was a prima ballerina with the New York Ballet during the 1960s, is shown in the video listening.....
Coronavirus: Care home residents and staff first in line for Pfizer vaccine
10 Nov 2020
Care home residents are the “highest priority” for a new coronavirus vaccine which could arrive by Christmas, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said. Older care home residents and care home staff.....
Government allows local health chiefs to 'override' its guidance encouraging care home visits
09 Nov 2020
Too many people in care homes are still unable to have face-to-face contact with loved ones because some local health chiefs in England won’t allow it, despite new government guidance urging care homes to permit visitors. Care.....
Care homes across country mark Remembrance Day
06 Nov 2020
With lockdown and social measures in place across the UK, care home staff and residents have found other ways to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in war. The residents would usually visit a nearby.....
Phillip Schofield calls care minister 'cold and heartless' for 'impractical' care home visit restrictions
06 Nov 2020
This Morning presenter, Phillip Schofield, has called the care minister "cold and heartless", after she failed to relax 'impractical' care home visit restrictions, which led to the arrest of retired nurse Ylenia Angeli, for trying.....
Care home reviews site launches remote care home tours to help care seekers during Covid
04 Nov 2020
Many care homes currently have restrictions on visitors to keep residents safe from coronavirus, yet this makes it extremely hard for people trying to choose the right care home to live in. carehome.co.uk, the UK’s leading.....
All care home residents in England should be allowed Covid-secure visits says government
04 Nov 2020
The government has issued new guidance to care homes in England saying all residents should be allowed Covid-secure visits, using visitor pods, window visits or outdoor visits with one person. The new guidance.....
Care chiefs call for government to change care worker immigration rules post Brexit
03 Nov 2020
As the UK faces a staffing crisis in social care and other sectors, care leaders, employers and professional associations are urging the government to change the immigration rules post Brexit. The response.....