Care Home News
Jason Statham thanks care home resident for her 'bravery' in birthday video message
29 Nov 2021
Celebrating her 100 birthday, care home resident Joyce Ensell received a special video message from Hollywood legend Jason Statham thanking the ex-leading aircraftwoman for her “bravery” during World War Two and that she is the “true.....
Dewsbury care home where residents 'wander without purpose' and are 'bored' put in special measures
26 Nov 2021
A care home in Dewsbury has been put in special measures, after inspectors found residents sat all day in the lounge areas with no stimulation apart from the television. The Care Quality Commission (CQC).....
Care home residents wax care worker's hairy legs for BBC Children in Need
26 Nov 2021
A care worker in Buckinghamshire braved the pain when residents and colleagues waxed his hairy legs and gave him a buzzcut, raising over £800 for BBC Children in Need. Sam Rae of Icknield Court in Princes.....
£15m care home with nail bar opens in Salford
25 Nov 2021
Salford now has a £15m care home with a nail bar, hair salon and landscaped gardens. Bridgewater Manor is in Worsley and features 71 fully furnished bedrooms each with a private en suite wet room, plus a.....
Hampshire care home where staff have 'exceptionally positive' relationships with residents rated 'outstanding'
25 Nov 2021
A care home in Sway has been rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, with inspectors praising staff for caring for residents with ‘kindness, compassion and sensitivity’. Gracewell of Sway provides.....
Care worker shortages force government to lift Covid ban on staff working in more than one care home
24 Nov 2021
The government has changed its guidance for care homes in England and lifted the restrictions on care staff working in more than one home, if there are ‘capacity concerns and to ensure continuity of care’. Care.....
New charity launched to support care workers and recognise their dedication and personal sacrifices
23 Nov 2021
Support Social Care Heroes has been set up to recognise the sacrifices that care workers make and support them by offering person-centred, holistic wellbeing programmes. Its mission is to ‘work in partnership.....
Seven-year-old boy spends every evening reading bedtime stories to care home residents
23 Nov 2021
A seven-year-old has spent every evening this month reading a bedtime story to residents at a care home in Wymondham. Henry lives near to Windmill House care home and his mum Becky Webb works at the home. She.....
MPs vote for amendment to controversial care cap where poorest pensioners will lose most
23 Nov 2021
MPs have voted in favour of an amendment to the social care cap, meaning some of the poorest homeowners in England will have to sell their houses to pay for care, with more protection given to wealthier homeowners, Boris.....
Care provider who lost 24 staff due to mandatory Covid jabs, says they will take years to replace
22 Nov 2021
PJ Care, which providers specialist neurological care, has lost 24 specialist staff with a combined experience of 87 years, due to the mandatory Covid vaccine which became law on 11 November. Neil Russell,.....
Former nursery owner leads new intergenerational care village
22 Nov 2021
A former nursery operator has been hired to manage the first intergenerational care village with a nursery in the North West of England. Ex-nursery owner Patrick Butler is the newly-appointed general.....
Care home staff drive seven-hour round trip to reunite resident with her brother
22 Nov 2021
A care home manager and her deputy drove a seven-hour round trip to pick up the brother of a resident so the pair could be reunited after a three year separation. Kim Dean, manager of Sedgley Court care home.....
Care home put into special measures due to no Covid checks on visitors and staff failing to wear PPE
19 Nov 2021
A care home in West Yorkshire has been put into special measures, after inspectors found there was no system in place to ensure visitors were Covid-safe to enter the home and staff were either seen not wearing PPE appropriately or.....
Neighbours reunited in care home say 'it's amazing we've ended up living next door again'
18 Nov 2021
Two women, who were neighbours for over 20 years, have ended up in the same care home living next door to each other again. Sue Montgomery and Ruth Pryce who became friends after living in Saltford as neighbours,.....
Government changes care cap rules forcing poorest to pay more for care homes
18 Nov 2021
The government’s cap on care costs has been accused by the Labour Party of being “an even bigger con than we initially thought”, after it finally published details of the reforms, revealing the poorest will still have to sell their.....
Care home group hires chief operating officer with 'fresh perspective'
17 Nov 2021
Care home owner Care UK has announced the appointment of Martin Friend to the newly-created role of chief operating officer. Martin Friend starts his new job this January and will help transition the 26.....
Drinking coffee and tea linked to reduced risk of dementia and stroke
17 Nov 2021
Drinking two to three cups of coffee and tea a day has been linked to a reduced risk of dementia and stroke, according to a study that looked at the data of over 350,000 people. The researchers looked at.....
Confidence in care homes almost doubles as public gain a more positive view of them
17 Nov 2021
Care provider Vida Healthcare has discovered that the public’s trust in care homes has almost doubled year-on-year (from 24 per cent to 45 per cent), according to its poll of over 2,000 people. Vida Healthcare's.....
Christmas bonuses of £1,000 demanded to stop care workers quitting
16 Nov 2021
Care leaders have said care workers should receive Christmas bonuses to stop them leaving to join retailers like Tesco this winter. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) is urging.....
Dementia charity voices underfunding fears as government invests £375m in neurodegenerative research
15 Nov 2021
The Government has announced it will invest £375m over the next five years in research into neurodegenerative diseases, including Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Although the funding news has.....
Care homes fall silent to remember war dead
15 Nov 2021
People old enough to live through World War II fell silent to remember the nation’s war dead in care homes across the country on Remembrance Sunday (14 November). Those reflecting on the sacrifice of people.....
There will be enough turkeys but not care workers this Christmas
15 Nov 2021
British poultry producers have said there will be enough turkeys for Christmas, but staff shortages in the care sector means the same can’t be said for care workers this festive season. Richard Griffiths,.....
Gloucestershire care home residents paint themselves into famous masterpieces
12 Nov 2021
Care home residents in Cheltenham have been picking up their pencils, paintbrushes and cameras to recreate their own famous art inspired by old masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Van Gogh and Edvard Munch. Residents.....
Shaw Healthcare gives Sussex care home an award for being highest rated on carehome.co.uk
11 Nov 2021
A care home in Sussex has been given a special award by Shaw Healthcare for being its highest rated care home on the UK’s leading reviews site, carehome.co.uk. The award was presented by Davina Ludlow,.....
Mandatory vaccine rule has led to over half of care homes spending money on legal advice
11 Nov 2021
Care homes have been “absorbed” in disciplinary proceedings rather than “recruitment and the well-being of existing staff” due to the government’s handling of the mandatory vaccination policy, according to a care leader. A.....
Oxfordshire care home residents enjoy champagne and vintage bus tour
10 Nov 2021
Residents from a care home in Bampton were recently treated to a champagne bus tour to see the sights of their local community in West Oxfordshire. The thirteen care home residents from Rosebank Care Home enjoyed.....
Care leaders urge government to delay mandatory vaccine or risk care homes closing
10 Nov 2021
As the vaccine deadline for care home workers in England comes into force from midnight tonight meaning those who have not been vaccinated will lose their jobs, leaders from the sector are asking the government for a last-minute “hiatus”.....
Tom Daley inspires care home trio to become 'knitting brothers' creating poppy display for Remembrance Day
09 Nov 2021
Three care home residents who have been nicknamed the ‘knitting brothers’ have picked up their knitting needles to produce a woollen poppy memorial ahead of Remembrance Day. Eric Starsmore, 80, Walter Ross,.....
Ed Balls becomes a care worker in BBC documentary exposing social care in crisis
08 Nov 2021
Ed Balls, the former Labour politician says he feels "guilty that as a government minister, I didn’t do more" as he stars in a new documentary that highlights the social care crisis. Inside the Care Crisis.....
High Court hearing on government's 'failure' to protect care homes from Covid adjourned till 2022
04 Nov 2021
A landmark legal action against the government, Public Health England and NHS England by Dr Cathy Gardner and Fay Harris, whose fathers died of Covid-19 in care homes during the pandemic, has been adjourned till next year. The.....