Care Home News
Care worker bravely conquers fear of drowning to go swimming with the lady she cares for
27 Oct 2016
A care worker in Bury overcame her fear of drowning and underwent ten weeks of swimming lessons, so she could accompany the lady she cares for in the swimming pool. Maria Hughes, who works for Persona, a.....
Care providers paid as little as £2.24 per hour call for 'policing' of councils
27 Oct 2016
‘Staggeringly low' fee levels of as little as £2.24 an hour, are still being paid by councils to care providers, say sector leaders who are calling for a regulator to inspect councils and police the Care Act. Care.....
Montreux Healthcare Fund owns ninth largest UK care group following merger
27 Oct 2016
Quality care remains the priority for Isle-of-Man-based Montreux Healthcare Fund, which now owns the UK’s ninth largest care group, following a merger between two of its companies. The merger between ACH.....
Ten top tips to help care homes provide nutritious and hygienic food
26 Oct 2016
It is vital that older people in care homes have a good, nutritious diet as this can be instrumental in protecting them against a whole range of age-related conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, dementia, bowel problems and.....
Diversity, creativity and diplomacy: A day in the life of a speech and language therapist
26 Oct 2016
Joanna Armstrong works as an independent speech and language therapist. She specialises in adults with communication disorders and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) which have developed as a result of neurological conditions such.....
Who's afraid of the big bad care wolf? Everybody it seems
25 Oct 2016
Is Granny safe in her bed when social care’s about? Or must loved ones don red cloaks like Little Red Riding Hood and vigilantly keep watch over her? The fairy tale gone wrong The.....
Waltzing into the dining room gives care home Outstanding results
24 Oct 2016
A string of spontaneous moments has aided one care home’s climb to the top one per cent of UK care homes rated Outstanding, as the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has discovered that if residents want a little fun before sitting down.....
Care home pays tribute to 'remarkable' administrator as she retires aged 79
21 Oct 2016
A 'remarkable' lady who has made a huge difference in her time at a care home in North Yorkshire is retiring after 30 years - having never had a day off work sick. Since in Leyburn opened in 1968,.....
Care homes face higher CQC fees from 2017
20 Oct 2016
Care home providers with 26-30 residents could see the fees they are charged by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) go up from £4,212 to £4,375 from next April. The care watchdog is proposing to increase.....
Paying the price for a failing care system: Self-funders face 'eye wateringly high' care home fees
20 Oct 2016
Older people are facing increasingly high care home fees to subsidise the lower fees paid by councils for those who cannot afford to pay, a charity has warned. According to Age UK’s report ‘Behind the headlines:.....
The care sector is absent from party conferences
19 Oct 2016
Conference season is always an exciting time for those of us who class ourselves as political nerds. If we can’t attend in person, we’ll be eagerly following the announcements on Twitter, TV or online. But now it’s over and it’s back.....
Labour puts Tories in the dock for 'reckless' adult social care cuts
19 Oct 2016
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Prime Minister of ‘failing elderly people who need social care’ in a series of shots fired at Theresa May during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). ‘Reckless.....
Charity raises concerns care homes are feeding meat to vegetarians with dementia
19 Oct 2016
A charity has raised concerns that when care home residents lose their mental capacity and ability to express themselves, some care homes are failing to respect their beliefs and are feeding them meat. There.....
Theresa May to export UK's care expertise to India
19 Oct 2016
The UK Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with India to implement healthcare projects which transport the expertise of the UK’s NHS organisations, companies and universities to India. Northumbria.....
Elderly fall sick from too much drug-taking on doctor's orders
17 Oct 2016
Elderly people are entering hospital because their GPs are prescribing them too many drugs, a new study reveals. Polypharmacy relates to the use of five or more drugs to treat a person but the practice of.....
'Realistic' fire drill tests safety of Salisbury care home
17 Oct 2016
A family-owned care home provider put team members on the spot in a surprise fire drill complete with ‘smoke and fire’, attending fire crews and simulated casualties. Staff at Colten Care's Braemar Lodge in Salisbury completed the.....
Twins: One receiving care, one a care manager with very different lives, brought together by the same care provider
14 Oct 2016
Twins Pav Hughes and Jags Kalsi, have led very different lives, with Pav working in the health and social care sector and Jags living with a learning disability, autism and OCD. However, they have now been.....
Prostate cancer treatment may double risk of dementia
14 Oct 2016
There is a significant link between a common therapy for prostate cancer and increased risk of dementia, a new study reveals. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a widely used therapy for prostate cancer.....
Fragile adult social care sector 'at tipping point' despite good care says watchdog
13 Oct 2016
The majority of care homes and home care providers are giving ‘good quality care’, the Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s State of Care report reveals but growing demand and financial pressures mean the adult social care market is ‘approaching.....
Pirates of the Caribbean actor opens £800,000 revamped care home
13 Oct 2016
Welsh actor Steve Speirs, who starred in Pirates of the Caribbean as well as TV comedy Big School with Catherine Tate and David Walliams, has officially opened Greenhill Manor care home in Merthyr, Wales, which has undergone an extensive.....
Norwich mum raises twenty times fundraising target for dementia research
13 Oct 2016
A mum from Norwich has raised over £1,800 for Alzheimer’s Research UK by taking part in the charity’s 100km run challenge. Cheryl Herrieven pledged to run 100km and raise £100 for the charity as part of its.....
Game of Thrones star campaigns for Alzheimer's Research in memory of grandmother
13 Oct 2016
Actor Iwan Rheon is helping to improve people’s understanding of dementia by lending his voice to a new animation film for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The 31-year-old, best known for playing Ramsay Bolton in.....
Duchess of Rutland opens new memory cafe at Nottinghamshire care home
12 Oct 2016
The Duchess of Rutland, who hit the headlines earlier this year, for saying she was ‘delighted’ her daughter would not inherit the dukedom and agreed that land and titles should pass through the male line, has opened a memory café.....
Pollution and low vitamin D levels linked to increased dementia risk
12 Oct 2016
A new list of environmental risk factors has revealed everyday exposure to air pollution and a lack of vitamin D could contribute to a person's risk of developing dementia. The list of risks factors has been created by Edinburgh.....
'Ageist' mental health services failing to support older people
12 Oct 2016
The NHS is failing to provide adequate mental health treatment for people over the age of 65, according to a new report by Age UK. There are currently three million older people living with depression in.....
Report reveals 'shocking' UK life expectancy inequalities
11 Oct 2016
There are stark geographical and social differences between healthy life expectancies in the UK, according to a new report by the Office for National Statistics. Figures suggest that, although life expectancies.....
First care provider in England with five Outstanding care homes ensures 'every day is a day well lived'
10 Oct 2016
WCS Care Group has had its fifth care home in a row rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. The not for profit group which runs 12 care homes has added its Warwickshire home, Newlands, to its elite.....
Scientists hope in future high-risk patients can take a pill to reduce risk of developing Alzheimer's
10 Oct 2016
American scientists hope that in the future, patients at risk of getting Alzheimer's will be able to take a pill to reduce their risk of getting the condition, just as people with high cholesterol levels at risk of heart disease do. While.....
Dementia related deaths have more than doubled since 2001
10 Oct 2016
The proportion of people dying with a diagnosis of dementia has more than doubled in the UK in the last 13 years, according to new research. Reports published by Public Health England (PHE) reveal that 15.8.....
Dementia awareness lessons introduced in Welsh schools
07 Oct 2016
The Welsh Government is offering schoolchildren access to dementia awareness lessons as part of a widespread Government initiative. In collaboration with Alzheimer’s Society, Welsh ministers have developed.....