Care Home News
Innovative 1950s style village green creates calming space for care home residents
04 Sep 2014
The idea of creating a themed shop window within a care home to boost reminiscence in residents has been a popular project for many care homes. Residents can recall memories about a period of their life.....
Care homes should be built on NHS land to meet rising care demands
03 Sep 2014
Land owned but not used by the NHS should be sold and built on to create more care homes and meet rising demand for residential care, the former care minister has said. Currently around 30 per cent of acute.....
Children visit residents as care homes fight dementia stigma
03 Sep 2014
A ‘Family Day’ held by Hartford Care Group Ltd proved popular with residents, staff and visitors, as the company looks to provide more opportunities for older people in care to interact with younger people. The day was.....
Care home's staff and residents compete in charity rounders match
03 Sep 2014
A large number of spectators enjoyed watching a charity rounders match between two care homes in the North East. Staff, residents and relatives supported their homes by taking part in the charity sports event and raised over.....
Care providers recognise the importance of marketing with new Champion Award
03 Sep 2014
Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd, together with their sister company , have named their first Marketing Champion, a new award launched with a vision for recognised the hard work of staff on a daily basis. The first winner of the award was Alan.....
Number of older people registered blind falls seven per cent
02 Sep 2014
Figures published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows a fall in the number of people over the age of 75 registered as blind or partially sighted. Compared to the last report published in 2011 there.....
CQC accepts it was too 'easily reassured' failing care home could improve
02 Sep 2014
The CQC has accepted it could have done more to respond to early warning signs to prevent the mistreatment of residents at Hillcroft Throstle Grove care home in Lancashire in 2012. A Learning Review into how four care staff were.....
Patients will rate hospitals on food quality in drive to improve nutrition
01 Sep 2014
The Government is giving patients the power to rate food on hospital wards, in order to encourage hospitals, to raise standards of the food they serve. For the first time, the NHS will have to abide by mandatory.....