Care Home News
Nick Clegg attends Macmillan coffee morning at Sheffield care home
29 Sep 2015
Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg took a coffee break with residents at The Laurels and The Limes care home to raise funds for the Macmillian cancer support charity. During the coffee morning, Mr Clegg.....
Flu vaccine encouraged among vulnerable groups and care workers as figures reveal overall effectiveness
29 Sep 2015
Vulnerable groups, including care workers, older people, pregnant women and children are being encouraged to have the latest flu vaccination after figures published revealed the overall effectiveness of the 2014-2015 vaccine. The.....
People with high blood pressure sixty per cent more likely to develop diabetes
29 Sep 2015
People with high blood pressure have an almost 60 per cent greater chance of developing diabetes, according to a new global study. Study author, Professor Kazem Rahimi, deputy director of the George Institute.....
Council aims to shut four Kent care homes, pointing finger at funding
29 Sep 2015
Kent County Council (KCC) is looking to close four care homes because Government funding cuts make them too expensive to run. The care homes affected are Dorothy Lucy Centre in Maidstone, Kiln Court in Faversham,.....
carehome.co.uk director interviewed on BBC's The One Show about surveillance cameras in care homes
29 Sep 2015
Davina Ludlow, director of carehome.co.uk - the leading online guide to care homes, appeared on The One Show giving her views on the use of surveillance cameras in care homes. The programme on BBC One, looked at Bramley Court.....
Stem cell treatment used on first UK patient to cure Macular Degeneration
29 Sep 2015
A pioneering trial of a new stem cell treatment for people with ‘wet’ Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) has commenced at Moorfields Eye Hospital following a successful operation on a patient. The 60-year-old woman, is one.....
Aspirin could 'double' Gastrointestinal cancer life expectancy
28 Sep 2015
New research has found that a daily dose of aspirin could ‘double’ survival chances of patients with cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract (GI). The Netherlands study, published by Leiden University.....
Specialist neurological care home increases staff pay to more than National Living Wage
28 Sep 2015
Specialist neurological care provider, PJ Care Ltd has increased the hourly rate for its staff to more than the National Living Wage - which comes into effect from April 2016. From next April, all employers.....
Challenge on Dementia – can we reduce unnecessary hospital admissions?
25 Sep 2015
Earlier this month, Jane Ellison MP, the Minister for Public Health, confirmed that an estimated 25 per cent of hospital beds in England are occupied by people living with dementia. With pressures on overstretched.....
NHS Trust explores the benefits of robotic baby seal as innovative therapy for people with dementia
25 Sep 2015
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is working with the University of Brighton to explore the therapeutic benefits that PARO, the robotic baby seal has to people living with dementia in hospitals and care homes. PARO is a baby.....
Families may be paying too much for care homes due to 'incorrect information' says Ombudsman
24 Sep 2015
Families are paying too much for care in England because of confusing or incorrect information from councils, according to a Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) report. It has been revealed that families across.....
Double celebrations at community housing and care village
24 Sep 2015
A Newport-based community housing and care scheme will mark its tenth anniversary with a special celebration, while being awarded the highest accreditation from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). Willowbrook.....
Care home placed in special measures after CQC inspection
24 Sep 2015
Beechwood Specialist Services, in Aigburth, Liverpool, has been placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ruled the provider as ‘inadequate’. The care centre, which supports adults.....
Bupa care home shortlisted for ‘Best Innovation’ in Scottish Dementia Awards
23 Sep 2015
A Bupa care home in Glasgow has been praised for its achievements after being nominated for the ‘Best Innovation’ in the Continuing Care category in the Scottish Dementia Awards. Golfhill Care Home 'Remi Sing’ initiative.....
Road to Rio Olympics begins for learning disability care provider
23 Sep 2015
With the countdown to the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro underway, individuals supported by learning disability care provider, (CMG), gathered in Surrey to take part in an athletics competition. The Olympic.....
Fewer people are taking the NHS bowel cancer screening test
22 Sep 2015
More than half of people invited to take a new bowel cancer screening test have not taken up the opportunity, according to a report published in the journal of ‘Medical Screening’. Cancer Research UK studies have indicated that.....
Arthritis drug could treat Alzheimer's disease
22 Sep 2015
A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been found to reverse the symptoms of dementia, according to research published in the journal ‘Nature Medicine’. Scientists from the Gladstone Institutes in.....
Funding cuts to the care sector put older people’s health at risk
21 Sep 2015
The health and well-being of older people and those living with disabilities are at an increased risk if Government funding is cut further, local authorities and care providers warn. In a joint submission to the Treasury ahead.....
One in three people born in 2015 'will develop dementia', claims research
21 Sep 2015
This bleak forecast of a looming health crisis has prompted calls to the Government to improve investment into dementia research as a matter of urgency. The study, which was commissioned by Alzheimer’s Research.....
Nurse who viewed 'granny porn' while on duty at care home is struck off
18 Sep 2015
David Campbell who worked at Ashlea House Nursing and Residential Home in Callander, Scotland, has been struck off by the nursing watchdog for viewing pornographic material whilst working at the home. The Nursing and Midwifery.....
Labour Party shows 'clear commitment' to mental health by appointing dedicated shadow minister
18 Sep 2015
The Labour Party has created a dedicated shadow minister for mental health for the first time, appointing Luciana Berger in the role. Jeremy Corbyn named Liverpool Wavertree MP Ms Berger as the first dedicated.....
Devastated daughter plans to take legal action against Bristol care home following death of her mother
17 Sep 2015
Bristol based care home, Holmwood House is facing legal action after a resident died from pneumonia weighing just 5st 5lb, shortly after leaving the home. Following the publication of damning report, national law firm, Irwin Mitchell.....
Changes to Lasting Powers of Attorney
17 Sep 2015
A Lasting Power of Attorney is where someone gives a person they trust, the legal authority to make decisions about their health and welfare or financial affairs on their behalf, if they lack mental capacity at some time in the future.....
Health leaders urged to ensure NHS savings don't limit innovation and prevention
17 Sep 2015
The UK is founder and home to some of the world’s greatest healthcare innovations, however, there is room for improvement and the opportunity to learn from other successful nations, reports the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK). Health.....
Physical needs of people with dementia can get 'mistaken for behaviour classed as challenging'
16 Sep 2015
The physical needs of people with dementia often get missed, not noticed or even mistaken for behaviours that are inappropriate and often will be classed as challenging, according to a nurse and social care trainer. Peter.....
Father-of-three undergoes leg amputation after NHS fails to spot infection following hip surgery
16 Sep 2015
A father-of-three who has been told he will never walk again, has received an undisclosed settlement from North Bristol NHS Trust to help with his ongoing care needs and specialist equipment, after it admitted it made mistakes in.....
Cancer diagnosis: Charity says 'we must still do better'
15 Sep 2015
Findings revealed at this year’s Public Health England (PHE) Conference show the proportion of cancers diagnosed as a result of emergency presentation at hospital has decreased by several per cent. At the same time, the proportion.....
England’s average life expectancy rises, though many are living with long-term health conditions
15 Sep 2015
People in England are reportedly living on average, eight years longer than before, though one of the main challenges faced by the UK is due to people living with long-term health conditions. The new study on The Global Burden.....
More research needed on quality and availability of palliative care in Scotland
15 Sep 2015
Scotland has a strong record of success in delivering high quality palliative care services, but there is a serious lack of information being collected about the quality and availability of palliative care in Scotland according to.....
Should care workers call residents 'sweetie' and 'love'?
15 Sep 2015
Stephanie Kirkman Meikle, chief executive, Skills 4 Living Centre
YES
A care home in Harrogate was criticised recently by the Care Quality Commission for using 'patronising' language to its residents who have learning disabilities, with staff referring to them as 'sweetie' and 'love'.
However,...
Adult Social Care Inspector, Care Quality CommissionNO
The CQC inspector criticised the care home staff for its endearments, saying 'However, throughout
our visit we heard staff using terms such as ‘sweetie’, ‘darling’,‘handsome’ and 'love' when speaking to and about people who........