Care Home News
Puppetry of dementia: 'Parts of brain disappear but imagination is still there'
29 Sep 2017
If a character in a play dies of dementia, how do you mark the death? Trickier still, how do you kill a puppet? To answer that question you must ask an expert in puppetry and Mayra Stergiou has thought long and hard about it. Having.....
Tips on preventing falls in care homes
29 Sep 2017
When an older person has a fall, the effects can be huge, both emotionally and physically. It can hit their confidence, make them feel extremely vulnerable and cause a loss of independence as well as causing.....
Dance, music and drama boost care home residents' memories
27 Sep 2017
Musical activities have been shown to improve the cognitive abilities and memory recall of people living at 17 care homes run by the Anchor Group. A series of creative workshops held at Anchor care homes.....
Care village with eight centenarians shares secrets to long lives
27 Sep 2017
A Surrey retirement village with the motto ‘living longer, ageing well’, is believed to be the only care provider in the UK to house eight centenarians. While researchers have pondered over the secret to.....
Buyers sought for eight care homes after Eldercare Halifax goes bust
25 Sep 2017
Care home operator Eldercare (Halifax) Ltd has entered administration, leaving eight care homes up for sale The care homes, located across West Yorkshire and Lancashire, provide care to 215 residents. Some.....
Girl guides visit elderly to tackle 'devastating loneliness'
25 Sep 2017
Girl guides as young as five have been visiting lonely older people in Manchester to combat social isolation and to earn themselves a brand-new badge. Rainbows, Brownies and Guides can typically earn badges.....
Outstanding care home reduces aggression in people with autism
22 Sep 2017
A care home in London for people with severe learning disabilities and autism has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, for substantially reducing aggressive behaviour. The care regulator.....
Care home resident born the year the Titanic sank turns 105
21 Sep 2017
Elizabeth Weblin, a resident at Murdoch House Care Home in Wokingham, who was born in 1912, the same year the Titanic sunk, has just celebrated her 105th birthday. Elizabeth who has lived at the care home.....
'Songaminute Man' with dementia releases debut album for World Alzheimer's Day
21 Sep 2017
Viral singing sensation Teddy Mac, also known as 'The Songaminute Man', releasesd his debut album to mark World Alzheimer’s day and to help raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. The 81-year-old, who was diagnosed.....
LGBT support makes veterans' care home outstanding
20 Sep 2017
A care home in Solihull for ex-service men and women has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, which found the home to be ‘inclusive’ and supportive of LGBT residents, where ‘people matter’. In.....
NHS Trust admits guilt over Connor Sparrowhawk's 'entirely preventable' death
19 Sep 2017
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches over the death of a teenager who drowned in a bath while receiving its care. Eighteen-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk,.....
Care professionals cycle for Care Workers Charity bike ride
15 Sep 2017
A group of up to 40 cyclists, made up of people working in the care sector, are taking part in a 78 mile cycle ride in a bid to raise £30,000 for the Care Workers Charity. The CWC Cycle Challenge takes place.....
Care homes championing human rights are more likely to be outstanding
14 Sep 2017
Care homes which champion equality and human rights are more likely to be rated outstanding, according to the Care Quality Commission. The care regulator claims there is a clear link between a provider’s.....
Grenfell makes retirement village get fire-resistant cladding and ban smoking
13 Sep 2017
A new retirement village which will include apartments as well as a care home, is installing fire-resistant cladding as well as sprinklers and smoke and heat detectors, as part of a fire protection strategy drawn up in the wake of.....
Councils fail to catch care home fee 'dodgers'
12 Sep 2017
Councils are 'failing' to use their powers to clamp down on people who have given away their assets to 'dodge' care home fees, new research suggests. The spiralling cost of care has created an incentive for.....
Retinal imaging eye test could detect early Frontotemporal dementia
12 Sep 2017
Scientists think they have discovered a simple way of diagnosing Frontotemporal dementia, through a retinal imaging test. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.....
Woman in mental health unit pleads 'not guilty' to attempted murder of care home resident
12 Sep 2017
A 68-year-old woman has pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the attempted murder of a resident at a care home in Burtonwood, Warrington. Marie Seyferth denied the charges of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon at Liverpool.....
Comedian Jason Manford surprises care home residents with 'gig'
11 Sep 2017
Comedian Jason Manford made a surprise visit to a care home in Greater Manchester last week after a care home worker contacted him on Facebook. In a video clip shared on the performer’s Facebook page, Jason.....
Police 'dementia files' seek to find Scotland's missing people
08 Sep 2017
Scottish Police plan to collect ‘dementia files’ on hospital patients and care home residents to help to find them if they go missing. Information such as where the person used to live, went to school or.....
Police investigate 12 deaths at care homes run by Sussex Health Care
08 Sep 2017
An investigation has been launched by police into the deaths of 12 people at eight care homes run by Sussex Health Care. In conjunction with the ongoing police investigation, taking place in collaboration.....
Outstanding rehabilitation centre for people with brain injuries is a 'life saver'
07 Sep 2017
Staff at The Laurels in Lincoln, a neurological rehabilitation centre for people with brain injuries, have received an 'outstanding' rating from Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors for their commitment to safety and caring attitudes. One.....
Judge fines Anchor Trust six figures after man dies smoking alone at care home
07 Sep 2017
The death of a wheelchair-bound man whose pyjamas caught fire when he smoked a cigarette at his care home, has led to provider Anchor Trust being fined £210,000 for fire safety breaches. Sixty-six-year-old.....
Nurses told care homes are a wise career move
06 Sep 2017
A nurse employed as a care home's deputy manager has been entering classrooms to attract nursing students into care homes, as the recruitment crisis continues in social care. Before nurses from across the.....
Special Olympics stars beat thousands of contestants to win top medals
06 Sep 2017
Two residents at a care home in Lockerbie have won a trio of medals at this summer’s Special Olympics in Sheffield, competing against over 2,700 other contestants. One hundred metres champion Richard and long jumper and shot put.....
Radical shake up of 'ineffectual' social care qualifications in Wales
05 Sep 2017
There is to be a massive overhaul of qualifications for the health and social care sectors in Wales, cutting the amount of qualifications from 243 to just 20. The number of examining boards has also been drastically reduced, with.....
Families fail care home residents with nearly half not getting regular visits
01 Sep 2017
Care homes are being forced to step in and tackle loneliness among their residents, with nearly half not receiving regular visits from their friends and families. The new figures from care home review site,.....