Care Home News
Intergenerational Jewish care home rated top in UK for end of life care
28 Sep 2018
An intergenerational Jewish care home in London which has been rated as the top care home in the UK for its end of life care, enabled all residents who have died this year to do so in the home rather than in hospital. Nightingale.....
Overseas nurses now able to work in UK immediately after qualifying
28 Sep 2018
Nurses and midwives outside of the EU will for the first time be able to work in the UK immediately after qualifying. The changes announced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will bring them into line with their EU counterparts. Previously,.....
Place your bets: Social care green paper or general election?
27 Sep 2018
Which one will come first? The public was promised a blueprint for social care by Theresa May this Autumn but some in the care sector may wonder if their hopes for the delivery of a green paper will be dashed once more, as Labour.....
Care home murder: Grandson had wanted to end grandmother's life 'for ages'
25 Sep 2018
The grandson of a 94-year-old woman with dementia, who died when her throat was slit at her care home, has told police he had “wanted to do it for ages”. 'I am sorry, I have just killed my nan' Antony.....
Care minister is keynote speaker at this year's Care Show
25 Sep 2018
Minister of State for Care, Caroline Dinenage, is one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Care Show, which aims to inspire and inform people in the care sector. Other high-profile speakers at the event.....
'I'm always thinking about them when I go home,' says care worker
24 Sep 2018
A care worker has been praised for dedicating 15 years to looking after older people. Marie Conway works at Bield’s Coxton Gardens in Glasgow and is passionate about "making a difference". The 45-year-old.....
Care home experience coordinator recognized for making UK a happier place
21 Sep 2018
A care home experience coordinator in North West England has been recognized by the Independent newspaper for making life better for others and for being a driving force behind the Belong Crewe care village’s Silver Pride event. Natalie.....
Police urge families to use GPS tracking to keep people with dementia safe
21 Sep 2018
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is supporting World Alzheimer’s Day by reminding people to use GPS tracking systems - small battery powered devices which aim to keep those with dementia safe. Over the.....
Game of Thrones star joins fight against dementia
20 Sep 2018
Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey is the latest celebrity to join the fight against dementia. Known as Cersei Lannister in the award-winning HBO series, Lena has done a voice over for an advert by the charity.....
Care homes urged to let residents take 'positive risks' so they can be 'fully human'
20 Sep 2018
Care homes are being urged to encourage residents to take 'positive risks' as it gives them more choice and control over their lives and allows them to 'become fully human'. Anne Kelly, a registered nurse.....
Care workers should be recognised as skilled workers post-Brexit
19 Sep 2018
A group of care providers has called for care workers to be recognised as skilled workers, after a government commissioned report recommended restricted access to the UK for unskilled workers post-Brexit. The.....
Researchers explore why minority ethnic patients access end of life care less
18 Sep 2018
Health professionals in Leicester are pioneering a new approach to end-of-life care for black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) communities after recent research showed they access end-of-life care less and clinicians are not as.....
Care home resident feels 'like a different person' after joining a 'walk and talk'
18 Sep 2018
A care home resident has revealed that she felt ‘like a different person’ after she joined a new activity initiative encouraging older people and those with disabilities to ‘walk and talk’. The scheme ‘Stepping.....
Dementia will be 21st century's biggest killer for men as well as women
18 Sep 2018
Dementia is predicted to become the biggest killer in the 21st century for men as well as women, according to Public Health England. Its new report ‘Health Profile for England’ has revealed that dementia.....
Visits from friendship dog changes lonely woman's world
17 Sep 2018
Stuck at home alone in a village outside Durham, Sheila Moody has found her weekly visit from Eddie the lurcher "brightens" her life and has changed her world. Her husband died three years ago and her closest.....
Cheshire care home resident knits hundreds of dolls for children who have none
14 Sep 2018
Mary Harcourt, who lives at Heathercroft care home in Warrington, spends her days knitting small dolls for children all over the world. The 90-year-old, has always knitted Aran jumpers for her family but.....
Graduate invents Jelly Drops to keep dementia residents hydrated
14 Sep 2018
A JustGiving page has raised more than £5,000 to help a design engineer graduate launch 'Jelly Drops' into care homes across the UK. As part of his degree, Lewis Hornby created the bite-sized edible pods.....
Welsh care minister says Wales is ahead of England with 'ambitious' plan for social care
13 Sep 2018
Huw Irranca-Davies, the Welsh minister for children, older people and social care took a swipe at Westminster this week as he highlighted how Wales is pushing ahead with its ‘ambitious’ plan for social care. The.....
Training and retaining UK nurses remains key issue in social care
12 Sep 2018
A shortage of UK nurses, lack of government funding and a winter crisis have put unprecedented levels of pressure on the NHS, with 24 trusts recently declaring a 'black alert', new research has found. Specialist.....
UK women live longer than men but have more years of poor health
11 Sep 2018
While it may be true that women have longer lives than men, they also spend more years in poor health according to Public Health England (PHE). A greater proportion of a woman’s life is spent in poor health.....
Care home rated 'inadequate' after owner jailed for defrauding residents of £4.1m
10 Sep 2018
A care home in Southport has been rated 'inadequate', just a month after its owner was jailed for defrauding residents of millions of pounds. In August, 63-year-old David Barton was found guilty of defrauding.....
Ageing population's dirty false teeth triggers global guidelines
10 Sep 2018
Bleach, soap and water and toothpaste has for too long been used by elderly people to clean their false teeth, prompting academics to publish global guidelines to stop the rot from setting in. 'Frightening' A.....
Catholic Church sued for resident's fall from care home window
07 Sep 2018
The Catholic Church is being sued by the family of a man with dementia who fell from the second floor of a care home in Dundee. Ninety-four-year-old Peter Connors died after falling from a window at Wellburn.....
Childcare voucher founder suggests paying for care homes with social care vouchers
07 Sep 2018
John Woodward, founder of Busy Bees Nurseries and the pioneer of childcare vouchers, believes a social care version of this system, plus a 'care ISA' could "form part of the jigsaw of options" for the social care funding crisis. Mr.....
Huntington's disease begins affecting brain development in childhood
07 Sep 2018
The inherited gene that causes Huntington’s disease starts affecting brain development in childhood, according to new research. It is hoped the findings by Cardiff University, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.....
Care minister 'committed' to green paper this Autumn but don't mention the 'B-word'
06 Sep 2018
Care minister Caroline Dinenage has said the social care green paper offers a chance to “disrupt thinking” and has confirmed she’s committed to publishing it this Autumn, however it is the "B-word" (Brexit) that she seemed more wary.....
Over two-thirds would pay more tax to fund free social care for all
06 Sep 2018
Over two-thirds of people in England would be happy to pay more tax to fund free personal care for everyone, according to a charity. The YouGov poll for Independent Age found 74 per cent of adults support.....
'Beyond heart-breaking': Unnecessary hospital admissions for elderly at record levels
05 Sep 2018
Avoidable hospital admissions for the elderly are at record levels, with people over 65 seeing over a hundred per cent rise, according to an interim report by Age UK. The charity has warned that readmissions.....
Meditation: 'The effects of Kirtan Kriya are instant - all care homes should do it'
04 Sep 2018
Lulu Milton has been practising meditation at her mother’s care home for three and a half years. Or she did, until her mother died. Three months later, she tells carehome.co.uk why she wants to return to practice the meditation technique.....
Care Home Idol is on the hunt for a star in UK's care homes
03 Sep 2018
Care Home Idol is on a quest to find the care home residents with the best singing voices and the fanciest footwork. The popular contest, which has just launched, sees residents from all over the UK showing.....