Care Home News
98-year-old care home resident relives youth by climbing 50ft tree
03 Nov 2022
At the age of 98, care home resident Agnes Kaye has become the oldest person to climb a fifteen-metre sycamore tree at a Thirsk activity centre. Ms Kaye who resides at Hambleton Grange spoke of the joy she felt.....
People 'duped' out of pensions after investing in 'deceitful' care home investment scheme
02 Nov 2022
Over a hundred people lost millions of pounds of their pension funds after being "duped" into investing in a care home ownership scheme. At least 243 people invested over £11.6m into GCC Management, an unregulated.....
Alzheimer's smells like rye bread, says woman who smelled husband's Parkinson's
31 Oct 2022
Alzheimer’s smells like rye bread, cancer like mushrooms and diabetes like nail polish, says Joy Milne who explains in the https://www.carehome.co.uk/podcast |Let’s Talk About Care podcast that her heightened sense.....
Care home resident does the Macarena dance on 105th birthday
28 Oct 2022
105-year-old Ron celebrated his birthday by dancing to some of his favourite music including the Macarena. Ron, who lives at Cuffley Manor Care Home in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, also had some cake and enjoyed.....
Care home staff walk on fire for charity
27 Oct 2022
Staff from care homes in North London took part in a fire walk and raised nearly £500 for charity. Team members from Candlewood House and Carlton Court, part of the TLC Care Group, took part in the fire.....
Helen Whately returns as Care Minister
27 Oct 2022
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Helen Whately as the country’s care minister – a job she previously held at the height of the Covid pandemic. Yes, Home Secretary Suella Braverman is not the only.....
5 minutes with Andy Cole, CEO of Royal Star & Garter and chair of the National Care Forum
27 Oct 2022
Andy Cole is the chief executive of Royal Star & Garter, a charity that provides care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia. They have three homes located in Solihull, West Midlands, High Wycombe, Bucks.....
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged to mend 'broken' social care system
27 Oct 2022
Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being urged to sort out “a broken social care system”, allocate more of the £13bn committed to tackling the NHS backlog to help councils “reduce pressure on social care” and not "roll back".....
Scotland's care home guidance urges better care for people with learning disabilities and dementia
26 Oct 2022
Care homes in Scotland have been given national guidance to help them give ‘appropriate support’ for people with learning disabilities, who also have a diagnosis of dementia. Described as the first of.....
People aged 60+ who sit watching TV for long periods at increased risk of dementia
25 Oct 2022
Those aged 60 and over who sit for long periods of time doing a passive activity, such as watching TV, may be increasing their risk of developing dementia. Researchers from the University of Southern California.....
81-year-old weds sweetheart in care home after 42 years together
24 Oct 2022
Jim Hawkins, aged 81, has finally wed his sweetheart Lynne at his care home after 42 years together - admitting he decided to get married because he’s “getting on a bit”. Jim and Lynne Hawkins married.....
King Charles sends 100th birthday card to care home resident Elsie
24 Oct 2022
A care home resident has celebrated her 100th birthday by becoming one of the first people in Britain to get a card from King Charles III. Elsie Cameron who lives at Galahill House care homes in Galashiels,.....
CQC warns without social care investment, patients in England at 'increased risk of harm'
21 Oct 2022
With only two in five people able to leave hospital when they are ready, the CQC chief is warning there needs to be a “real step change” in attracting and retaining social care staff or “people will be at increased risk of harm”. The.....
Care home residents need a 'sense of purpose' and here's why
20 Oct 2022
Care homes are being urged to tailor activities to each individual resident, after researchers found residents can often lose their sense of purpose when they move into a care home. Researchers from Manchester.....
Care home veteran honoured seven years after his death
19 Oct 2022
An Army veteran who lived at a Royal Star & Garter care home has been honoured by the charity, seven years after his death. The care home in Surbiton has renamed its ground floor after former soldier, Captain.....
Care staff work with scientists to tackle infections in care homes
18 Oct 2022
A partnership between Care England, UCL (University College London), and The Outstanding Society (OS) has been established to help tackle the problem of infections in care homes and learn lessons from the pandemic. Set.....
Woodstock festival comes to a care home to embrace the 'spirit of the 60s'
18 Oct 2022
Two Kent care homes recently treated their residents to a festival based on the iconic Woodstock Festival of 1969, celebrating the music of the day while embracing the “spirit of the 60s”. The festival was.....
Care home chef who turned his back on teaching had 'tears' in his eyes after award win
17 Oct 2022
A care home chef who turned his back on teaching has beaten three other head chefs to become chef of the year at the annual Dormy Care Awards. Ashley Davies, 25, won the prestigious award at the Dormy Care.....
New £15m care home with nail bar and hair salon opens in Cheshire
14 Oct 2022
A £15m care home has opened in Cheshire offering residential and nursing care as well as dementia care and respite care. Wilmslow Manor Care Centre on Handforth Road features 63 fully furnished bedrooms,.....
Care Sector Fundraising Ball raises over £400,000 for Care Workers' Charity and Alzheimer's Society
14 Oct 2022
The third annual Care Sector Fundraising Ball raised £401,942 for the Alzheimer’s Society and the Care Workers’ Charity – more than double the proceeds from the last Ball. The Care Sector Fundraising Ball.....
Care home reviews site, carehome.co.uk, signs up to The Care Workers' Charity £500 Challenge
12 Oct 2022
The UK’s leading care home reviews site, carehome.co.uk, has signed up to a new fundraising campaign by The Care Workers’ Charity and committed to give an annual donation of £500. The new campaign encourages.....
One in five care home workers living in poverty
11 Oct 2022
One in five care home workers in the UK are living in poverty, compared to one in eight of all workers, with 20 per cent of care home workers relying on benefits to top up their income. A report by the Health.....
Number of care job vacancies now at 52%, highest 'since records began'
11 Oct 2022
The number of vacancies in social care is now at its highest rate on record with 165,000 unfilled posts, according to a new report. The annual report published by Skills for Care found in the year to March.....
Michael Caine stars as veteran who escaped care home to join D-Day commemorations
07 Oct 2022
Sir Michael Caine is starring in a new film about a Second World War hero who escaped from his care home to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France with fellow veterans. New film.....
Strictly and Bake off stars entertain public receiving care
06 Oct 2022
The stars of Strictly Come Dancing and Great British Bake Off have come together to entertain hundreds of people reliant on care by showing them how to have fun with interactive classes online. BBC 1's Strictly.....
'I couldn't believe it' says bride as care home gets her mum to wedding
06 Oct 2022
Bride Diana Bowie thought her mother, who has multiple sclerosis, would miss her wedding but the efforts of care home workers left her in tears when she saw her mum make it to the big day. Susan Barrett,.....
'We have big plans' for care home say three sisters running home care firm
05 Oct 2022
Three sisters operating the home care business Tender Loving Care have bought Chaseley House Care home in North Wales as part of plans to expand their care services in the region, in response to a "gap in the market". Siblings.....
5 minutes with Sam Monaghan, CEO at Methodist Homes MHA
03 Oct 2022
Sam Monaghan is the chief executive of Methodist Homes (MHA), which is a charity care provider with a total of 88 care homes in England, Scotland and Wales. Can you tell us about MHA and what.....
'Frightened' woman aged 96 cries after 40-hour ordeal on hospital trolley
30 Sep 2022
A 96-year-old woman with pneumonia spent 40 hours lying on a trolley in a cold hospital corridor because of a shortage of beds and staff - prompting calls for the Scottish government to invest in social care. Scottish.....
Why residents are 'turning away visitors' at a Liverpool care home
29 Sep 2022
The creation of TikTok videos, reminiscing about school days and creating poetry and rap has been causing some residents of one Liverpool care home to turn visitors away because ‘the children are in’. Every.....