Care Home News
Scottish care home resident living with motor neurone disease writes moving song
18 Aug 2022
A care home resident living with motor neurone disease has written a song about her five-year-old daughter and is about to launch it as her first ever single. Susanne Watson, 47, who is a resident at.....
Teesside care home awarded employer of the year
17 Aug 2022
A Teesside care home has been awarded ‘employer of the year’ by a training provider for the “high level and support” it provides to social care apprentices. The Gables Care Home, based in Middlesbrough has been offering.....
Boris Johnson doubles dementia funding and calls 'Babs' Army' to join clinical trials
16 Aug 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced he is doubling dementia research funding to £160m a year by 2024 and is calling for volunteers, he nicknames “Babs’ Army”, to sign up for clinical trials into dementia therapies. On.....
Surrey care home resident becomes third oldest person in county at age of 109
16 Aug 2022
A care home resident who is said to be the third oldest individual in Surrey and 31st oldest in the UK has celebrated her 109th birthday and says the secret to a long life is "eating broccoli and carrots". Kathleen.....
Social care sector is 'experiencing the greatest workforce crisis in its history'
15 Aug 2022
If anyone ever questioned the extent of the crisis in social care, this past few weeks you could not escape the terrifying truth. Two reports from the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee, a report from the Levelling.....
Care home life's a beach as seaside arrives in heatwave to keep residents cool
15 Aug 2022
Octopuses, sandcastles and a few seagulls arrived at a Dorset care home to recreate a seaside experience for residents who cannot always go to a beach nearby. While there are regular summer trips from.....
Care home holds Holocaust exhibition telling poignant stories of six residents who fled Nazi persecution
12 Aug 2022
A care home in Didsbury has unveiled a Holocaust exhibition at its synagogue featuring photographs and the stories of six of its residents. Belong Morris Feinmann care village which was originally founded.....
Health secretary says civil servants are in 'sprint' to hire overseas care staff before winter
12 Aug 2022
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has ordered civil servants to significantly increase overseas recruitment of NHS and social care staff before the winter. Mr Barclay said, in an interview with.....
UK's biggest care home provider appoints think tank chief as its new non-executive chair
11 Aug 2022
HC-One has appointed Dame Ruth Carnall as its new non-executive chair. In her role as chair at HC-One, Dame Ruth will, with her fellow board members, guide and support the leadership team. Dame Ruth said:.....
Care home holds dog café to help calm residents 'if they're feeling anxious or overwhelmed'
11 Aug 2022
A care home in Newcastle upon Tyne holds a weekly dog café to help residents if they are “feeling anxious or overwhelmed”. The dog café at Tyne Grange care home, which cares for younger adults with acquired.....
Care home boss pledges £1m to charity and joins philanthropy network
10 Aug 2022
Avnish Goyal, chief executive of Hallmark Care Homes and his wife Anita Goyal, have pledged to donate £1m to a charity which supports disabled and autistic children. The couple have joined a network of philanthropists.....
102-year-old reveals secret to 'long, happy and healthy life' is staying single
10 Aug 2022
A resident at a care home in North Lanarkshire has celebrated her 102nd birthday and says staying single has been key to living a “long, happy and healthy life”. Cathy Hillock, who lives at Beechwood Care.....
Brighton care home residents take on UK's largest LGBTQ+ parade
09 Aug 2022
Residents, relatives and staff at a Hallmark care home in Brighton have been on the streets celebrating Brighton Pride. The 30 representatives from Maycroft Manor Care Home took part in Brighton Pride for.....
Police under investigation after tasering 93-year-old care home resident with dementia
05 Aug 2022
Two police officers are under criminal investigation for manslaughter, after a Taser was fired at a 93-year-old man in a wheelchair, who had threatened care home staff with a knife. Retired carpenter Donald.....
Simply UK buys six care homes and plans to be one of the biggest care providers in the UK
04 Aug 2022
Simply UK, the owner of care group Morar Living which runs six care homes in Scotland, has just doubled in size with the purchase of six more in the North of England. The Glasgow-based care group has.....
Commonwealth Games: Birmingham's care home residents feel it's 'a great time to be a Brummie!'
03 Aug 2022
A care home has welcomed the Commonwealth Games in its home city of Birmingham by hosting its own version of the tournament. Residents at Metchley Manor in Edgbaston competed in their own version of the games.....
Art show sees ageing as time for 'adventure' not a story of decline
02 Aug 2022
That’s the message from a new art exhibition at London’s Design Museum, which is intent on smashing ageism with a fresh perspective of old age as time for optimism, "confidence" and "adventure". This summer’s.....
'I cried' says care leader as nation's oldest football fans cheer England's Euro 2022 win
01 Aug 2022
England’s Euro 2022 women’s squad brought joy to the nation’s oldest football fans as the European champions beat Germany and made a care leader cry because she was denied the chance as a girl to play the sport. Claiming.....
Care home boss gives workers 10.5% pay rise to help with cost of living crisis
29 Jul 2022
A care home boss operating across Lincolnshire has given his staff a 10.5 per cent pay rise as the cost of living is "climbing higher". With care homes in Lincoln and Grimsby, Home From Home Care offers residential.....
Care worker turned amateur beekeeper keeps care home residents sweet
28 Jul 2022
Amateur beekeeper Louise Parry has been keeping residents at her care home sweet by letting them try on her netted protective headgear and giving them a taste of honey from her hives. Care worker Louise Parry,.....
Nude model bares all for 'memorable' afternoon at London care home
26 Jul 2022
Residents at a care home in South West London sharpened their pencils and dusted off their rubbers to sketch a ‘nice handsome’ man and smash a few myths about how they spend their days. Sherwood Grange care.....
90-year-old care home resident skydives from plane at 15,000 feet
25 Jul 2022
A 90-year-old care home resident has taken to the skies and fulfilled his "lifelong wish" to skydive at 15,000 feet raising over £4,000 for charity. Dennis Moulton who is a resident at Dashwood Manor in.....
Scottish care home staff make tattoo dream come true for resident
25 Jul 2022
Hamilton care home resident Eileen MacIntyre, 78, has braved one of her unfulfilled lifelong fantasies of getting a tattoo – albeit temporary. Thanks to activities coordinator Kelly O’Neill who works at Avonbridge Care Home,.....
Care chiefs urge government to place social care staff on par with NHS
22 Jul 2022
In response to over one million NHS staff being given a pay rise of at least £1,400 with the lowest earners receiving up to 9.3 per cent, care chiefs are calling on the government to place adult social care staff on an equal footing.....
Filled posts in social care fall by 3% for first time ever
21 Jul 2022
The number of filled posts in adult social care has decreased by around three per cent (50,000) between 2020/21 and 2021/22 for the first time ever (with records dating back to 2012/13) according to an annual report. The.....
Hallmark Care Homes publishes guidelines to boost diabetes care for residents
20 Jul 2022
Hallmark Care Homes has held diabetes training sessions for its staff and created guidelines to "take timely action" to improve the lives of residents living with the condition. With over 25 per cent of care.....
PJ Care Ltd appoints new operations director
20 Jul 2022
PJ Care, a provider of specialist care for people with progressive neurological conditions and acquired brain injuries, has appointed Lisa Andrew as its new operations director. Ms Andrew has more than 40.....
Social care is at the 'centre of a storm' as winter approaches, warns ADASS
19 Jul 2022
With over half (54 per cent) of adult social care directors saying they have overspent on social care budgets last year and with a predicted inflation rate rise of 11 per cent by the end of the year, a new report warns this will create.....
Heatwave: Care homes warned to protect residents by avoiding cups of tea, sugary drinks and alcohol
18 Jul 2022
Cups of tea are among the caffeinated drinks, as well as alcohol and very sugary liquids, that care homes should avoid giving residents the government warns, as temperatures are forecast to reach 41C (106F) in the UK......
Sister of autistic Elliot trapped in mental health hospital says 'he is scared and homesick'
15 Jul 2022
As the government pledges to halve the number of people with learning disabilities and autism in mental health hospitals by 2024, Rebecca Davis has revealed how she has been fighting for four years to get her brother released from.....