Care homes to hold a national open day

Care homes all over the UK are to hold a national care home open day.

The idea behind the day, which will be on 21 June 2013, will be to encourage communities to visit their local care homes and to connect residents and communities together.

It is hoped that as many care homes as possible will join the event UK-wide and it is open to any care home, regardless of whether it is council run, or independent.

A spokesman for the group of leading care providers and associations who have come up with the initiative said: “The home is free to put on any activities that they think will attract their local community into their homes and we are looking forward to dispelling some of the myths about residential care and showing local people what excellent services are at the heart of their community.”

More details and some advice and suggestions for care homes will be available towards the end of the year.

Members of the group are Anchor, Barchester, BUPA, Care UK, Four Seasons Healthcare, HC-One, Care Forum Wales, English Community Care Association (ECCA), Independent Health Care Providers (Northern Ireland), National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA), National Care Forum (England), Scottish Care