https://www.carehome.co.uk/sitemaps/ch/newsrss/rss.xml Latest News articles from carehome.co.uk en-gb Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:01:02 GMT Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:01:02 GMT https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1600149/care-workers-recognised-skilled-workers-brexit 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. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:33:00 GMT 1600149 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1600117/patients-from-different-ethnic-backgrounds-not-receiving-proper-end-of-life-care 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 confident in supporting them. Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:08:00 GMT 1600117 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1600110/care-home-resident-different-person-walk-talk 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’. Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:44:00 GMT 1600110 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1600105/dementia-21st-century-biggest-killer-men Dementia is predicted to become the biggest killer in the 21st century for men as well as women, according to Public Health England. Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:32:00 GMT 1600105 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1600081/visits-friendship-dog-lonely-womans-world 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. Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:15:00 GMT 1600081 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1600014/cheshire-care-home-resident-knits-dolls Mary Harcourt, who lives at Heathercroft care home in Warrington, spends her days knitting small dolls for children all over the world. Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:22:00 GMT 1600014 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1600003/Graduate-invents-Jelly-Drops A JustGiving page has raised more than £5,000 to help a design engineer graduate launch 'Jelly Drops' into care homes across the UK. Fri, 14 Sep 2018 10:44:00 GMT 1600003 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599993/Welsh-care-minister-says-Wales-is-ahead-of-England-with-ambitious-plan-for-social-care 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. Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:11:00 GMT 1599993 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599956/NHS-crisis-worsens-as-shortage 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. Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:38:00 GMT 1599956 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599931/Care-home-rated-outstanding A care home in Devon that doesn’t have a set routine and where staff visit residents on their days off has been rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:39:00 GMT 1599931 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599914/UK-women-may-live-longer-than-men-but-live-more-years-in-poor-health 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). Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:52:00 GMT 1599914 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599894/care-home-rated-inadequate-after-owner-defrauded-residents-of-41m A care home in Southport has been rated 'inadequate', just a month after its owner was jailed for defrauding residents of millions of pounds. Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:02:00 GMT 1599894 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599892/Ageing-populations-dirty-false-teeth-triggers-global-guidelines 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. Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:07:00 GMT 1599892 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599857/Catholic-church-sued-for-residents-fall-from-care-home-window 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. Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:19:00 GMT 1599857 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599854/Could-social-care-vouchers-and-ISAs-form-a-new-jigsaw 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. Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:50:00 GMT 1599854 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599828/huntington-disease-affecting-brain-development-childhood The inherited gene that causes Huntington’s disease starts affecting brain development in childhood, according to new research. Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:05:00 GMT 1599828 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599822/Care-minister-committed-to-green-paper-this-autumn-dont-mention 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 of. Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:47:00 GMT 1599822 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599815/over-two-thirds-more-tax-free-social-care 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. Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:40:00 GMT 1599815 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599788/beyond-heart-breaking-unnescceary-hospital-admissions-for-elderly-at-record-level 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. Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:39:00 GMT 1599788 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599748/Meditation-The-effects-of-Kirtan-Kriya-are-instant-all-care-homes-should-do-it Lulu Milton has been practising meditation at her mother’s care home for three and a half years. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:43:00 GMT 1599748 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599726/care-home-idol-hunt-star-uks-care-homes Care Home Idol is on a quest to find the care home residents with the best singing voices and the fanciest footwork. Mon, 03 Sep 2018 16:55:00 GMT 1599726 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599652/number-elderly-needing-care-double The number of people aged 85 and over needing 24-hour care is set to almost double to nearly half a million over the next 20 years, while the number of over 65s needing 24-hour care will rise by over a third to a million, according to new research. Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:40:00 GMT 1599652 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599590/Elderly-soak-each-other-as-water-pistol-fight-breaks-out-at-care-home Elderly people and care staff got a soaking when a water fight broke out at a care home after residents were handed toy guns to fire at each other at will. Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:09:00 GMT 1599590 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599546/uks-leading-reviews-site-care-homes Looking for a care home can be exhausting and time consuming, involving numerous visits to homes and trawling through their CQC reports. Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:09:00 GMT 1599546 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599545/England-is-doing-rather-badly-in-social-care-and-falling-behind-other-countries-warns-charity France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Japan have all ‘grasped the nettle’ when it comes to tackling social care, while England is doing ‘rather badly’ when it comes to caring for its elderly, a report by the charity Age UK has warned. Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:14:00 GMT 1599545 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599424/Former-CQC-inspector-who-started-as-tea-girl-becomes-care-home-manager An ex-inspector with over 20 years' experience making sure care homes meet the standards of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has just taken on the mantle of running a care home in Portsmouth. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:27:00 GMT 1599424 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599392/First-outstanding-awarded-within-jewish-care-community An intergenerational care home in South London is the first in the Jewish community to be awarded an overall CQC ‘outstanding’, winning praise for the first-ever designated nursery within a care home environment and the “warmth, respect and empathy” of staff. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:45:00 GMT 1599392 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599383/Chinese-officials-visit-British-care-home-check-out-its-design Officials from the Chinese government have visited a care home in West London to understand more about how to design a care home. Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:20:00 GMT 1599383 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599352/Brexit-could-lead-to-over-100000-fewer-care-workers-by-2026 Millions of elderly and disabled will be the losers post-Brexit, as new analysis reveals ending freedom of movement could lead to 115,000 fewer care workers in England from the European Union. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:30:00 GMT 1599352 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599349/CQC-cancels-registration-after-home-fails-to-improve-after-four-visits A care home in Sutton, South London, has had its registration cancelled by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after it failed to improve during the last four visits from the care regulator. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:21:00 GMT 1599349 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599342/Social-care-is-bewilderingly-difficult-to-navigate Almost a fifth of people have no idea where to find information about care - prompting a charity to call the social care system “bewilderingly difficult for older people and their families to navigate”. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:27:00 GMT 1599342 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599297/care-group-ditches-convention-and-halves-antipsychotic-drug-use-in-three-months Within three months a care home group has halved the number of antipsychotics drugs for its dementia residents and reduced drugs use by a third for residents who have more general challenging behaviours. Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:30:00 GMT 1599297 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599254/outstanding-awarded-to-nursing-home-run-by-four-generations-of-same-family A nursing home in Dorset, operated by four generations of the same family, has been rated as ‘outstanding’ by the CQC and praised by inspectors for its end-of-life-care. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:02:00 GMT 1599254 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599203/War-hero-shot-down-by-nazis-during-first-flight-honoured-by-RAF A war veteran who was shot down on his very first flight during World War Two and went on to survive multiple flying missions across Europe, will be the guest of honour at the Royal Air Force’s 100th birthday party. Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:56:00 GMT 1599203 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599190/Care-workers-labour-of-love-to-all-you-carers-out-there-I-salute-you A home care worker has won praise for her heartfelt defence of carers on social media by challenging the idea they are 'glorified' bum wipers, since a day’s work can require her to be as ‘a cleaner, a cook' and 'a hand to hold.' Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:10:00 GMT 1599190 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599156/not-just-for-children-montessori-helping-demetia-patients The Montessori method of educating toddlers and pre-schoolers has been used to support people with dementia in the US and Australia since the late 1990s. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:49:00 GMT 1599156 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599120/Sick-elderly-in-care-homes-detected-early-thanks-to-health-app Care homes have been testing a health app which can spot whether an elderly person is unwell early and reduce residents’ need to go into hospital. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:48:00 GMT 1599120 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599065/Holidaying-strangers-post-haka-moves-and-doggy-tales-to-care-homes-elderly Travellers from as far away as New Zealand are writing postcards to a care home’s elderly - including instructions on how residents can carry out a traditional Maori war dance. Mon, 13 Aug 2018 12:26:00 GMT 1599065 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1599008/Croydon-care-home-shut-down The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has taken action to cancel the registration of a Croydon care home, forcing it to close. Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:02:00 GMT 1599008 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598978/Elderly-and-disabled-in-sheltered-housing-will-still-get-housing-benefit Housing benefit will be kept for older people, the disabled and others living in sheltered housing, ministers have confirmed. Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:23:00 GMT 1598978 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598945/A-total-of-17-care-home-are-to-be-sold-off-by-disability-charity-Leonard-Cheshire A total of 17 care homes are to be sold off by disability charity Leonard Cheshire as it makes "difficult decisions" in order to "reach significantly more disabled people". Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:05:00 GMT 1598945 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598936/95-year-old-blind-artist Despite being registered blind, 95-year-old Margaret McNeil has created over 350 pieces of artwork. Wed, 08 Aug 2018 15:28:00 GMT 1598936 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598859/Women-will-stay-home-to-care-for-elderly-if-care-bosses-cant-recruit More women will leave their jobs to care for elderly and sick relatives if social care employers can no longer recruit workers from the EU, the Department of Health has said - prompting Labour MP Jess Phillips to brand the prediction as "sexist" but true. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:50:00 GMT 1598859 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598851/Grandmother-with-dementia-forced A woman with dementia who left a screening of Mamma Mia because members of the audience complained about her singing along has been invited to a special viewing at another cinema. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:46:00 GMT 1598851 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598813/Care-sector-take-on-yorkshire-three-peaks-challenge A group of 90 people from the care sector took part in the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge, raising more than £35,000 for the , which helps current, former and retired care workers. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:57:00 GMT 1598813 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598787/We-kept-it-quiet-for-a-whole-year-says-cyclist-out-loud-about-dementia “Don’t keep it to yourself”, warns Peter Berry who is no longer afraid to say he has dementia and has even cycled 354.8 miles across the country to raise awareness. Mon, 06 Aug 2018 15:37:00 GMT 1598787 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598781/I-do-couple-renew-wedding-vows They have been married for more than 50 years and Brian and Maureen Greengrass’ love for one another is still as strong as it was in 1967. Mon, 06 Aug 2018 15:16:00 GMT 1598781 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598717/care-home-nurses-bees A care home in Bournemouth, which was originally built for retired nurses, is now also home to a swarm of 1,500 bees. Fri, 03 Aug 2018 13:46:00 GMT 1598717 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598637/care-home-banned-new-residents-owner-jailed Barton Park care home in Southport has been banned from taking on any new residents without prior permission from the care regulator, after its owner was jailed for defrauding residents of £4.1m. Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:08:00 GMT 1598637 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1598633/Dementia-is-leading-cause-of-death Dementia has become the leading cause of death for women in Scotland, overtaking heart disease, new research has revealed. Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:46:00 GMT 1598633