https://www.carehome.co.uk/sitemaps/ch/newsrss/rss.xml Latest News articles from carehome.co.uk en-gb Wed, 21 Aug 2019 17:01:03 GMT Wed, 21 Aug 2019 17:01:03 GMT https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613783/extra-25-billion-pledged-for-palliative-care-welcomed-as-important-first-step The prime minister has today pledged an extra £25 million for hospices and community services offering palliative care. Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:35:00 GMT 1613783 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613631/over-fifty-nhs-leaders-urge-pm-to-fix-xocial-care-in-open-letter More than 150,000 members of the public have signed a petition and over 50 health leaders have put their signatures to an open letter - calling on the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to urgently address the escalating crisis in care. Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:58:00 GMT 1613631 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613544/can-over-caring-rob-the-independence-of-people-with-dementia Care staff and families need to be mindful they don’t fall into the trap of over-caring for people with dementia, warns dementia care expert, Anne Kelly. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 16:30:00 GMT 1613544 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613457/103-year-old-care-home-97-year-old-husband After visiting her husband every day for two years, 103-year-old Norah decided it would be easier to move into the care home with him. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:20:00 GMT 1613457 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613443/dentures-and-anaesthesia-warning-after-72-year-old-swallows-teeth Doctors have warned that false teeth must be taken out before a general anaesthetic after a 72-year-old’s dentures got stuck in his throat during surgery. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:52:00 GMT 1613443 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613405/care-minister-care-homes-online-residents-no-wifi Care minister Caroline Dinenage is urging every care home to install WiFi, after a survey by carehome.co.uk, the leading reviews site for care homes, found a fifth of care workers say their care homes have no WiFi. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:03:00 GMT 1613405 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613401/outstanding-margaret-thatcher-infirmary-where-staff-have-rapport-with-chelsea-pensioners Chelsea’s Margaret Thatcher Infirmary has been rated 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and praised by inspectors for the “rapport” staff share with the Chelsea Pensioners residing there. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:04:00 GMT 1613401 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613341/fire-at-retirement-complex-triggers-mass-evacuation-of-elderly Some 150 people had to be evacuated when a devastating fire broke out at Beechmere supported living complex in Crewe. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:59:00 GMT 1613341 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613316/tribunal-rejects-application-for-campus-style-village-for-people-with-learning-disabilites A tribunal has ruled in favour of the CQC by refusing a registration application for a care home for people with learning disabilities and autism after concluding the proposed setting had an “institutional appearance” and looked “more like a hospital”. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:15:00 GMT 1613316 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613279/sixteen-year-old-arrested-in-connection-with-care-home-sexual-assault A sixteen-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of rape and burglary at a care home in Lancashire. Thu, 08 Aug 2019 15:54:00 GMT 1613279 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613239/three-quarters-of-public-support-tax-rise-to-fund-adult-social-care Three quarters (73 per cent) of Britons would support a tax increase to pay for adult social care, with another 86 per cent stating carers ‘should be well paid and trained’, according to a new survey. Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:32:00 GMT 1613239 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613233/Dementia-and-alzheimers-is-biggest-killer-claiming-70000-lives-last-year Charities are calling for action to stop “the biggest health crisis of our time” with dementia and Alzheimer’s now the leading cause of death in England and Wales. Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:22:00 GMT 1613233 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613144/care-home-resident-sexually-assaulted-by-stranger-who-climbed-through-window A police investigation is underway after a resident was allegedly sexually assaulted by a stranger who climbed through the window of a ground floor room at a care home in Lytham St Annes. Mon, 05 Aug 2019 11:38:00 GMT 1613144 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613124/care-home-resident-train-buses-richard-ratcliffe-hunger-strike Eighty-two-year-old Beryl Hunter was so moved by Richard Ratcliffe going on hunger strike in support of his wife Nazanin, she took a train and two buses by herself from Buckinghamshire to Marylebone, to support him in his protest at the Iranian Embassy. Fri, 02 Aug 2019 17:04:00 GMT 1613124 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1613056/magic-tables-engage-residents-with-dementia-in-roll-out-across-care-home-group Magic tables are increasingly being used in care homes to stimulate and engage residents, but one care group is installing tables in its care homes that have large dementia communities and is also adding them to any new builds. Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:41:00 GMT 1613056 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612931/nile-rodgers-leads-project-to-bring-music-to-everyone-living-with-dementia-by-2020 Musician and producer Nile Rodgers is to be this year’s ambassador for BBC Music Day as part of a new project to bring music to everyone living with dementia by 2020. Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:03:00 GMT 1612931 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612929/emmerdale-star-who-played-vicar-with-dementia-unveils-care-home-thats-like-a-7-star-hotel Actor John Middleton, who famously played a vicar with dementia in the ITV soap Emmerdale, has opened a new care home that is ‘like a 7-star hotel’. Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:00:00 GMT 1612929 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612895/colleagues-rise-to-the-challenge-of-snowden-to-raise-money-for-dementia-uk Colleagues from Millennium Care Group have raised £1,000 for Dementia UK after completing a fundraising challenge in Snowdonia National Park. Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:42:00 GMT 1612895 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612769/Boris-Johnson-tells-Labour-to-think-of-the-good-of-the-nation-and-find-cross-party-consensus In Boris Johnson’s first speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister, he told Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to think of “the good of the nation” and help find a cross party consensus to improve social care. Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:33:00 GMT 1612769 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612718/prime-minster-boris-johnson-says-we-will-fix-the-crisis-in-social-care-once-and-for-all Speaking on the steps of 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britain “We will fix the crisis in social care once and for all”. Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:39:00 GMT 1612718 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612719/warning-spicy-food-scientists-link-diet-dementia Scientists are warning those who love spicy food to think twice before adding that extra dollop of chilli or jalapeno pepper to their meal, after research linked a spicy diet to dementia. Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:38:00 GMT 1612719 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612701/londons-oldest-man-who-cut-the-hair-of-charlton-heston-turns-108 The oldest man in London and third oldest in the UK, who cut the hair of Charlton Heston and dyed the hair of the Crown Prince of Arabia, has just celebrated his 108th birthday. Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:49:00 GMT 1612701 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612657/CQC-wins-legal-case-to-shut-down-degrading-care-home A care home that left residents in their rooms on urine-soaked mattresses has been shut down, despite a care provider's legal challenge to stop the Care Quality Commission cancelling its registration. Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:21:00 GMT 1612657 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612644/Moon-landing-celebrated-by-pensioners-who-ride-care-home-space-rocket-like-Apollo-11s-Eagle Clad in a white space suit, man took his first tentative step out of the Apollo 11’s space capsule ‘Eagle’, accompanied by excited pensioners whose journey to the Moon saw them soar to the first floor of their care home in a lift that had been transformed into a 'space rocket'. Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:13:00 GMT 1612644 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612632/over-500-care-homes-anxiety-depression-30-days-wild Last month, all ten of our care homes took part in a nationwide campaign organised by the Wildlife Trusts, challenging residents to complete one act of wildness per day. Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:10:00 GMT 1612632 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612588/Exclusive-care-minister-Caroline-Dinenage-says-social-care In an exclusive interview, Care Minister Caroline Dinenage, who kept her job after Mr Johnson’s government reshuffle, has spoken out to say "neither the green paper nor the Government - national or local - will solve all the challenges in adult social care alone" and only a “cross-party consensus” can deliver care reforms. Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:57:00 GMT 1612588 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612428/care-homes-ignore-apathy-people-dementia-disruptive Scientists have found that apathy in people with dementia is ‘often ignored’ in care homes, due to it being less disruptive than other symptoms such as aggression. Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:40:00 GMT 1612428 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612415/Boris-Johnson-and-Jeremy-Hunt-urged-to-make-social-care-free-at-point-of-use-by-care-homes-elderly Older people living in care homes across the country have made a personal appeal to PM hopefuls Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to make social care ‘free at the point of delivery’. Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:51:00 GMT 1612415 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612295/man-his-80s-arrested-elderly-woman-murdered-care-home A man in his 80s has been charged with murdering his elderly wife, who was living in a care home in Norwich. Wed, 17 Jul 2019 08:17:00 GMT 1612295 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612269/telecare-helps-people-with-learning-disabilities-like-William-feel-safe-at-home-says-care-group The care group Hft is urging the government to unleash the untapped potential of assistive technologies by creating a ‘sector deal’ to help those with learning disabilities. Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:00:00 GMT 1612269 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612260/ex-ww2-land-girl-dubbed-chicken-whisperer-as-she-hengages-with-new-arts-project A 93-year-old care home resident who kept chickens during WW2 whilst in the Women’s Land Army has been dubbed ‘the chicken whisperer’ after connecting with several of the birds who visited her care home as part of an arts project. Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:54:00 GMT 1612260 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612213/nearly-third-care-home-staff-cctv-cameras Thirty per cent of care staff would like there to be CCTV in both the communal areas and bedrooms of care homes, according to a new survey by the leading reviews site, carehome.co.uk. Fri, 12 Jul 2019 11:36:00 GMT 1612213 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612108/in-memory-of-his-nana-grandson-takes-on-gruelling-tough-mudder-for-memorial-bench Conor Ryder has just completed a gruelling 10-mile run which included plunging into ice-cold water and running through dangling live wires, in memory of his 'Nana', Pauline Allen who passed away in September last year. Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:11:00 GMT 1612108 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612105/MPs-attack-Matt-Hancock-for-backing-Boris-8bn-tax-cut-for-the-rich-rather-than-social-care Health secretary Matt Hancock found himself in hot water as he faced MPs on the Health and Social Care Committee, who attacked his failures with the words: “It’s your job. Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:31:00 GMT 1612105 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612099/care-home-home-care-managers-3m-pounds-training For the first time, care managers can apply for dedicated funding to develop their skills and knowledge. Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:41:00 GMT 1612099 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612078/People-with-dementia-have-spent-billions-of-their-own-money-waiting-for-government-care-solution-alzheimers-society-reveals Alzheimer’s Society reveals people living with dementia have spent almost £15 billion of their own money in the last two years waiting for the government to reform social care. Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:56:00 GMT 1612078 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612073/michael-gove-dementia-cafe-surrey-care-home MP Michael Gove, who was recently knocked out of the Tory leadership contest, has opened a new dementia café at Kingsclear care home in Camberley. Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:43:00 GMT 1612073 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612055/amazon-announces-it-has-taken-down-demenia-restraint-products-but-many-still-exist Amazon has pledged to stop selling products described as 'dementia restraints' after charities and care organisations condemned it as "shocking". Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:20:00 GMT 1612055 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1612026/boris-johnson-jeremy-hunt-first-priority-adult-social-care A leading think tank has called on the next Prime Minister to make reforming the adult social care system their first priority as leader. Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:40:00 GMT 1612026 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611875/health-secretary-matt-hancock-we-should-have-fixed-social-care-by-now Matt Hancock, the secretary for health and social care has told a room full of local government leaders, “we should have fixed social care by now”. Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:33:00 GMT 1611875 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611878/Care-home-worker-filmed-repeatedly-punching-bedbound-man-in-genitals A care worker has been jailed after he was secretly filmed punching a 67-year-old man in the groin as he lay in his bed at a care home. Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:20:00 GMT 1611878 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611826/Free-personal-care-8bn-now-and-a-social-care-white-paper-can-end-national-scandal-say-peers £8 billion must be ‘spent immediately’ by the government on England’s adult social care and free personal care should be available to everyone, a House of Lords Committee has recommended. Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT 1611826 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611781/department-of-health-forced-to-rethink-nursing-care-rates-in-care-homes-after-legal-challenge A legal challenge by Care England has forced the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to conduct a national review into the rates paid for nursing in care homes. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:06:00 GMT 1611781 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611750/transgender-care-home-residents-with-dementia-what-if-capacity-is-lost There is a growing transgender community that will need to be cared for by nursing and residential homes in the years to come and mental capacity is an unexplored area for future trans care home residents who may develop dementia. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 13:29:00 GMT 1611750 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611771/national-festival-celebrate-care-workers-wellbeing Let’s celebrate all that is good about people who work in care with the second annual Professional Care Workers’ Day on 4 September, says Karolina Gerlich, chief executive of the National Association for Care and Support Workers. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 13:19:00 GMT 1611771 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611720/dear-alzheimers-the-hangover-you-deliver-wont-last-writes-ex-head-teacher-in-dementia-diary Keith Oliver was a head teacher managing a 460-pupil school, advising schools across Canterbury and studying for a master’s degree in education… but that all had to stop after his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s - which he likens to a bad hangover he must overcome. Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:39:00 GMT 1611720 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611637/exclusive-jeremy-hunt-lost-in-thought Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt appeared lost in thought and took time to reflect, when he was asked by carehome.co.uk if he could defeat Boris Johnson to become Britain’s next Prime Minister. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:26:00 GMT 1611637 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611623/free-personal-care-like-Scotland-minister-says-people-in-england-must-expect-to-contribute-to-care People may need help washing, dressing or going to the toilet, but unlike in Scotland (where such personal care is free), people needing support in England should continue to “expect to contribute to their care”, a minister has said. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:12:00 GMT 1611623 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611609/Councils-confirm-thousands-are-suffering-because-home-care-providers-closing-trade Nearly 80 councils have seen home care providers close in the last six months impacting on over 7,000 people, according to new research. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:34:00 GMT 1611609 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1611568/Football-barber-offers-residents-with-dementia-pie-and-bovril-at-half-time-club When football barber Martin Murphy visits care homes in Edinburgh, he transforms their hair salons into a barber's pop up shop, festooned with football scarves and old programmes, where male residents can reminisce about 'fitbaw'. Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:30:00 GMT 1611568