https://www.carehome.co.uk/sitemaps/ch/newsrss/rss.xml Latest News articles from carehome.co.uk en-gb Wed, 29 May 2024 17:01:00 GMT Wed, 29 May 2024 17:01:00 GMT https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1703241/find-top-care-homes-2024 carehome.co.uk, the UK’s leading care home reviews site, has revealed the top care homes in the country for 2024. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:20:00 GMT 1703241 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1686481/UKs-top-care-homes-2023 carehome.co.uk, the UK’s leading care home reviews site, has announced the top care homes in the country for 2023. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:22:00 GMT 1686481 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1682426/free-care-helpline-choosing-care-home The UK’s largest care home reviews site, carehome.co.uk, has launched a free care helpline to support people in their search for a care home. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:20:00 GMT 1682426 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1681339/5-mins-emily-whitehurst-coo-constantia-healthcare Emily Whitehurst recently joined Constantia Healthcare as its chief operating officer. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:31:00 GMT 1681339 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1680578/bield-housing-residents-childhood-friends Two childhood friends who grew up as neighbours in Linlithgow have reunited by chance after losing touch 60 years ago. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:24:00 GMT 1680578 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1680470/care-home-residents-schoolchildren-food-bank At a time when so many families are feeling “immense financial pressure”, residents from a care home in Brockenhurst have joined forces with local schoolchildren to help produce hampers for the local food bank. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:30:00 GMT 1680470 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1680388/hallmark-care-home-winter-support-package Hallmark Care Homes has announced its commitment to "supporting" all staff members by investing over one million pounds into a number of winter measures to help with the cost-of-living crisis. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:03:00 GMT 1680388 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1680162/care-home-veteran-dunkirk-103-birthday John (Jack) Jeffrey Beavon, from Brook Court care home in Kidderminster who served in Dunkirk and is one of the only survivors left has celebrated his 103rd birthday with family and friends. Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:21:00 GMT 1680162 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1680105/hotel-pele-world-cup-care-home A hotel that hosted Pele and Brazil’s football team at the 1966 World Cup has been turned into a luxury care home. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:39:00 GMT 1680105 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1680088/care-worker-cancer-pj-care-neurological-care A Peterborough care worker whose husband is having to travel for cancer treatment can now take him to his hospital appointments after winning a new car. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:29:00 GMT 1680088 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679973/Care-leader-social-care-jeremy-hunt Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in his Autumn Statement speech that there were "very difficult times ahead" for people and said he must delay a cap on social care costs by two years but angry care leaders are warning that care is "much more than the discharge arm of the NHS". Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:50:00 GMT 1679973 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679931/older-people-state-pensions-rise-triple-lock Older people are giving a sigh of relief, as the Chancellor has pledged to restore the triple lock in 2023, which will see a 10.1 per cent increase on state pensions and pension credit next April. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:27:00 GMT 1679931 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679864/Families-hit-by-cost-of-living-crisis-get-breakfast-hampers Shocked by reports of children going to school hungry, four residents in a care home have got together to organise breakfast and baby hampers for families hit by the cost-of-living crisis. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:07:00 GMT 1679864 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679838/nightmares-early-sign-parkinsons Bad dreams and nightmares in older adults could be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:46:00 GMT 1679838 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679832/Independent-film-screenings-in-care-homes Independent film makers’ movies are being screened in care homes across London to bring cinema and creative art workshops to older people living in the capital. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:55:00 GMT 1679832 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679741/roche-disappointing-alzheimers-drug-fails The Alzheimer’s Society called it 'disappointing' after Roche revealed its drug gantenerumab failed to meet its primary target to slow down cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:44:00 GMT 1679741 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679732/Care-home-owner-Anchor-becomes-real-living-wage-employer Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people, has become an accredited real Living Wage employer. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:40:00 GMT 1679732 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679640/Warm-banks-open-up-in-care-homes ‘Warm banks’ for people aged 65+ have been opened by care home operator Excelcare to give older people “refuge from the cold” and the cost-of-living crisis this winter. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:22:00 GMT 1679640 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679633/colten-care-care-home-group-chief-executive Mark Aitchison is the chief executive and group finance director of Colten Care which owns and operates care homes in the south of England. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:51:00 GMT 1679633 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679626/Care-home-residents The care minister has revealed the government is drawing up plans that will force care homes to allow visitors for residents, however a care leader has said care homes face being "vilified" on this issue when "we're trying our very best". Mon, 14 Nov 2022 08:58:00 GMT 1679626 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679565/care-home-greenshoots-research-award A North Shields care home has won up to £9,000 in funding to run cutting edge research projects over the next two years. Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:19:00 GMT 1679565 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679494/care-home-residents-remember-second-world-war For care home residents up and down the country, Remembrance Day holds special significance and personal memories. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:37:00 GMT 1679494 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679489/Rishi-sunak-accused-of-trying-to-kill-off-care-cap Rishi Sunak is believed to have suggested an 'indefinite' delay to a cap on personal care costs promised by Boris Johnson’s government, but 'accepted an initial postponement of two years’ after being warned scrapping it would be damaging politically. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:29:00 GMT 1679489 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679465/care-home-residents-poppy-remembrance-day Lucy Freud, celebrated artist and daughter of Lucian Freud, helped care home residents in Surbiton paint poppies and soldier silhouettes in honour of the home’s remembrance campaign ‘They gave their all for us’. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:23:00 GMT 1679465 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679405/Care-workers-get-money-off-food-chains-and-christmas-shopping Care workers will be given discounts at restaurants and money off their Christmas shopping this winter to help them during the country's cost-of-living crisis. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:40:00 GMT 1679405 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679393/care-home-resident-burn-survivors-ww2 A nurse who helped provide pioneering burns treatment for injured RAF aircrew and civilians during WWII has celebrated her 100th birthday. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:12:00 GMT 1679393 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679350/care-workers-union-recruit-retain Two social care organisations are calling for a “fundamental change” for the government to professionalise the care industry within England by introducing a voluntary register for the care workforce in England. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:39:00 GMT 1679350 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679300/care-home-resident-bank-work-experience Kay Walker, a resident at MHA Greenways spent an afternoon at Santander Bank in Bognor Regis where she worked as a manager for 30 years, saying she has “come back home”. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:05:00 GMT 1679300 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679212/care-home-resident-jimi-hendrix-cat-stevens A care home resident, who once lived with Jimi Hendrix and managed Cat Stevens, has got married at the age of 80. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:14:00 GMT 1679212 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679095/care-home-resident-tree-top-challenge 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. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:21:00 GMT 1679095 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1679076/care-home-investment-scheme-banned Over a hundred people lost millions of pounds of their pension funds after being "duped" into investing in a care home ownership scheme. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:51:00 GMT 1679076 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678703/Lets-Talk-About-Care-Podcast-Joy-Milne-can-smell-Parkinsons 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 of smell meant she could sniff out her husband’s Parkinson’s 12 years before his diagnosis. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:00:00 GMT 1678703 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678772/care-home-resident-macarena-105th-birthday 105-year-old Ron celebrated his birthday by dancing to some of his favourite music including the Macarena. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:04:00 GMT 1678772 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678735/care-home-staff-walk-fire-charity Staff from care homes in North London took part in a fire walk and raised nearly £500 for charity. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:16:00 GMT 1678735 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678725/Rishi-sunak-helen-whately-care-minister 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. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:13:00 GMT 1678725 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678706/5-minutes-andy-cole 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. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:13:00 GMT 1678706 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678677/Prime-Minister-Rishi-sunak 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" on Boris Johnson’s pledge to introduce a cap on care costs in 2023. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:22:00 GMT 1678677 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678617/Scotlands-care-home-guidance-urges-better-care-for-people 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. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:33:00 GMT 1678617 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678588/people-60-and-over-TV-risk-dementia 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. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:04:00 GMT 1678588 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678515/Pensioner-agrees-to-wed-in-care-home 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”. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:37:00 GMT 1678515 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678495/Care-homes-Elsie-among-first-to-get-birthday-card-King-Charles 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. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:00:00 GMT 1678495 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678438/cqc-social-care-reports 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”. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:38:00 GMT 1678438 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678402/care-home-residents-purpose-jobs 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. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:06:00 GMT 1678402 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678356/care-home-surbiton-army-veteran An Army veteran who lived at a Royal Star & Garter care home has been honoured by the charity, seven years after his death. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:57:00 GMT 1678356 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678290/care-england-university-college-london-care-homes 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. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:29:00 GMT 1678290 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678260/woodstock-festival-kent-care-home 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”. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:51:00 GMT 1678260 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678220/care-home-award-winning-chef 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. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:03:00 GMT 1678220 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678124/new-15m-pound-care-home-cheshire A £15m care home has opened in Cheshire offering residential and nursing care as well as dementia care and respite care. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:05:00 GMT 1678124 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678108/care-sector-fundraising-ball-care-workers-charity 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. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:06:00 GMT 1678108 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1678038/carehome-co-uk-care-workers-charity-500-challenge 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. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:31:00 GMT 1678038