https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/feeds/rss.xml Latest News articles from carehome.co.uk en-gb Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:30:00 GMT Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:30:00 GMT https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585575/Mays-dementia-tax-ditched-like-Queens-crown As the Queen’s Speech announced the Government’s plans, there was no mention of the Conservative’s election pledge of a dementia tax or a social care cap. Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:42:00 GMT 1585575 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585569/nurses-want-more-hospitals-animal-therapy Hospitals are to be given guidance on when they can safely allow animals into hospitals, in a move to encourage more healthcare settings to use animal therapy and also enable patients to see their pets. Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:59:00 GMT 1585569 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585548/cqc-poor-care-dispatches-bupa-care-home Care Quality Commission has called the “poor care”’ at a care home in Chester, which was uncovered by the Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, “wholly unacceptable”. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:28:00 GMT 1585548 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585538/Elderly-denied-loo-breaks-and-a-chat-because-care-homes-are-short-staffed Elderly and vulnerable people in care homes are being denied trips to the toilet and are kept indoors for days because of severe staff shortages, say care home workers. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:48:00 GMT 1585538 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585539/founder-intergenerational-care-charity-awarded-mbe Tony Gearing, founder of the charity YOPEY Befriender, which trains young people how to relate to people with dementia as part of a befriending scheme with care home residents, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:34:00 GMT 1585539 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585497/care-worker-artist-dies-grenfell-fire Khadija Saye, a care worker and up and coming artist, whose work is part of a showcase of emerging artists at the Venice Biennale, has been named as one of the many residents killed in the Grenfell Tower fire. Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:39:00 GMT 1585497 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585476/archers-actress-awarded-cbe-for-raising-awareness-of-dementia June Spencer, who raised the profile of dementia on the long-running radio show The Archers, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:46:00 GMT 1585476 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585407/cycle-ride-raises-care-workers Two fundraising cycle rides have succeeded in raising over £11,000 for the Care Workers Charity, which helps current, former and retired care workers when they fall on hard times. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:20:00 GMT 1585407 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585375/Watchdog-investigates-concerns-care-homes-are-breaking-consumer-law Increasing concerns that some care homes are breaking the law has resulted in the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opening a consumer protection case to investigate. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:00:00 GMT 1585375 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585343/London-mayor-sadiq-khan-calls-jewish-charity-an-inspiration-with-values-rooted-in-religion London Mayor Sadiq Khan praised the charity Jewish Care as an “inspiration to us all”, at its annual fundraising event which raised over £5m. Wed, 14 Jun 2017 14:27:00 GMT 1585343 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585322/UK-sees-over-90-per-cent-drop Since the referendum on Brexit last year, the number of nurses from the EU registering to practise in the UK has dropped by 96 per cent. Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:04:00 GMT 1585322 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585294/Anti-dementia-tax-petition-urges-PM-to-end-care-cost-inequality A petition to stop the ‘enormous injustice' people with dementia face - described as a ‘dementia tax’ - has been launched by the Alzheimer’s Society to force the Government to halt a care cost inequality that sees them pay for social care, while those with other health conditions get NHS care for free. Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT 1585294 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585291/improved-access-to-outdoor-spaces-could-be-the-answer-to-high-depression-rates-in-uk-care-homes With nearly half of UK care home residents now having some form of depression, a new study has shown that it is not necessarily the poor design of care homes that has an adverse impact on the mental health of its residents, but rather inadequate access to outdoor spaces. Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:28:00 GMT 1585291 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585231/people-with-learning-difficulties-and-downs-syndrome-falling-through-the-gaps-in-dementia-dialogue One third of people with Down’s Syndrome will have dementia in their 50s and one in 10 people with a learning disability will get young onset Alzheimer’s disease but many are 'falling through the gaps' when it comes to care, dementia experts warn. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:09:00 GMT 1585231 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585206/PMs-top-advisor-regrets-lack-care-cap-in-manifesto-as-junior-care-minister-loses-seat David Mowat, the junior minister responsible for social care, has left the Department of Health after losing his Warrington South seat in the General Election. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:44:00 GMT 1585206 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585162/dementia-film-i-aint-got-me-mam A group of seven-year-olds from a primary school in York have taken part in a new dementia film, showing children can often face the same challenges as people with dementia, but they have the advantage of having “their Mum to keep them right”. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:20:00 GMT 1585162 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585121/UK-Election-Mayhem-over-social-care-puts-care-challenges-on-the-map Prime Minister Theresa May was prepared for a sleepless night in the early hours of 9 June, and this morning Britain woke up to find voters had not heeded her call to ‘strengthen my hand’ but taken away the Conservative Party’s majority in parliament, resulting in a hung parliament. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:40:00 GMT 1585121 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585042/Ex-judge-committed-care-home-suicide-believing-his-time-was-over-after-getting-dementia-diagnosis Former senior judge Sir Nicholas Wall wrote letters to his loved ones telling them ‘it’s nobody’s fault’ before hanging himself in his bedroom at Emily Jackson House care home in Sevenoaks. Wed, 07 Jun 2017 16:53:00 GMT 1585042 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585031/thirteen-convicted-over-treating-residents-like-animals Four company directors and nine staff at two care homes in Devon for people with learning disabilities and autism, have been convicted of 'organised and systemic abuse', with one of the directors being jailed for 28 months. Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:18:00 GMT 1585031 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1585025/dementia-care-volunteer-whether-they-remember Volunteers are increasingly being used in the care of people with dementia, with a new report showing they have a positive impact on those with dementia, the people who care for them and the volunteers themselves. Wed, 07 Jun 2017 12:40:00 GMT 1585025 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584992/grandmother-depression-helped-care-home A grandmother has managed to regain her confidence and lose seven stone, after taking up drawing again at art classes at a care home in Wales. Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:54:00 GMT 1584992 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584886/General-Election-2017-Care-homes-get-out-the-grey-vote-but-how-will-residents-decide Britain's over 65s have seen promises broken by many governments and some recall better leadership choices stretching back to Winston Churchill - so who gets the grey vote on 8 June? carehome.co.uk door-stepped residents at Care Home to find out. Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:24:00 GMT 1584886 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584815/care-home-exercise-sessions-centenarian Meaningful activities in care homes are vital for boosting residents’ health and wellbeing so it is good news that an increasing number of residential homes have their own activity coordinators. Wed, 31 May 2017 16:25:00 GMT 1584815 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584795/Cyber-security-experts-to-educate-care-sector-at-Health-Care-Show IT experts will speak to care providers at London’s Health+Care Show to try to protect staff and patients from the threat of a ‘Computer says No’ effect, triggered by hackers. Wed, 31 May 2017 11:43:00 GMT 1584795 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584770/Manchester-bomb-attack-social-care-student-Gina-always-had-big-hugs-for-everyone Eighteen-year-old Georgina Callander, was one of the 22 people killed in a bomb attack at Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester, but she had spent her short life determined not only to meet the US singer but to pursue a career caring for others. Tue, 30 May 2017 13:50:00 GMT 1584770 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584771/Ruth-Langsford-backs-pioneering-guide-that-offers-overwhelmed-carers-a-helping-hand Television presenter Ruth Langsford has welcomed the launch of a pioneering 'helping hand' guide designed to support those who provide care to a relative or close friend. Tue, 30 May 2017 13:50:00 GMT 1584771 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584769/music-dementia-when-we-talk-to-mum The daughters of a care home resident with dementia have revealed how her face ‘fills with joy’ when she sings, with her eyes ‘lighting up’ when they talk to her about the care home choir she is in. Tue, 30 May 2017 13:03:00 GMT 1584769 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584746/Voters-with-learning-difficulties-are-last-to-be-listened-to Over a million potential voters with learning difficulties and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are at potential risk of being excluded from the voting process of the upcoming General Election on 8 June 2017. Fri, 26 May 2017 15:29:00 GMT 1584746 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584741/Care-homes-share-Forget-me-nots-and-champagne-on-day-for-the-dead Loved ones who have died in the past year in care homes across the South were remembered with poetry, Forget-Me-Nots ... Fri, 26 May 2017 13:58:00 GMT 1584741 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584730/growing-number-care-homes-personalised-playlists A growing number of care homes are creating personalized music playlists after research showed people with dementia who listened to music tailored to their tastes and memories, needed less anti-anxiety and anti-psychotic medication. Fri, 26 May 2017 10:51:00 GMT 1584730 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584699/Over-65s-with-care-needs-to-rise-by-a-quarter-by-2025 The number of people over the age of 65 who will need care could rise by 25 per cent to 2.8m by 2025 in England and Wales, resulting in more people with disabilities such as dementia. Wed, 24 May 2017 17:06:00 GMT 1584699 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584691/Care-home-residents-who-accidentally-found-love With a combined age of 165, Peter Barratts and Nancy Evans recently tied the knot in their hometown of Chard, Somerset, making them Britain’s oldest newlyweds. Wed, 24 May 2017 12:43:00 GMT 1584691 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584608/Weak-and-wobbly-Theresa-May-makes-U-turn-on-social-care-cap Prime Minister Theresa May, has announced the public will be given the chance to have ‘an absolute limit’ on what they must pay for their social care costs, in a https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584507/Theresa-May-denies-elderly-social-care-cap|Conservative manifesto U-turn that has been described as more ‘weak and wobbly’ than ‘strong and stable’. Mon, 22 May 2017 14:18:00 GMT 1584608 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584550/gold-care-homes-sells-18-care-homes Gold Care Homes has sold 18 of its 21 care homes, in a leaseback deal, to an overseas real estate investor. Fri, 19 May 2017 15:34:00 GMT 1584550 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584541/nurses-dementia-may-forget-patients-medication In the wake of the Royal College of Nursing calling for nurses with dementia to be allowed to carry on working, an expert on dementia has voiced concerns that a nurse with dementia may forget to give patients their medication. Fri, 19 May 2017 12:01:00 GMT 1584541 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584507/Theresa-May-denies-elderly-social-care-cap Older people will not receive a cap on their social care costs from Conservative leader Theresa May but her manifesto promises that those with as much as £100,000 in savings and assets will no longer be required to pay for their social care. Thu, 18 May 2017 12:44:00 GMT 1584507 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584481/Elderly-told-rub-your-belly-and-pat-your-head-in-Japan-inspired-chair-gymnastics If you thought rubbing your stomach and patting your head at the same time was a mindless game for kids, think again, as the country’s care homes look to embrace a Japanese import that sees chair-based gymnastics benefit people with dementia. Wed, 17 May 2017 14:07:00 GMT 1584481 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584392/dolly-parton-personalised-playlists-residents-outstanding Dolly Parton and Frank Sinatra are firm favourites of residents at an ‘outstanding’ care home in Wimbledon, where each resident has their own personalised playlist to listen to on an ipod or ipad. Mon, 15 May 2017 16:56:00 GMT 1584392 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584379/Army-man-with-dementia-cycles-934-miles-in-fightback-for-family Forty-one-year-old Chris Graham has Alzheimer’s but is wasting no time in cycling the length of Britain to raise money for research into a disease that has killed his father at 42, grandfather at 46, aunt at 38 and cousin at 41. Mon, 15 May 2017 13:55:00 GMT 1584379 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584354/Residenrs-forced-to-move-after-mice-infestation-shuts-care-home A nursing home has been shut down by health inspectors after it was found to be infested with mice. Fri, 12 May 2017 12:50:00 GMT 1584354 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584346/autistic-women-diagnosed-later-life-appearing-normal Many women with Autism are not diagnosed with the condition until they reach middle age, leaving them wondering what is ‘wrong with them’. Fri, 12 May 2017 10:58:00 GMT 1584346 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584323/Jeremy-Corbyns-leaked-manifesto-promises-8bn-for-social-care The Labour Party will create a National Care Service providing 'care for all' and give £8bn for social care, a leaked election manifesto reveals. Thu, 11 May 2017 16:19:00 GMT 1584323 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584275/Senior-judge-calls-splitting-couples-in-care-homes-inhumane Sir James Munby, the head of the family court, has called the act of separating older couples by sending one to a care home ‘shocking’ and ‘inhumane’. Wed, 10 May 2017 15:21:00 GMT 1584275 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584266/norman-lamb-nhs-trust-connor-sparrowhawk MP Norman Lamb has welcomed the decision by the Health and Safety Executive to prosecute Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust over the death of Connor Sparrowhawk, saying it has “taken far too long” but is “better late than never”. Wed, 10 May 2017 12:49:00 GMT 1584266 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584244/care-homes-urged-to-sign-pledge-to-stop-over-medicating-people-with-learning-disabilities Care homes are being urged to sign up to the STOMP pledge (STopping the Over-Medication of People with a learning disability, Autism or both) in a drive to stop the over-reliance on antipsychotic and antidepressant medications to treat ‘problem’ behaviours. Tue, 09 May 2017 14:59:00 GMT 1584244 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/53/ Lynne Rourke, care home manager VS Frank Ursell, care home manager and chief executive Tue, 09 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT 53 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584196/Theresa-May-considers-lifetime-cap-on-social-care-costs-to-win-votes Prime Minister Theresa May is looking to resurrect David Cameron’s ditched pledge to introduce a limit on the amount older people pay for social care. Mon, 08 May 2017 11:15:00 GMT 1584196 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584157/Record-rise-in-number-of-care-homes-going-bust No less than 75 care home businesses failed last year and 421 have gone bust since 2010, according to Government figures. Fri, 05 May 2017 12:11:00 GMT 1584157 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584131/Canterbury-care-home-residents-cook-their-own-food-in-kitchen-take-over-bid Residents at a Canterbury care home took over the kitchen and made their own lunches for a week. Thu, 04 May 2017 15:47:00 GMT 1584131 https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1584093/Care-home-fires-should-residents-smoke-if-it-starts-fires-and-risks-lives No less than 120 care homes caught fire accidentally in London in 2016, causing London Fire Brigade to change its view last October from recommending smoking take place on premises ‘as safely as possible’ to no smoking at all. Wed, 03 May 2017 15:49:00 GMT 1584093