Home Care News
Hot summer predicted: Home care provider urges elderly to stay hydrated
27 Jun 2017
With recent record-breaking temperatures soaring well into the thirties and a hot summer predicted, a home care agency in Kent has launched a hydration campaign. Siobhan Gournay, care manager at Bluebird Care Gravesham and Dartford,.....
Huge rise in mental health patients being placed miles from home despite 'known risks'
27 Jun 2017
The number of adults with mental health problems being treated in hospitals far away from their friends and family has risen by 40 per cent, according to a new investigation. The British Medical Association.....
Nurses want more hospitals to use animal therapy
21 Jun 2017
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. The.....
Prisons becoming care homes with bars as number of older prisoners triple
20 Jun 2017
The number of older prisoners has tripled in the past 15 years, with 14,000 prisoners over 50 predicted by June 2020, according to a new report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. The report blames this.....
Care worker on verge of making it as an artist dies in Grenfell fire
19 Jun 2017
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. Khadija.....
Archers actress awarded CBE for raising awareness of dementia
19 Jun 2017
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. Ms Spencer, the longest serving member of The Archers,.....
Gang jailed after assaulting and robbing elderly with dementia
16 Jun 2017
Three burglars, who robbed and assaulted elderly people with dementia over the Christmas period last year have been jailed, with police calling the crimes “heinous”. The gang carried out their spate of burglaries.....
Long walks in middle age can prevent dementia in later life
15 Jun 2017
The level of exercise you do when you are middle-aged can play a key role in preventing dementia in later life. Past studies have found that physical activity such as walking can act as a protective factor.....
Anti-dementia tax petition urges PM to end 'catastrophic' care inequality
14 Jun 2017
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.....
'Undervalued and not recognised': Communities urged to support unpaid carers
12 Jun 2017
Communities across the UK are being urged by charities to recognise and value the needs of unpaid carers across the UK. The appeal comes after an online YouGov poll, published for the start of Carers Week.....
Junior care minister loses seat, sparking reshuffle need for social care minister
12 Jun 2017
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. The former Conservative MP's exit, leaves.....
London terrorist's wife is a home care worker who refused to follow husband's rules
06 Jun 2017
The wife of one of the London Bridge terrorists, who killed seven people and left 48 injured on 3 June, is a care worker with 18 years experience offering home care to older people. Terrorist Rachid Redouane.....