Home Care News
Sevacare continues to see expansion of home care provision
31 Aug 2012
Domiciliary care provider Sevacare have announced a number of additional contract wins, having already seen significant growth this year. Although operating in communities all over England, the provider is pleased to announce a.....
UK families unprepared to cope with the challenges of dementia
28 Aug 2012
Research from leading care provider Bupa Care Homes and the estimates that 40% of people in the UK would be unsure how to care for a loved one who developed symptoms of dementia, as well as being uninformed on what to expect.....
The state pension system would "baffle even Einstein", says pensions minister
23 Aug 2012
Two hundred pounds a week – that’s how much the amount of state pension money paid out to pensioners can differ by according to the Department of Work and Pensions. That’s a difference of £10,000 a year and the DWP believes it is.....
Care packages for 20,000 older people could be funded if councils spent less on assessments and reviews, states report
23 Aug 2012
Annual home care packages for nearly 20,000 older people could be funded if councils reduced their expenditure on social care assessments and reviews to that of the most efficient councils. This would enable over £300 million to be.....
Awards ceremony celebrating positive media contributions on older people's issues, to be hosted by Janet Street-Porter
21 Aug 2012
Janet Street-Porter will be hosting an awards ceremony this November dedicated to celebrating the best examples of media coverage regarding older people’s issues. The Roses acknowledge the best news reporting, photojournalism and.....
Community singing can improve the health of older people, research finds
21 Aug 2012
Singing has always been able to lift one’s spirits, but new research has shown it can also improve the health of older people, especially when they are involved in community singing programmes. The findings revealed that singing groups.....
New chair in dementia at the Institute of Mental Health in Nottingham
20 Aug 2012
The Institute of Mental Health in Nottingham has appointed Dr Tom Dening as its chair in dementia, a new position which is jointly funded by Nottinghamshire Healthcare and Barchester Healthcare. Dr.....
Assisted dying request fails in High Court
17 Aug 2012
Chief executive of the Dignity in Dying campaign, Sarah Wootton, believes that focus should be on Parliament to provide the UK with appropriate laws on assisted dying, after yesterday saw two high-profile legal challenges to secure.....
Response on today's unconfirmed media speculation on funding cap for social care
16 Aug 2012
Care costs will be capped at £35,000 if articles in today’s newspapers are true. The UK media is leading with news that the Prime Minister has committed the coalition to meeting the costs of a cap on care at the next spending review,.....
West Sussex councillors want to see Ageing with Confidence
16 Aug 2012
West Sussex County Council were delighted to find out that research gathered by the Office of National Statistics shows the county is rated the best in the country in which to grow old, although leader Louise Goldsmith believes there.....
Home Instead hope to welcome 250 new employees at North Yorkshire offices
15 Aug 2012
Independent UK home care provider, Home Instead Senior Care, continues to go from strength to strength, having seen expansion throughout much of the UK already this year and now announcing a fresh employment drive for North Yorkshire,.....
Plans to reduce heart disease in Wales launched by Welsh government and NHS
15 Aug 2012
A major new health plan to tackle heart disease is underway in Wales. Launched by health minister Lesley Griffiths, it will focus on prevention, earlier diagnosis and treatment to reduce incidence of cardiac disease. 'Together.....
Advances in wheelchair services need to be better communicated, Welsh Assembly inquiry finds
14 Aug 2012
The Welsh Assembly’s Health and Social Care Committee has published a report on services for wheelchair users, which proposes a joint-working strategy to be implemented across Wales as soon as possible. Following up on the conclusions.....
New director of fundraising at Alzheimer's Society
14 Aug 2012
has announced its new director of fundraising is Liz Monks who will take up the post on Monday 10 September. Liz has worked in the not-for-profit sector for 16 years and is leaving her role as director of supporter.....
£50,000 prize offered to combat isolation in the elderly
10 Aug 2012
The charity Nesta is offering a £50,000 prize to an organisation that can design an innovative project to help combat isolation in the elderly. Isolation is a major factor impacting on older people's well-being.....
Families of disabled adults secure judicial review in campaign to keep day centres open
10 Aug 2012
The families of disabled adults, who took legal action to stop the closure of three day care centres, have secured the right to a Judicial Review. The families are campaigning against funding cuts which will.....
National Community Meals Week to attempt World Record
09 Aug 2012
October 1 will see the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) attempt a World Record, as for National Community Meals Week the association invites care caterers across the UK to serve the same two-course meal to service users. Online.....
Men will be living as long as women by 2030, according to new research
08 Aug 2012
Men will be living as long as women by 2030, according to new research from City University in London. The report ‘Gender Convergence in Human Survival and the Postponement of Death’ revealed that the decrease.....
Carer awarded £18,000 after breaking her leg while visiting a patient
08 Aug 2012
A carer, who was forced to quit her job when she broke her thigh bone while visiting a patient, has been awarded £18,000 to fund her loss of earnings, care and physiotherapy. Jean Taylor, from Oxted in Surrey.....
The connotations of an ageing care workforce
06 Aug 2012
Des Kelly OBE, executive director of the National Care Forum (NCF), is anxious to see the care sector become more active in encouraging younger people to take up a career in the sector, after figures from the organisation’s annual.....
Homecare provider Sevacare praised for making staff feel valued
06 Aug 2012
Homecare provider Sevacare has been praised by Investors in People for valuing staff and having a “low turnover of staff compared to the norm in the care sector”. Sevacare, recently voted Care Employer of the Year at the Great.....
Disabled people accused of being ‘benefit scroungers’
02 Aug 2012
Nearly half of disabled people feel attitudes towards them have worsened in the last year with an increasing number accused of being ‘benefit scroungers’, according to new research by Scope. The survey shows benefit-related discrimination.....
Complaints about home care and care homes rise by 22 per cent
01 Aug 2012
Complaints about home care and care homes have risen by 22 per cent, according to a report by the Local Government Ombudsman. The Local Government Ombudsman’s investigative teams looked at more than 1,000 adult social care complaints.....