Home Care News
Baby boomers' heavy drinking causes 'alarming' rise in hospital admissions
25 Aug 2017
Alcohol and drug misuse among the over 50s is on the rise, with the number of people receiving treatment in hospital expected to double by 2020, new research suggests. Experts say ‘urgent action’ is needed.....
'Unable to boil an egg or make the bed': Report reveals home care workers lack basic skills
24 Aug 2017
Some care workers who support people in their own homes lack experience and basic skills, including the ability to wash someone or make their breakfast, a new report has found. According to a Healthwatch.....
Want to know what it's like to have autism? Try Care Show's 'reality' experience
23 Aug 2017
‘Scary’, ‘irritating’, ‘confusing’ and ‘emotional’ are some of the words being bandied about to describe how some have felt after walking into an autism reality experience which will be at the Care Show 2017. Care.....
#MakeFredFamous: 91-year-old becomes internet sensation with birthday selfie
22 Aug 2017
A 91-year-old man from Burntwood has become a social media sensation after a photograph of him celebrating his birthday went viral. Fred Wright took a selfie celebrating his birthday when he attended the.....
Actress Sally Phillips honours autism nurse for being a 'true champion'
21 Aug 2017
A consultant nurse dedicated to supporting people with autism and learning disabilities has received national recognition at an award ceremony hosted by actress Sally Phillips. Amy Childs won the ‘Senior.....
Maidstone MP praises home care provider's 'much-needed' live-in care service
18 Aug 2017
An MP has praised a home care company for launching a new premium live-in care service, which provides vulnerable older people with round-the-clock care in their own homes. Maidstone and The Weald MP, Helen.....
Families struggle to 'raise alarm' over relative's poor care in hospital
17 Aug 2017
Too many older people are 'suffering in silence' when things go wrong with their hospital care, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has warned. Older vulnerable people are often reliant.....
Millions of older people have an 'urgent' dental problem, warn dentists
16 Aug 2017
At least 1.8 million people aged 65 and over across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have an urgent dental condition, which could rise by more than 50 per cent by 2040, new research suggests. In a report.....
Extra 71,200 care home beds needed by 2025
15 Aug 2017
An extra 71,215 care home places will be needed within the next eight years as life expectancy and care needs rise, while 4.4 million people will require care at home, a new study predicts. A study published.....
Partially sighted Paralympian rides 969 miles for disability charity
14 Aug 2017
A British double gold-medal-winning Paralympian, who only has six per cent of his eyesight left, will participate in a 969-mile cycle ride to raise money for disability charity, Sense. Steve Bate has decided.....
Green home care boss celebrates 'B Corp' status and electric car
11 Aug 2017
A progressive home care boss in Hastings, who visits his clients in a brand new electric car, thinks the idea might catch on, and jokes, ‘I can park for free if I go to Brighton!’ Samuel Holmes, director.....
Orgasms are better in your 80s than your 20s say women
10 Aug 2017
Older woman quizzed about their sex lives have said the chances of getting an orgasm are better in the ‘twilight years’ - even after 80 - than when they were younger. Eighty-two year-old Joyce admits her.....
Two Johns loved a craic and a girl but only the man with dementia remembered
09 Aug 2017
John White found himself with time on his hands after his retirement and it was loneliness and a willingness to do something for someone with dementia that reunited him with an old friend from 50 years ago. He.....
Being alone is 'deadlier' than obesity, reveals largest study into loneliness
07 Aug 2017
Loneliness and social isolation may represent a greater public health 'hazard' than obesity, a new study has found. US researchers found that both states can increase the risk of premature death by up to.....
'Ground-breaking' research reveals insulin use could delay the onset of Parkinson's
04 Aug 2017
Researchers at University College London (UCL) may have found a way to slow down brain deterioration for those in the early stage of Parkinson’s disease, by using a drug commonly used by people with diabetes. According.....
Game of Thrones star wades into row over back pay for overnight home care workers
03 Aug 2017
A Games of Thrones star, who plays the hero Jon Snow in the hit TV show, has waded into an argument about the Government's decision to make care providers pay as much as six years’ worth of wages owed to ‘sleep-in’ care workers. Actor.....
GPs warn against routine use of statins in a bid to stop over-prescribing
01 Aug 2017
Doctors are urging caution over the routine prescription of statins on the NHS, in response to a study suggesting most older people should receive the medicine to reduce the risk of heart attacks. A study.....