Home Care News
Welsh farmer produces 'natural' dementia drug by ditching sheep for daffodils
20 Dec 2018
A sheep farmer in the Welsh Black Mountains has turned his farm into fields of yellow daffodils, after a drug derived from the flower was found to be effective in slowing the progress of dementia. Certain.....
Care workers can apply for year-long visas post-Brexit
19 Dec 2018
‘Low skilled’ care workers from the EU will lose the automatic right to work in the UK’s care sector post Brexit but could apply for short-term visas lasting a year, according to new immigration proposals. A.....
Elderly Welsh man dies and leaves two-year-old neighbour 14 years of presents
18 Dec 2018
An elderly man, who combatted loneliness by taking on challenges in later life such as skydiving and wing walking, left his two-year-old neighbour 14 years’ worth of Christmas presents. Ken Watson, who died.....
£1.4m study to explore impact of yoga on elderly with multiple health problems
17 Dec 2018
Academics from Northumbria University are carrying out a £1.4m study exploring the impact of yoga on older people with multiple long-term health conditions. In the UK, two-thirds of people over the age of.....
'Outstanding' awarded to home care provider where staff 'pop-in' on days off
14 Dec 2018
The Care Quality Commission has rated Omer Care in Codicote, Hertfordshire ‘outstanding’ for its high standards of care, with inspectors praising staff who they felt genuinely cared about people's outcomes. Inspectors.....
Driving with dementia: New guidelines advise when it's time to stop
14 Dec 2018
New guidelines have been published to help doctors and health care professionals assess when people living with dementia should stop driving. 'Driving with Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment' - created.....
Brexit among contributing factors delaying social care's green paper
14 Dec 2018
The Government has confirmed it is delaying the publication of a social care green paper until the New Year, a move that is in part due to Brexit challenges, despite millions of elderly, disabled and the sector crying out for a blueprint.....
Gogglebox's Mary and Marina talk Brexit and how TV stardom gave them 'new lease of life'
14 Dec 2018
Best friends Mary and Marina, who are both grandmothers in their eighties, have become a huge hit with the British public for their funny, cheeky comments on the popular TV series Gogglebox. The pair who.....
Councils urge people to watch out for elderly during pre-Xmas cold snap
13 Dec 2018
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called upon people to support council teams by checking in on elderly and vulnerable residents during a forecasted cold snap this weekend. The Met Office have issued.....
One million people will give the gift of time this Christmas
13 Dec 2018
Millions of people plan to give the gift of time this festive season by volunteering to help others, new research suggests. According to the Royal Voluntary Service, one in five adults in Britain plan to.....
Elderly should be encouraged to 'play and have fun' and 'be silly'
13 Dec 2018
Baroness Sally Greengross is calling for older people to be given more opportunities to play and have fun, saying we need to combat the assumption that play ends with adulthood. Play has an essential role.....
Four in ten home care workers leave their role every year
11 Dec 2018
Squeezed funding and staff shortages has left the home care sector in an “extremely fragile state”, new research has found. A report published by the King’s Fund and University of York, found four in 10 home.....
UK couple in their seventies caught on Caribbean cruise with cocaine haul
11 Dec 2018
An elderly pair of British travellers have been detained after Portuguese authorities caught them carrying ‘a large amount of cocaine’ whilst traveling onboard a cruise ship returning from the Caribbean. Searches.....
BBC's 'Care' shows how the 'real-life Jenny's have been forgotten by our government'
10 Dec 2018
Leading charities have praised 'Care' - the BBC’s latest drama - for showing the true day to day struggles of people affected by dementia. Alzheimer’s Society has warned that the story is often the reality.....
New charter demands airlines give disabled flyers a real break
07 Dec 2018
A new Passenger Charter is to be adopted say ministers, to ‘improve experiences’ and tackle poor treatment of disabled and elderly travellers using airports and airlines. The government's charter is aimed.....
BBC presenter Sally Magnusson to chair Future of Care conference
07 Dec 2018
TV presenter, Sally Magnusson, who founded the dementia charity, Playlist for Life, is to chair the second annual Future of Care conference, where experts will be discussing key trends in the care sector. The.....
Care Minister Caroline Dinenage calls home care a 'hugely rewarding career'
06 Dec 2018
Care Minister Caroline Dinenage has called care work a "hugely rewarding career" and has paid tribute to home care staff at a Home Instead Senior Care branch in London, to thank them for their 'outstanding' work. The.....
Pub staff make room at the inn for 100 lonely elderly this Christmas
06 Dec 2018
Never mind baby Jesus, staff at the Kingslodge Inn made sure there was lots of room at their inn and a Christmas lunch for 100 elderly people living alone. For almost one million older people in the UK,.....
Weightlifting could reverse frailty in old age
05 Dec 2018
Older people would benefit from weightlifting and increasing their protein intake to reverse frailty, new research suggests. Increases in life expectancy have led to rising numbers of frail older people,.....
Top tips to have a dementia-friendly Christmas
04 Dec 2018
Christmas can be an exciting time for many but it can also be extremely difficult for those living with dementia. The hustle and bustle, change in routine and the pressure of family visits can often be overwhelming. It.....
CRG saves Allied Healthcare and vows not to break up home care portfolio
03 Dec 2018
Home care firm Allied Healthcare has been rescued by new owners CRG - just days after it was predicted to cease operations. Allied Healthcare which had been on the verge of bankruptcy and was expected to.....