Home Care News
How to spot a scam: Charity issues guidance after 91-year-old loses life savings
29 Jun 2017
The charity Independent Age has issued guidance to help protect vulnerable people from being the victims of scammers, after a 91-year-old lost tens of thousands of pounds over a three-year period. Agnes was tricked by scammers.....
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.....
Dad dancing with dementia gets thumbs up with daughter's Instagram posts
26 Jun 2017
Dad dancing was never cool but one daughter is showing just how funny it can be, one Instagram post at a time – revealing how a person with Alzheimer's can be humorous too. The rhythmic moves of Ray Kirton.....
Dementia-friendly barber: 'They have a big smile when they leave as they feel good about themselves again'
23 Jun 2017
“There is such a need for dementia-friendly barbers, says Lenny White, who has been making men with dementia feel good about themselves again. Based in County Down, Northern Ireland, he started cutting the.....
A practical guide to creating a 'dementia-friendly' home
22 Jun 2017
With more than two million people expected to be living with dementia by 2050, a leading home care provider has created a new interactive guide on ‘how to make a dementia friendly home’. The online interactive.....
PM's 'dementia tax' ditched like the Queen's crown
21 Jun 2017
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. Instead, Her Majesty ditched her crown for a blue.....
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.....
Welsh Government unveils plans to curb zero-hours contracts for home care workers
15 Jun 2017
Plans to curb zero-hours contracts and protect care time in the social care sector have been unveiled by the Welsh Government. Under the new proposals, employers will need to offer home care workers on zero-hours.....
UK sees over 90 per cent drop in EU nurses since Brexit
14 Jun 2017
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. The Health Foundation obtained figures from a Freedom of Information.....
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.....
Poignant film shows bewilderment and confusion felt by people with dementia
09 Jun 2017
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.....
Election 'Mayhem' over social care puts care challenges on the map
09 Jun 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May was prepared for a sleepless night in the early hours of 9 June, and the next day Britain woke up to find voters had not heeded her call to ‘strengthen my hand’ but taken away the Conservative Party’s majority.....
Dementia care volunteer: 'Whether they remember it or not they are having fun'
07 Jun 2017
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. “Whether.....
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.....
General Election 2017: Home care leaders tell political parties 'stop using social care as a political football'
01 Jun 2017
Social care has been one of the issues dominating the election campaign, with the Conservatives even forced into doing an unprecedented U-turn after its manifesto pledge to introduce a ‘dementia tax’ was heavily criticised. When.....
Shared Lives care worker: 'Roma is like a well-loved aunt'
01 Jun 2017
Family is everything to Teresa Walker. Aged 49, the grandmother of five, lives in her Plymouth home with her husband Kevin as well as Roma, Kerry and Matt, who are not related to her but are treated like family anyway. Teresa.....