Home Care News
Britain's oldest men Alf and Bob celebrate their 110th birthdays
29 Mar 2018
Britain’s two oldest men, Alf Smith and Bob Weighton, have celebrated turning 110-years-old today. Born on 29 March 1908, they've lived through two world wars, the moon landings and the birth of the NHS......
Levi Roots dementia gig: 'If your elders accept you, you know you're loved'
29 Mar 2018
Dragon’s Den Star Levi Roots has revealed that playing reggae tunes at a cafe for people with dementia was one of his 'hardest gigs'. The charismatic entrepreneur and Reggae Reggae sauce inventor chatted.....
Theresa May takes break from Putin and Brexit to talk with home care workers
28 Mar 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May took time out from dealing with Russia, Brexit talks and international terrorism to chat with home care workers at the unveiling of Right at Home’s 50th domiciliary care business......
Chris Packham: People like me with 'invisible disabilities' can have a less anxious day out
28 Mar 2018
Wildlife TV presenter Chris Packham knows only too well the moments of anxiety that a day out somewhere new can bring to someone with an "invisible" disability like autism. Diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome,.....
Home care boss gave up social work to 'give people the help they deserve'
28 Mar 2018
Fed up of being 'hamstrung by budget cuts', Samuel Holmes turned his back on social work and now runs his own home care business. By running a company that specialises in supporting older people, he now feels more able to provide.....
Care minister Caroline Dinenage is keynote speaker at leading dementia conference
26 Mar 2018
Minister of State for Care, Caroline Dinenage, is to speak at The Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo, along with other high-profile care leaders such as CQC’s Andrea Sutcliffe and Care England’s Martin Green. The.....
New MS drug could slow down 'Secondary Progressive' stage of disease
23 Mar 2018
For the first time, a new drug has been shown to slow the progression of disability in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS), a severe form of the condition, which gets steadily worse over time. Up.....
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston backs #ShareTheOrange dementia campaign
22 Mar 2018
Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston is the latest television star urging the nation to #ShareTheOrange to encourage people to think differently about dementia. The American screenwriter is calling on people.....
Underpaid disability claimants to receive up to £20,000 due to DWP miscalculation
21 Mar 2018
The Government has been ordered to cough up between £570m and £830m to cover overdue disability benefits payments, which were mistakenly underpaid when previous benefits schemes were changed over to the Employment and Support Allowance.....
Jeremy Hunt pledges care cap to stop 'unfair' costs for those with dementia
20 Mar 2018
Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched his blueprint for reforming the social care system, promising the much anticipated Green Paper in the summer will “kick start the vital debate” into social care funding. Speaking.....
Woman with early onset dementia: 'I want to prove I can run London Marathon'
20 Mar 2018
A 62-year-old woman with early-onset dementia is on a mission to challenge people’s perception of the condition by running the London Marathon in April 2018. Sue Strachan, who is known by friends and family.....
Student cooks for elderly neighbour giving her a 'reason to keep going'
19 Mar 2018
When a stroke robbed Zena Ware of the use of the left side of her body, she became isolated and lonely and found it increasingly difficult to cook for herself. But last April, when 23-year-old student Amelia.....
Home care workers get 17% pay rise from Manchester Living Wage
16 Mar 2018
Home care workers in Manchester are to receive a £1 an hour pay boost from 1 April to ensure they get ‘a proper living wage’. Domiciliary care workers will see their pay increase from £7.50 - the National.....
WHO reviews risk to humans of microplastics found in bottled water
15 Mar 2018
Scientists have found more than 90 per cent of bottled water tested in a recent study was contaminated with microplastics, prompting the World Health Organisation (WHO) to review the risk to human health of drinking water with plastic.....
How to challenge a CQC inspection report
14 Mar 2018
A Care Quality Commission rating can make or break a care home, so it is vital care homes feel they are able to protect their reputations and can challenge inspection report findings if there is justification. It.....
Stephen Hawking: Man of brilliance and possibility
14 Mar 2018
Tributes are being paid to internationally celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking who died at his home at the age of 76, but doctors initially gave him only three years to live when he was 21. Diagnosed with.....
'Tigger-like' Hammond's Spring Statement condemned by social care's 'Eeyores'
13 Mar 2018
Philip Hammond was bouncy as he delivered his Spring Statement, describing himself as ‘positively Tigger-like’ while announcing the economy had grown every year since 2010, however his speech gave no joy to the care sector. With.....
'I don't feel nervous' says deafblind man embarking on 52-mile trek
12 Mar 2018
A deaf and blind climber has challenged himself to trek night and day along the Ridgeway – a national trail in the south of England - as part of a 52 mile journey to raise money for a disability charity. Forty-four-old.....
Councils 'rainy day' money raided to fund 14 per cent rise in demand for care
09 Mar 2018
Emergency funds are being raided as local authorities struggle to meet a rise in demand for social care and ease the pain of a 49 per cent fall in funding from the Government since 2010. The major drop in.....
Outstanding Kent home care provider treats people with 'kindness, dignity and respect'
09 Mar 2018
A home care provider in Kent has been praised by the care watchdog for treating people and their relatives with “kindness, dignity and respect”. Home Instead Senior Care - Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington.....
Sex is a basic 'human right' for elderly with dementia
08 Mar 2018
The care sector needs to let older people with dementia live as ‘full human beings’, according to Scottish Care’s chief executive who has condemned ‘negative and unhelpful attitudes’ about the elderly's sexual needs. ‘Human.....
Sainsbury's made employee with dementia feel 'happy and valued'
07 Mar 2018
A son has praised Sainsbury’s on Twitter for supporting his mum to stay on at work, "going above and beyond to make sure she's happy and feeling valued". With tweets that have gone viral, Doron Salomon, thanked.....
Running legend Ron Hill vows not to let dementia 'get me down'
05 Mar 2018
Marathon runner, Ron Hill, who last year was forced to end his 52-year running streak of at least a mile a day after suffering chest pains, has revealed he has dementia. Ron, who won the marathon gold medals.....
Tributes paid to 'selfless' care worker who died travelling to work in the snow
02 Mar 2018
A fundraising page has been set up in memory of a 'popular' care worker who was found dead in the snow on her way to work. Elaine McNeill, aged 42, fell ill en route to her work for , which.....
Snow joke for care staff seeking 4x4s to reach elderly's homes
01 Mar 2018
When arctic weather nicknamed the ‘Beast from the East’ arrived in Cornwall, the owners of 4x4s answered a home care firm’s Facebook appeal to take care staff to the elderly. Live Life Care supports older.....
Care worker known as 'Music Lady' sang to 99-year-old when she felt sad
01 Mar 2018
Home care workers have paid tribute to a 99-year-old who brought ‘happiness, laughter and joy’. Joyce Holman, who died just after Christmas, “genuinely cared about her carers as much as we cared about her,”.....
Mental health patients sent 'out of area' for care left vulnerable and isolated
01 Mar 2018
Thousands of people with mental health problems are being sent to residential rehabilitation services 'out of area', leaving them isolated and less likely to recover, a care watchdog has warned. A report.....