Home Care News
Death doula reveals what the dying fear most
27 Feb 2018
Death is the ultimate unknown and as an end of life doula, Aly Dickinson's hardest job is helping people with a terminal illness face the unknown and come to terms with the fragility of life. She has found one of the biggest fears.....
Is this 80-year-old the oldest student to attend university abroad?
23 Feb 2018
Leaving your home country behind to study at a university abroad can be a daunting prospect for anyone but for an 80-year-old man, the decision to give his brain an academic workout in Italy has led some to call him the oldest ever.....
Stephen Fry shares his battle with prostate cancer on Twitter
23 Feb 2018
Television personality Stephen Fry has announced his recent diagnosis of prostate cancer on Twitter. He also revealed he underwent surgery in January to remove the "aggressive little bugger". The TV star.....
Granny Trap: 92-year-old lures £61,300 conmen into jail
19 Feb 2018
A 92-year-old woman conned out of more than £60,000, has had the last laugh on the two men who tricked her, when she put them in jail after luring them into a police trap. The elderly woman initially fell.....
The secret to a long life? Enjoy a daily drink and gain a few extra pounds
19 Feb 2018
Older people who put on a few extra pounds and enjoy a daily glass of wine are likely to live to a ripe old age, according to new research. A 30-year study into ‘super agers’ – people who live beyond 90 –.....
PIP assessors branded 'incompetent' at best and 'actively deceitful' at worst
14 Feb 2018
MPs have criticised assessors of the two main disability benefits, Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), branding them 'at best lacking in competence and at worst actively deceitful'......
Home care's 'calendar girl' wins London's first double 'outstanding'
09 Feb 2018
A home care founder whose company became the first in London to receive a double ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating, has spoken about how she wanted to create a care company that focussed on social activities and clubs, earning her the nickname.....
Hip fracture patients left waiting 80 days for physiotherapy
09 Feb 2018
Hip fracture patients can wait up to 80 days before seeing a physiotherapist at home after being discharged from hospital, new research suggests. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) says patients.....
Fifteen-minute visits for intimate care 'indicative of a care system in crisis'
08 Feb 2018
Around 20,000 people in the UK are receiving ‘flying care visits’ lasting for only 15 minutes, with at least 18,875 people receiving these visits for support with intimate personal care, new research shows. This is despite guidance.....
Bluebird Care eases pressure in overcrowded hospitals
08 Feb 2018
A Hampshire care provider is helping to ease the 'intense' overcrowding problem at Winchester’s hospitals by caring for people with acute illnesses in their own homes. In 10 months, Bluebird Care’s JET (Joint.....
Half of care workers in England paid £7.50 or less an hour
08 Feb 2018
Low pay for care workers, coupled with poor career progression and tough, working conditions, has led to the turnover of care staff in England reaching as high as 28 per cent. A report by the National Audit.....
Mencap backs Katie Price's calls for tougher laws on cyberbullying
07 Feb 2018
Learning disability charity Mencap has supported calls for the law to be strengthened around cyberbullying, following a petition from model and TV personality Katie Price. The mother-of-five has urged the.....
Government's extra £150m for social care is 'sticking plaster over gaping wound'
07 Feb 2018
The Government has announced an extra £150m for social care which ‘will be allocated according to relative needs’. However social care chiefs have said it "is not going to make a great deal of difference".....
Gloria Hunniford backs stroke campaign urging people to 'act fast'
06 Feb 2018
TV star Gloria Hunniford is one of many celebrities backing Public Health England’s (PHE) Act FAST stroke campaign, which urges the public to call 999 if they notice signs of a stroke in themselves, or in others. Stroke.....
Scotland launches 'milestone' sepsis campaign
05 Feb 2018
A new campaign raising public awareness of the 'silent killer' sepsis has been launched by Scotland's health secretary Shona Robison. The campaign will educate people about the warning signs and symptoms.....
Unhappy Valentine's Day for 'Home Alone' Club missing partners in care homes
01 Feb 2018
Love is in the air, on the tv and social media – it’ll be all around us again on Valentine’s Day but for partners living at home alone it’s just a ‘pain in the heart’. While the flipside of love is heartbreak.....