Home Care News
Winterbourne View report two years on reveals failings in progress
29 Jan 2015
The commitment to remove all people from inappropriate inpatient care to community based settings has been missed, a report into the progress made since the http://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1566397/urgent-action-needed-to-protect-adults|Winterbourne.....
Political fight over the NHS playing out against Labour's expectations
29 Jan 2015
A British Social Attitudes survey, carried out for The King’s Fund, has recorded the second highest satisfaction levels ever with the NHS and the lowest ever dissatisfaction levels. The results, compiled by NatCen Social Research,.....
BBC Care Calculator reveals regional disparity in the cost of care
28 Jan 2015
The BBC has launched the ‘care calculator’, a programme which allows people to find out how the price of care in their area compares to the rest of the country. The calculator has been created through information from analysts,.....
Personalised exercise programme enables stroke survivor to regain mobility
28 Jan 2015
Use of an Exercise Studio, at care village , has helped local resident Cliff Thomas to achieve significant improvement to his own balance and mobility, impacting on the problems he’d been having since suffering a stroke. Taking.....
Labour calls for end to 15-minute home care visits and pledges integration of health and social care
27 Jan 2015
As all political parties step up their campaigning for the general election, Labour party leader Ed Miliband has set out his party's '10-year plan' for the NHS which includes longer home visits by home care workers.....
Use of the deprivation of liberty safeguards soars in 2014/15
26 Jan 2015
There has been a rise in the number of applications for the use of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) in the first two quarters of 2014/15, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced. The care regulator has said.....
Charity calls for the adoption of national standards 'to protect NHS hearing loss services'
26 Jan 2015
Two in five NHS audiology departments (41 per cent) are being forced to cut core services due to shrinking budgets or increased demand, affecting hundreds of thousands of people across the UK, according to new research gathered by.....
Entrepreneur wins £100,000 award with cloud-based personal healthcare platform
23 Jan 2015
A Manchester entrepreneur has received a £100,000 award for his creation of cloud-based personal healthcare platform iPersonally which is designed to offer support to people with learning disabilities. Dan Lingard, is chief executive.....
Number of cancer deaths in children and young people down almost 60 per cent
22 Jan 2015
The number of deaths causes by cancer in children and young people has dropped by almost 60 per cent in the last 40 years, according to charity Cancer Research UK. The reduction in the number of cases is.....
Age UK launches social care 'score card' highlighting increasing need for care
21 Jan 2015
A social care ‘score card’ has been launched today by older people’s charity Age UK to reflect the growing demand for care and support. The charity reports that taking into account additional funding of £1.4 billion received.....
Charity appoints new personalisation officer
21 Jan 2015
Disability charity, Walsingham has enforced its commitment to offering person centred care and support by the appointment of Dominique Richards as personalisation officer acting on behalf of the charity throughout England and Wales......
Award winning home care provider receives visit from MP
20 Jan 2015
Home care provider, Carefound recently received a visit from Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell, Alec Shelbrooke in preparation for a Dementia Summit. During Mr Shelbrooke’s visit in January he met with director of Carefound,.....
Future of mental health services discussed at major conference in England
19 Jan 2015
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg held a mental health conference today, where leading practitioners in the field, policy makers, charities and campaigners were invited to discuss the future of England’s mental health services. The.....
One in four older people feel they have no one, says Age UK
19 Jan 2015
Some 2.9 million people aged 65 and over now feel they have no one to go to for help and support, an Age UK survey has found. Of the people surveyed, 39 per cent said they felt lonely and one in five.....
Ageing population seen as one of the top three challenges facing the UK
19 Jan 2015
The ageing population is seen to be the third top challenge facing Britain, over the next 20 years, with healthcare and immigration coming first and second, according to a new survey. The YouGov poll commissioned.....
More than 200 companies and venues give support to Disabled Access Day
16 Jan 2015
Disabled Access Day will take place on Saturday 17 January 2015 and more than 200 companies across the UK have given their support to the new initiative to encourage people living with disabilities and their friends and family members.....
'Dedicated' live in home care assistant receives care worker of the year award
16 Jan 2015
Home care worker David Telfer has been named care worker of the year by Bluebird Care (Maidstone & Tonbridge) in his first year of working in healthcare. Mr Telfer, who works as a live-in carer, was awarded the achievement after.....
Innovative partnership between AFC Bournemouth and Care South prompts football kick about
16 Jan 2015
Care South has partnered with AFC Bournemouth and residents recently received a visit from The Cherries player, and ambassador for the new partnership, Marc Pugh. The visit took place at Queensmead care home in Christchurch and.....
Frailty syndromes should be recognised to prevent older people from significant harm
15 Jan 2015
Community services should shift their focus from those at a ‘high risk of hospital admission’ to those with a frailty syndrome to reduce hospital bed usage, according to new guidance published this week. ‘Fit for Frailty Part.....
Charity reveals Alzheimer’s link between blood molecules and cold temperatures
15 Jan 2015
A new study has revealed that molecules found in blood that are created from cholesterol could be linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to research conducted by King’s College London. The study.....
Neurology: New report highlights plight of 'Invisible Patients'
15 Jan 2015
More than half of patients who depend on neurological services have experienced problems accessing them, according to a new study conducted by The Neurological Alliance. Their report ‘The Invisible Patients: Revealing the state.....
Government research reveals change in retirement plans
14 Jan 2015
The way that people plan to spend their retirement is changing, according to new government research; it was revealed that almost 50 per cent of over 50s plan to continue working between aged 65 and 70. Nearly.....
College of Social work call for specialist 'older people' options in degrees
14 Jan 2015
The College of Social Work (TCSW) wants an older people specialist option to be offered on social work degrees to improve excellent social work for older people. ‘Excellent social work with older people: a discussion paper’ published.....
Carefound Home Care raises money for older people’s charity over Christmas
13 Jan 2015
Carefound Home Care has been applauded for its charity work over Christmas, raising £50 for the charity Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) after holding a raffle full of Christmas prizes in December. The raffles winners,.....
Search launched for young deaf music and dance stars
13 Jan 2015
A competition has been launched by the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) to find young deaf musicians and dancers to show off their skills in their Raising the Bar competition. The competition hopes.....
Surgeon and writer Atul Gawande explores ageing in a modern society in 'Being Mortal'
09 Jan 2015
Author Atul Gawande explores the way society deals with death and ageing in in his book ‘Being Mortal’, highlighting that some doctors fail frail older people by using medicine to treat illnesses, at the expense of a person's quality.....
Government flu campaign relaunched to help combat rise in flu cases
09 Jan 2015
The ‘Catch it. Bin it. Kill it’ campaign was initially launched in 2013 to encourage good hand hygiene practice to prevent the spread of the flu virus. The decision by Public Health England (PHE) comes as.....
Older people are given confidence to enjoy technology with the help of Breezie
09 Jan 2015
Working in partnership with Age UK, an easy to use http://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1562891/tablet-technology-accessible-older-people|tablet interface has been designed and created.....
Home care provider calls for support workers to have a higher profile
09 Jan 2015
Significant growth experienced by a Mid Shropshire branch of Carewatch shows the need for positions in care to have greater prestige, according to managing director Steve Harris. Although expanding its workforce at around two per.....
Millions facing pressure to age with dignity and make retirement preparations
09 Jan 2015
Making plans for retirement is one of the greatest causes of stress related illnesses, including depression and strokes according to Dr Lynda Shaw, a chartered psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist. The number of people who.....
Charity uses the power of the arts to transform lives of older and vulnerable people
08 Jan 2015
The charity Create has only been going just over a decade and in that time it has managed to change the lives of thousands of older and vulnerable people. It has done this by putting on workshops led by professional.....
Charity warns of cancer crisis of 'unmanageable proportions'
08 Jan 2015
There will be 2.5 million people living with cancer in the UK in 2015 according to research conducted by Macmillan Cancer Support. The research shows an increase of nearly half a million people within the previous five years. Macmillan.....
Adult social care services in England praised by CQC chief inspector
07 Jan 2015
Three adult social care providers in England have received high praise and recognition from CQC’s chief inspector of adult social care after achieving the highest ratings possible for providing quality and secure adult social care......
Better social care can help hospital A&E and beds’ crisis
06 Jan 2015
The problems currently being faced by hospitals across the country could be eased through greater investment in care for older and vulnerable adults, a social care group has said, adding that this concern should become an election.....
Government hopes to improve access for disabled at sporting venues
06 Jan 2015
Disabled sports fans are being asked to comment and share their past experiences on attending live sporting events at sports grounds and stadiums across the UK, in a survey that the Government hopes will be the largest ever conducted.....
Search for Mental Health Heroes launched by Deputy Prime Minister
05 Jan 2015
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has unveiled a campaign to raise awareness of mental health problems by asking people to nominate people that they know within their local communities as ‘Mental Health Heroes.’ Mr Clegg is asking.....