Home Care News
Overseas nurses now able to work in UK immediately after qualifying
28 Sep 2018
Nurses and midwives outside of the EU will for the first time be able to work in the UK immediately after qualifying. The changes announced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will bring them into line with their EU counterparts. Previously,.....
Place your bets: Social care green paper or general election?
27 Sep 2018
Which one will come first? The public was promised a blueprint for social care by Theresa May this Autumn but some in the care sector may wonder if their hopes for the delivery of a green paper will be dashed once more, as Labour.....
Crowdfunding helps homeless woman with dementia return to Lithuania
27 Sep 2018
A woman in her eighties with dementia has been able to return to Lithuania with crowdfunding money raised by the general public on GoFundMe. In July, there was a public outcry as 87-year-old Irena and her.....
Care minister is keynote speaker at this year's Care Show
25 Sep 2018
Minister of State for Care, Caroline Dinenage, is one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Care Show, which aims to inspire and inform people in the care sector. Other high-profile speakers at the event.....
'Outstanding' home care agency uses Makaton choir to boost communication
24 Sep 2018
A home care agency in North Yorkshire rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, has been praised for setting up a Makaton choir to boost communication between staff and the people they care for. Wilf.....
Occupational therapy: 'The most holistic healthcare profession there is'
24 Sep 2018
Jane Bussell, a specialist occupational therapist who works with older people living with dementia, says "we are all occupational beings that need purpose in our lives", adding "those with dementia are no different". The former.....
Police urge families to use GPS tracking to keep people with dementia safe
21 Sep 2018
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is supporting World Alzheimer’s Day by reminding people to use GPS tracking systems - small battery powered devices which aim to keep those with dementia safe. Over the.....
Artists transform beds into art to change attitudes to bed-blocking
20 Sep 2018
Beds have been converted into art in a bid by artists to change attitudes and highlight how damaging bed-blocking is to people’s health and wellbeing, as well as the economy. A group of 17 artists are taking.....
Game of Thrones star joins fight against dementia
20 Sep 2018
Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey is the latest celebrity to join the fight against dementia. Known as Cersei Lannister in the award-winning HBO series, Lena has done a voice over for an advert by the charity.....
Motor neurone disease forces Bolton defender to retire aged 29
19 Sep 2018
Bolton Wanderers defender Stephen Darby has announced his retirement from football, aged 29, after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). Having undergone a series of tests over recent months,.....
Care workers should be recognised as skilled workers post-Brexit
19 Sep 2018
A group of care providers has called for care workers to be recognised as skilled workers, after a government commissioned report recommended restricted access to the UK for unskilled workers post-Brexit. The.....
Researchers explore why minority ethnic patients access end of life care less
18 Sep 2018
Health professionals in Leicester are pioneering a new approach to end-of-life care for black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) communities after recent research showed they access end-of-life care less and clinicians are not as.....
Dementia will be 21st century's biggest killer for men as well as women
18 Sep 2018
Dementia is predicted to become the biggest killer in the 21st century for men as well as women, according to Public Health England. Its new report ‘Health Profile for England’ has revealed that dementia.....
Visits from friendship dog changes lonely woman's world
17 Sep 2018
Stuck at home alone in a village outside Durham, Sheila Moody has found her weekly visit from Eddie the lurcher "brightens" her life and has changed her world. Her husband died three years ago and her closest.....
Sisters aged 98 and 102 become Man City's oldest mascots
17 Sep 2018
Manchester City Football Club made a heart-warming gesture to two of their longest-serving fans on Saturday. Along with the usual collection of young mascots, 102-year-old Vera Cohen and 98-year-old Olga.....
Sex and intimacy tips for partners of those with dementia
14 Sep 2018
The charity Dementia UK has said there is ‘so much stigma’ surrounding dementia and sex and has spoken out about a need to ‘shake off the taboo’ for the sake of those living with dementia. Dementia UK has.....
Welsh care minister says Wales is ahead of England with 'ambitious' plan for social care
13 Sep 2018
Huw Irranca-Davies, the Welsh minister for children, older people and social care took a swipe at Westminster this week as he highlighted how Wales is pushing ahead with its ‘ambitious’ plan for social care. The.....
Training and retaining UK nurses remains key issue in social care
12 Sep 2018
A shortage of UK nurses, lack of government funding and a winter crisis have put unprecedented levels of pressure on the NHS, with 24 trusts recently declaring a 'black alert', new research has found. Specialist.....
UK women live longer than men but have more years of poor health
11 Sep 2018
While it may be true that women have longer lives than men, they also spend more years in poor health according to Public Health England (PHE). A greater proportion of a woman’s life is spent in poor health.....
Ageing population's dirty false teeth triggers global guidelines
10 Sep 2018
Bleach, soap and water and toothpaste has for too long been used by elderly people to clean their false teeth, prompting academics to publish global guidelines to stop the rot from setting in. 'Frightening' A.....
Childcare voucher founder suggests paying for care homes with social care vouchers
07 Sep 2018
John Woodward, founder of Busy Bees Nurseries and the pioneer of childcare vouchers, believes a social care version of this system, plus a 'care ISA' could "form part of the jigsaw of options" for the social care funding crisis. Mr.....
Huntington's disease begins affecting brain development in childhood
07 Sep 2018
The inherited gene that causes Huntington’s disease starts affecting brain development in childhood, according to new research. It is hoped the findings by Cardiff University, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.....
Care minister 'committed' to green paper this Autumn but don't mention the 'B-word'
06 Sep 2018
Care minister Caroline Dinenage has said the social care green paper offers a chance to “disrupt thinking” and has confirmed she’s committed to publishing it this Autumn, however it is the "B-word" (Brexit) that she seemed more wary.....
Over two-thirds would pay more tax to fund free social care for all
06 Sep 2018
Over two-thirds of people in England would be happy to pay more tax to fund free personal care for everyone, according to a charity. The YouGov poll for Independent Age found 74 per cent of adults support.....
'Beyond heart-breaking': Unnecessary hospital admissions for elderly at record levels
05 Sep 2018
Avoidable hospital admissions for the elderly are at record levels, with people over 65 seeing over a hundred per cent rise, according to an interim report by Age UK. The charity has warned that readmissions.....
'Radio silence' from government over care worker sleep-in payments is 'unacceptable'
04 Sep 2018
Charities are demanding ministers get back to Parliament to resolve the sleep-in payments crisis in the care sector with the chair of the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) warning the “radio silence from government is.....