Health Chiefs Deny Care Home Discharge Policy Was ‘Recklessness’
Discharging 25,000 patients into care homes in England at the beginning of April, when the number of coronavirus cases was precipitously increasing
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Share A Smile: Charity Seeks Public’s Videos To Bring Cheer To Care Home Veterans
A new campaign aimed at bringing a smile to the faces of Royal Star & Garter residents is being launched ahead of Armed Forces Day (27 June).
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Hats Off To The Canterbury Care Home Residents Celebrating Royal Ascot Indoors
All bets were off as a Canterbury care home got crafty and made their own hats and fascinators for a Royal Ascot-themed fun day.
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Plans To Ease Guidance For Over 2 Million Shielding
Advisory guidance to be eased for 2.2 million clinically extremely vulnerable people across England, as virus infection rates continue to fall
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Releasing Hospital Patients Into Care Homes ‘Not Illegal’ Says Government
Releasing hospital patients into care home environments without undergoing Covid-19 tests was not illegal according lawyers for the UK health
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Coventry Care Home Couple Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Stage who live together at HC One’s Victoria Manor care home, celebrated a fantastic 70 years of wedded bliss today!
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Hertfordshire Care Home Inundated With Community Connections To Its 19th-Century Building
Following the launch of a ‘history hunt’ in April to help uncover the long and eventful timeline of its striking central building, Foxholes Care Home, near Hitchin, has been overwhelmed with information sent in by the public.
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Save Our Homes After Covid-19 – Plea
Care and nursing homes closing in the wake of coronavirus, could spark a second crisis in the care of older and vulnerable adults, a campaigner warned today.
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Urgent Call To Social Care Sector COVID-19 Support Taskforce
The National Care Forum, the leading representative body for the not-for-profit adult social care sector, has sent an open letter to David Pearson
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Sunrise Of Frognal Hosts Drive-Through Event For Residents And Their Families
On 17th June, Sunrise of Frognal hosted a drive-through event so residents could safely reunite with their families. As the home has been closed for
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CQC Publishes Data On Deaths In Care Settings Broken Down By Ethnicity
Care Quality Commission has completed a targeted piece of work to analyse the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on different ethnic groups
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New ‘Resident Ambassadors’ Appointed At Gracewell Of Edgbaston
Two residents at Gracewell of Edgbaston have been appointed to the celebrated role of ‘Resident Ambassador’.
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Basingstoke Care Home Helps Resident To Discover His Green Fingers
Roman House, a residential care home for disabled adults in Basingstoke, has helped a resident discover a love for gardening during the UK’s lockdown due to the current pandemic.
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JCVI Includes Dementia In Priority Groups For COVID-19 Vaccination
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has published interim advice on priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination.
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Saints Legend Paul Sculthorpe Delivers Learning Disability Week Surprise
Rugby League legend Paul Sculthorpe, Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) and Rhino Rugby League teamed up to bring a special surprise to
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