Care home residents in all tiers will be able to see their families again this Christmas period as over a million tests are to be sent out providers over the next month, with visits to begin in the first homes today [Wednesday 2 December].
Read more...New guidance will safely allow indoor visits to care homes across England as the country moves back into tiered restrictions
Visits out to family homes or outdoor spaces like parks may also be possible for some care home residents under 65.
Worries over visiting as death rates rise
Care providers are calling for urgent guidance over relative visiting after doubts were cast on the accuracy of tests.
Read more...Nearly one million people in the UK have dementia. People living with the most common form, Alzheimer’s disease, can experience difficulties working out where they are
Read more...Home Meadow residential care home in Toft, near Cambridge, is calling on the local community to help locate some festive elves, lost in isolation!
Read more...Leading care sector figures are calling for a rethink on restricted movement between care settings as outlined in the Government’s Winter Plan.
Read more...Care England has appealed for guidance for care home visiting to go beyond Christmas.
Professor Martin Green, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
Read more...Veterans at Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton have been busy writing Christmas cards to loved ones, thanks to a kind donation from a local businesswoman.
Read more...Residents and Colleagues at HC One’s Victoria Park have been showing their support for breast cancer awareness month.
Read more...‘Only together,’ the charity’s first-ever influencing campaign, highlights the low level of specialist support currently available to families affected by dementia, and how access to quality care could be improved.
Read more...A Borders care home has created personalised hobby boxes for its residents, enabling them to continue to enjoy their favourite activities while adhering with social distancing measures.
Read more...A New Forest care home has ‘brought the outside in’ with the launch of a peaceful indoor oasis to support residents’ mental and physical wellbeing.
Read more...Residents and Colleagues at HC One’s Alexander Court care home, are thrilled to have won in a category of the HC One annual gardening competition.
Read more...The Not Forgotten, a British Armed Forces charity which supports serving and ex-service men and women has produced a Christmas DVD which will be distributed to 1,500 care homes across the UK.
Read more...More than two and a half million vulnerable people across England will be offered free Vitamin D supplements for the winter, the government has announced.
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