Care Homes

Staff working in care homes with older adult residents, may be required to have a Covid-19 vaccine to protect residents from the virus

A Hertfordshire care home has relaunched its Gardening Club in a bid to reunite its green-fingered residents with family and friends as lockdown restrictions continue to ease.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Hugh Myddelton House care home in Southgate were treated to a photographic tour and talk about the creation of V&A Dundee by Peter Nurick

A dedicated healthcare assistant has notched up a remarkable 30 years’ service at the same Lymington care home, including eleven years working on night shifts. 

Residents at Primrose Croft Care Home in Cambridgeshire were very saddened by the news of Prince Philips death. They said they have all grown up alongside Prince Philip and the Royal Family

A local care home has celebrated a remarkable milestone for one of its residents as she reached her 102nd birthday.

 Glyn Hopkins of HC-One’s St Martin’s Court care home, in Morriston, was overwhelmed when Colleagues through him a surprise Olympic party to celebrate his time competing for his country.

Staff and residents at Magnolia court care home in Hampstead celebrated the classic game of Scrabble, on World Scrabble Day, which takes place every year on April 13th

35% of care home managers surveyed by Florence say they are “considering leaving care and looking to career change,” after a year of working through the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Residents and team members at Sunrise Senior Living UK and Gracewell Healthcare’s 46 care homes are setting sail on a 12-week journey visiting new countries from the comfort of their care homes.

Green-fingered care home resident Bettie, 96, says she is “overjoyed” after receiving family visits following many months of lockdown.

A work experience placement turned into a lifetime of dedication for Senior Carer Lorraine Pocock who has just celebrated 40 years with The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT).

Long-awaited changes which give more freedom to residents in care and nursing homes have been welcomed as “steps towards normality”.