Care Homes

The Healthcare Homes Group has hosted a special week of thanks and celebration to mark the work of its teams during the Coronavirus pandemic.

The care home industry is facing an “uncertain future” with almost double the number of beds standing empty than at the same point last year, a survey has found as part of a 5 News special programme

A student nurse has delighted a resident at Muirton House in Blairgowrie after organising a surprise delivery from his favourite football club.

Residents at HC-One’s Northview Lodge care home in Sunderland have been overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of their local community throughout the coronavirus pandemic, so much so that they have decided to give back.

Shelley, Emily, Jordan, Emily and Bridie were the five ladies who, on hearing that HC-One’s Greenways Court were wishing to raise some money for a garden memorial following the loss of Resident due to the coronavirus,

A former nurse who has dedicated the last 30 years to caring for the elderly in Crawley has celebrated her retirement with a party at Deerswood Lodge care home, where she has worked for the last 14 years.

A resident at The Manor House care home in North Walsham, Norfolk, has marked her 100th birthday with a special celebration at the home.  Irene Vincent has been living

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Care providers are being urged to slow down plans to open up care and nursing homes amidst fears that a second wave of coronavirus is coming.

The team at Overbury House nursing home in Wroxham are taking on a mammoth challenge to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. The national charity…

One of Northamptonshire’s oldest women has celebrated her 104th birthday at a Rushden care home.

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The team at Gracewell of Camberley organised a scrapbook making session for residents. This scrapbook was designed to showcase all the positive memories they have had at the care home over the UK national lockdown period.

A new test that can detect COVID-19 and flu, and deliver test results within 90 minutes, is to be used in care homes from next week.

An outdoor music initiative has hit the right note at Didsbury care village, Belong Morris Feinmann, with residents delighting in a live garden