Care Homes

The orangery wall at The Hall care home in Thornton-le-Dale has been decorated with a new community painting thanks to help from a local artist.

Social care providers in Wales have called low pay for carers and nurses a “national disgrace” following public sector pay rises in other areas.

The head of rehabilitation and nursing at a Cambridgeshire care group has received certification of the completion of her Master’s degree – a rare level of achievement reached in the social care sector.

Residents of Care for Veterans (formerly The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home), based in Worthing, were treated to a trip down memory lane and an afternoon of entertainment as part of a special concert series organised by The Not Forgotten on Thursday 23rd July.

…Helen Miller, activities coordinator at Beechwood Care Home in Wishaw in Scotland

Dora Banfield, a resident at Brunelcare’s Deerhurst Care Home located in Speedwell, turned 106-years-old at the beginning of July. Dora has been a resident with Brunelcare for two-years and celebrated her milestone with an outdoor garden visit from her daughter, Mary.

Residents at Hope House care home in Clayton-Le-Moors, Accrington, are overjoyed after being able to see their family face-to-face for the first time since government restrictions were eased.

Colleagues and Residents at HC-One’s Springfield House in Gateshead recently opened their brand-new, vintage haberdashery shop in the homes Grace unit, providing a wide range of fashion items for Residents to browse and choose from.

With councils across Great Britain suggesting that they are providing less funding (-10%) for those needing long-term care, over-55s are more concerned than ever

Staff in Quantum Care homes across Hertfordshire were delighted to be named Heroes of Hertfordshire this week by the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Sir Robert Voss.

A resident at L’Hermitage Care Centre in St Peter, Jersey, was delighted to be able to celebrate her 103rd birthday with family members at the weekend as visitor restrictions start to be eased and garden visits begin at the Home.

Care home residents will start to be reunited with their friends and family, where safe
Local directors of public health will, with their authorities, lead the decision-making process for care home visits

New research produced by global property consultancy Knight Frank and law firm Irwin Mitchell has revealed that councils across England are underprepared to provide suitable housing for seniors.