Care Homes

A very special Resident at HC-One’s St Clares Court care home in Newton Aycliffe celebrated his 101st birthday on 17th July.

Care providers have been calling on the government to release guidance on reopening care homes in England to allow families and loved ones of residents to be reunited.

Residents and colleagues at Exemplar Health Care’s specialist nursing homes in Sheffield, gave special thanks to the local community on Sunday’s

HC One’s White Gable care home decided to set to work to create their very own bowling green. 

A few months ago, one of the Residents at the Lincoln care home expressed a desire to play lawn bowls.

A Surrey school pupil, who created ‘Hugs in a Bag’ for local care home residents during lockdown was able to visit the home in person last week – with PPE and social distancing allowing her to come and greet grateful residents face-to-face.

Undeterred by major sporting events being cancelled or played behind closed doors due to the pandemic, care homes across the country are taking matters into their own hands.

Gracewell of Sutton Coldfield care home has opened its very own bar.

Named The Royal Oak, the bar was opened by a socially distanced soiree where residents who reside on the first floor, the Memory Care Neighbourhood

A national poetry and painting competition has been launched to help capture the thoughts and feelings of social care and support staff working in care homes and making home care visits during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Containment strategies through an attendance and access system with zero contact and temperature measurement can be a key to avoiding easy spread of Covid-19 across the Care and Nursing Home Communities

“I swapped my pots and pans for PPE and haven’t looked back!”

David Lewis, 49, decided to leave his previous role Managing a portfolio of 12 high-end restaurants in Bristol, to become a Community Carer with

A resident at Linden House care home in Epsom celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by her Linden House friends, a relative and staff at the Surrey-based home.

Colleagues at The Old Vicarage care home in Leigh, Dorset have all received a special gesture of thanks from the residents who live at the home. 

A 10-year-old schoolgirl has struck up a touching friendship with a care home resident under lockdown