Home Care News
Britain's oldest men Alf and Bob celebrate their 110th birthdays
29 Mar 2018
Britain’s two oldest men, Alf Smith and Bob Weighton, have celebrated turning 110-years-old today. Born on 29 March 1908, they've lived through two world wars, the moon landings and the birth of the NHS......
Levi Roots dementia gig: 'If your elders accept you, you know you're loved'
29 Mar 2018
Dragon’s Den Star Levi Roots has revealed that playing reggae tunes at a cafe for people with dementia was one of his 'hardest gigs'. The charismatic entrepreneur and Reggae Reggae sauce inventor chatted.....
Theresa May takes break from Putin and Brexit to talk with home care workers
28 Mar 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May took time out from dealing with Russia, Brexit talks and international terrorism to chat with home care workers at the unveiling of Right at Home’s 50th domiciliary care business......
Care minister Caroline Dinenage is keynote speaker at leading dementia conference
26 Mar 2018
Minister of State for Care, Caroline Dinenage, is to speak at The Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo, along with other high-profile care leaders such as CQC’s Andrea Sutcliffe and Care England’s Martin Green. The.....
New MS drug could slow down 'Secondary Progressive' stage of disease
23 Mar 2018
For the first time, a new drug has been shown to slow the progression of disability in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS), a severe form of the condition, which gets steadily worse over time. Up.....
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston backs #ShareTheOrange dementia campaign
22 Mar 2018
Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston is the latest television star urging the nation to #ShareTheOrange to encourage people to think differently about dementia. The American screenwriter is calling on people.....
Home care workers get 17% pay rise from Manchester Living Wage
16 Mar 2018
Home care workers in Manchester are to receive a £1 an hour pay boost from 1 April to ensure they get ‘a proper living wage’. Domiciliary care workers will see their pay increase from £7.50 - the National.....
WHO reviews risk to humans of microplastics found in bottled water
15 Mar 2018
Scientists have found more than 90 per cent of bottled water tested in a recent study was contaminated with microplastics, prompting the World Health Organisation (WHO) to review the risk to human health of drinking water with plastic.....
Councils 'rainy day' money raided to fund 14 per cent rise in demand for care
09 Mar 2018
Emergency funds are being raided as local authorities struggle to meet a rise in demand for social care and ease the pain of a 49 per cent fall in funding from the Government since 2010. The major drop in.....
Outstanding Kent home care provider treats people with 'kindness, dignity and respect'
09 Mar 2018
A home care provider in Kent has been praised by the care watchdog for treating people and their relatives with “kindness, dignity and respect”. Home Instead Senior Care - Bromley, Chislehurst & Orpington.....
Running legend Ron Hill vows not to let dementia 'get me down'
05 Mar 2018
Marathon runner, Ron Hill, who last year was forced to end his 52-year running streak of at least a mile a day after suffering chest pains, has revealed he has dementia. Ron, who won the marathon gold medals.....
Tributes paid to 'selfless' care worker who died travelling to work in the snow
02 Mar 2018
A fundraising page has been set up in memory of a 'popular' care worker who was found dead in the snow on her way to work. Elaine McNeill, aged 42, fell ill en route to her work for , which.....
Snow joke for care staff seeking 4x4s to reach elderly's homes
01 Mar 2018
When arctic weather nicknamed the ‘Beast from the East’ arrived in Cornwall, the owners of 4x4s answered a home care firm’s Facebook appeal to take care staff to the elderly. Live Life Care supports older.....
Mental health patients sent 'out of area' for care left vulnerable and isolated
01 Mar 2018
Thousands of people with mental health problems are being sent to residential rehabilitation services 'out of area', leaving them isolated and less likely to recover, a care watchdog has warned. A report.....