Home Care News
CQC launches discussion in to the future of regulations
29 Oct 2015
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a new discussion paper detailing the decisions it is faced with, when changes are to make to ensure that high-quality health and social care is delivered to those who need it. The.....
Super-smeller Gran who sniffs out Parkinson’s could have found secret to diagnosing the disease
22 Oct 2015
A research study has been launched to find out if people’s skin odour could hold the secret to diagnosing Parkinson’s, after a Scottish grandma was able to identify the disease through sniffing their t-shirts. In.....
Tens of thousands of older people face cold winter in park homes
21 Oct 2015
Thousands of older people living in park homes, could be facing a cold winter as they struggle with the high cost of heating this type of accommodation, according to research conducted by Age UK. It is estimated that around 100,000.....
Care Minister tells providers to innovate to make ends meet as he can't promise extra funding
16 Oct 2015
Care Minister Alistair Burt has told social care providers to be innovative in finding efficiencies because he can’t guarantee more funding. Delegates on the third and final day of the annual National Children.....
Government announces changes to restrictions on recruiting nurses from overseas
16 Oct 2015
The Government has revealed temporary changes to restrictions on recruiting overseas nurses to ensure care homes and NHS care provisions have adequate staffing levels. Nurses will be added to the Government’s.....
Home care firms take legal action against council over low pay
16 Oct 2015
Eighteen private home care providers have begun legal action against the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and are demanding the authority pay them more or face court. The Bradford Care Association,.....
CQC State of Care report shows 'quality of care placed in jeopardy by underfunding'
15 Oct 2015
The Care Quality Commission's (CQC) State of Care Report on the quality of health and adult social care in England, has revealed that more than 60 per cent of adult social care services have been rated either ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’. Yet.....
Over 60s revealed as having the most unhealthy diet
14 Oct 2015
People over 60 have been revealed as having the most unhealthy diets as a result of their children having left home, a study has found. Despite eating a healthy, balanced diet for years when caring for their children, older people.....
Social care cuts are putting older people and disabled at risk
13 Oct 2015
Older people and those living with disabilities are being put at risk, due to the ability of councils to provide dignified care because of a gap in social care funding. Following a joint submission in the Spending Review, the Local.....
NHS trusts must make 'radical changes' to reduce financial deficit
09 Oct 2015
NHS foundation trusts (FTs) have accrued a financial deficit of nearly £1 billion within the first three months of the new financial year, described by regulators as being the worst financial position in a generation. Foundation.....
One in 10 home care agencies will be forced to close due to National Living Wage
08 Oct 2015
Eleven per cent of all home care agencies have revealed that they will be forced to close within the next 12 months, due to the low fees paid by local authorities. A survey carried out by the United Kingdom.....
Two-thirds of adult social care requests rejected by local councils
07 Oct 2015
Local councils are struggling to action new requests for adult social care in England as the result of budget cuts, the latest figures reveal. Figures published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.....
Music therapy should be on prescription for people with dementia
02 Oct 2015
Dementia experts are calling for music therapy to be available on prescription for people with dementia. They want clinicians to use music to reawaken and stimulate the brain and focus less on pharmalogical.....