Here is a summary of the latest care home news on everything to do with care homes.
Executive Summary The UK elderly care home market is estimated to be £14bn. Supply in the market is remarkably diverse, ranging from single owner/owner operators and small groups through to large ‘brand’ corporate companies. In terms of diversity of supply, the market is comparable to the retail industry. Traditionally, investing in the elderly care home [...]
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1. Most care homes charge private residents more than their local council customers Local councils always negotiate a price with care homes for the residents that they financially support. Care homes claim that councils don’t pay an economic fee, so they have to charge private residents more to make their business work at a profit. [...]
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Most people don’t realise until it’s too late, but care homes charge their residents two different rates for exactly the same service, depending on who is footing the bill. In some cases those paying at the higher rate are being charged 50% more than the person living in the room next to them! Care homes [...]
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A survey of 800 care homes in June found that 4 out of 5 care homes intend to increase their charges in the coming months for those people who are responsible for paying their own care home fees. This follows a staggering 14% increase in fees for private residents over just the last 12 months. [...]
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How can we help you? “A NEW care home with a specialist dementia unit is one step closer to being built in Common Lane in Kenilworth. English Care Villages submitted an outline planning application for the 72-bed care home with dementia facilities, which will generate 50 full-time jobs and 50 part-time jobs, to Warwick [...]
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How can we help you? “It is estimated that one-in-three people over 65 will die with dementia. Researchers say there is a lack of evidence on how to provide the best care for patients with advanced dementia who are terminally ill. This week a group of leading health charities wrote to the prime minister [...]
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How can we help you? “Police are investigating the death of a care home resident in Manchester. Ivan Emmanuel Campbell, 73, a resident at Victoria Nursing Home, Anson Road, in Rusholme, was admitted to hospital on 16 April and died the following day. A post-mortem examination found he died from internal injuries. The coroner [...]
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How can we help you? “A CARE home for adults with learning disabilities near Stround had to be evacuated after a kitchen fire. A total of 24 firefighters were called out to Frocester Manor just after 9am yesterday after staff reported the incident. Around 40 minutes later watch commander Tim Stait said the fire, [...]
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How can we help you? “MORE than £100,000 has been paid back to a dementia sufferer by the local primary care trust. The money was paid out after it was discovered elderly Eastbourne resident Edna Witt had been paying too much in nursing home fees because she was entitled to continuing healthcare funding. The [...]
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How can we help you? “David Cameron must demonstrate his commitment to tackling the “growing crisis” facing elderly and disabled adults, Liz Kendall, the shadow minister for care and older people, said. The Prime Minister has promised his critics that he will address the rising costs of supporting Britain’s rapidly ageing population but progress [...]
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How can we help you? “RESIDENTS at a Bromsgrove care home dug our their blue suede shoes as they welcomed an Elvis tribute act. Impersonator Andy Kelso entertained residents, their families, and staff as part of a special Vegas-themed day at Tutnall Hall Care Home last Friday, (May 4). Andy is a former Redditch [...]
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How can we help you? “Residents at a care home in Prestwick are being taken back in time after their dwellings were given a 1970s makeover. With black and white photographs on the wall, brick-a-brack filling the shelves and ornaments lining the fireplace, visitors to the Berelands Care Home could be forgiven for thinking [...]
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How can we help you? “The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority identified a range of concerns at Owenvale Court Residential Care Home in west Belfast earlier this year. RQIA issued notices of failure to comply with regulations to the care provider, and also placed conditions on the registration of the service. The conditions including [...]
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How can we help you? “A GROUP of care home residents with learning disabilities have raised £150 for a Poole school’s funds by selling healthy snacks to pupils. Two to four residents from Talbot Wood Lodge, in Bournemouth, have been visiting Hillbourne School to bring youngsters tasty but nutritious treats. The full team paid [...]
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How can we help you? “A JEWISH care home is to close – affecting 25 elderly residents and more than 30 staff. The devastating news was announced at Raymond House, run by Jewish Care, on Friday. The charity took the decision to close the home in Clifton Terrace, Southend, because of dwindling numbers and [...]
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How can we help you? “An outbreak of influenza that infected over 40 residents at a nursing home in Roscommon and killed two has been declared over. The residents, at Drumderrig Nursing Home in Boyle, had contracted the A H3 strain of the flu virus, the same strain that was responsible for the deaths [...]
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How can we help you? “A FORMER care home worker told a woman with Down’s Syndrome she “needed shooting at birth”, a court heard. Vikki Unsworth, 39, is accused of physically and verbally abusing eight vulnerable people she was meant to be caring for at Ridgeway House Care Home, Station Town, Wingate. She is [...]
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How can we help you? “The NHS has warned GPs treating thousands of patients in care homes to follow the law and good practice on issuing “do not resuscitate” forms after apologising for not discussing the issue with a patient or his family. The “reminder” followed investigations into a complaint by the daughter of [...]
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How can we help you? “Residents of Bupa’s Brookview Nursing and Residential Home teamed up with students from Alderley Edge Girls School last week to get their hands dirty for the care home’s “Sow and Grow” campaign. The campaign aims to promote the health benefits of growing your own fruit and vegetables and residents [...]
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How can we help you? “COUNCIL chiefs look set to build and operate two new super care homes in York in line with public demand – even though using private operators would save the authority £24 million over 26 years. However, City of York Council is likely to go out to tender to procure [...]
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How can we help you? “MPs are calling for a review of care home regulation, in the wake of the £820m purchase of Four Seasons Healthcare by the private equity company, Terra Firma. MPs voiced their disquiet over the deal, which will see Terra Firma become the largest biggest care homes provider in the [...]
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How can we help you? “The grieving mum of a severely autistic man who fell to his death after escaping from a care home says someone must be held accountable. Christopher Wakeman managed to get out of the main door at Byfield Court Care Home, in Sheppey Way, Bobbing. A short time later, the [...]
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How can we help you? “A RETIRED care home worker who spent 30 years in the industry has warned relatives to watch out for signs that their loved ones are being mistreated. Lesley Searley says she encountered hundreds of cases of abuse, including a resident who was punched by a worker, which were hushed [...]
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How can we help you? “The Care Quality Commission has issued a formal warning to Orchard Care Homes.com (3) Limited, saying they must make improvements to standards of care at Willow Brook House or face further action. The warning follows an unannounced visit by inspectors to the care home in South Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, [...]
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How can we help you? “The Maria Mallaband Care Group are inviting members of the Cheshire community to visit their latest state-of-the-art care residence. The Westbourne is a Holmes Chapel-based care home designed to a five-star standard, consisting of 12 close care retirement villas fully resourced to support professional carers carrying out personalised care [...]
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How can we help you? “Young spinal cord injured patients are spending up to two years living in care homes for the elderly, leaving them feeling depressed and isolated, according to a new study. Up to one in five of the 1,200 people in the UK paralysed each year are moved to a care [...]
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How can we help you? “A legal loophole which enabled owners of the Rosepark nursing home – where 14 elderly people died in a fire in 2004 – to avoid prosecution, could be closed under new plans. The UK government has launched a consultation focused on Scots law and the criminal liability of partnerships. [...]
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How can we help you? “The new operator of Suffolk County Council’s care homes has been revealed today. Care UK is the authority’s preferred bidder for its 16 care homes. At a meeting of the county’s cabinet Cllr Colin Noble, portfolio holder for adult and community services, said: “Care UK has shown strong commitment [...]
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How can we help you? “Innovations in medication management, from Cheshire-based company Protomed, have attracted the attention of worldwide pharmacy group Alchem Healthcare. The latest Biodose system, designed to provide carers with pre-measured solid and liquid medication, has enabled the healthcare group to attract prestigious care sector clients, recording thirteen new care home contracts [...]
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