Care Homes

We've seen reports from around the world on how people are coping in isolation due to Coronavirus, but for care providers the upcoming period will be more challenging than ever with visits from resident's family and friends on hold. Check out our 9 top ways to keep your residents entertained and engaged.

We take a look at the cost of Pressure Care for both care providers and affected individuals, and look at the potential cost savings of improving pressure care.

Jack Brock and his handler Ali Stearn have been doing the rounds in Norfolk this year, bringing a sense of festive cheer to care home residents and enjoying carrots and the occasional nibble of Christmas buffet along the way.

The Opera Huntington's Bed package has been designed to improve the quality of sleep of Huntington's patients, whilst limiting the risk of injury from impacts and falls. Designed with a padded cocoon surround which covers the hard surfaces of the bed, the user is secured in a safe yet spacious environment to sleep in.

You may recall we had previously written a piece introducing a small Dutch village called Hogeweyk. Known as ‘Dementia Village’ because the 152 residents who live there all have severe dementia, residents require 24-hour-a-day care and will likely call Hogeweyk their last home. Read the full story on the village of Hogeweyk here.

Queen Silvia of Sweden made a real statement recently by publicly supporting a new affordable housing scheme, pioneered by Swedish furniture giant IKEA, for those suffering from memory loss...

A care home in Bradford has revamped their dining area into an American-style 1950s café. Chosen by the residents, the cafés design is part of a reminiscence therapy project that is helping the homes dementia residents to reignite memories from all those years ago!

Auto-weighing technology is being used in Opera® Alternating Air Mattresses to improve the effectiveness of pressure care and increase carer efficiencies. In this article I explain what auto-weighing technology is and...

In England, there are 10,305 services registered as care homes with nursing. These services provide accommodation and 24-hour nursing care, and unlike residential care homes (27,806 in England) there are registered nurses on duty at all times...

Gentag is a developer and producer of wearable biosensors that can be attached to a person's skin for monitoring purposes. Gentag biosensors are lightweight, flexible and disposable skin patches that can be read by an NFC device or smartphone...

Meet Pepper, the humanoid robot that can read emotions, interact with surroundings and provide assistance to its human user. He is currently in use in a number of settings across the world...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) released their annual State of Care report for 2016/17 at the Care Show this week. The report confirms many aspects the care sector is well aware of but there are also...