All news on the topic: Care homes

Jake Astley broke into a care home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, chased terrified staff with a butter knife and then went into the victim's bedroom, a court was told

Anton Du Beke broke down in tears as he revealed his father stabbed him during in interview with Kate Garraway for ITV's Life Stories

A glorious mansion and sprawling 17th century estate has just gone on the market for £6million. It was used a location for family films yet also once the home of a brutal judge - and it could be yours

At just 33 years old, super-fit Kristopher Hackett suddenly suffered a series of cardiac arrests, causing serious brain damage - now his mum Joan is celebrating his DNR order finally being lifted

Joan Hobbs, 89, was on July 17 beaten 'black and blue' with a walking frame by a male resident at the IRT Thomas Holt Aged Care Centre in the southern Sydney suburb of Kirrawee

The fungus was first identified in the United States when hospitals in New York state reported cases of a dangerous fungal infection never seen before in the country

Fraser Dolman and Wayne Hepburn plotted together to torch the front door of a rival in what was described as a "warning" connected to the drug trade - before mistakenly targeting George Redmond's home

The idea came up after Edna Colton, 93, told staff she always wanted a ­granddaughter as she only has grandsons - and a new breed of visitors was arranged

Nellie Orme has reached the ripe old age of 103 and her birthday will certainly be one to remember

The two elderly people who died in a shooting at a care home in have been identified - they are believed to be married, with the man shooting the woman before taking his own life, police say

Betty Regnard, resident at the Westhaven Care Home who will turn 105 on August 4, praised the drink for giving her a long and healthy life. She also added how the thing she is looking forward to most on her birthday is a cake

A damning report by Ofsted came after a Daily Mirror investigation in 2020 revealed two employees at the home, run by Care 4 Children, had been arrested on suspicion of targeting the boys to sell drugs

In a brazen challenge to Rishi Sunak, 20 disgruntled MPs who call themselves the New Conservatives said the party faces wipeout in the polls if it fails to drag down net migration, which is at a record high

Most people equate adult social care with low status and pay, and little opportunity for career progression, which makes it difficult to attract and retain staff

In a challenge to Rishi Sunak’s authority, Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson will speak at the launch of the New Conservatives Group that wants to block social care workers getting visas

Pensioner Isobel Porter's reaction to being able to take the plunge again touched leisure centre staff, with her husband saying she "keeps asking when she can go back"

Stanley Ekhator, 36, is accused of raping the victim in her bedroom after being hired as a maintenance worker and then trained to care for residents

A new ITV documentary sees Edinburgh-born Nicky Campbell explore the Bay City Rollers' rise to being one of the biggest pop bands of the '70s - and the dark story behind it

As more people are facing hunger and the threat of a recession looms, the Tories cannot keep trying to blame this crisis on the pandemic and war in Ukraine

The former Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock did not take any personal blame as some victims who lost loves ones to Covid shouted "killer" as he left the Covid Inquiry

One-legged dementia sufferer Donald Burgess, 93, was found in his room at a care home holding a knife, with officers using pepper-spray, a baton and then a taser to disarm him

When it comes to the lyrics of Tony Christie’s charity song – “your heart is true, you’re a pal and a confidante” – they could have been written for Gez Ossai

Since pandemic restrictions were eased relatives are still facing issues with visiting loved ones - an issue branded a 'dangerous hangover from Covid'

More than 60 years earlier it was on this very same slab of concrete, on a freezing cold Christmas Day, that Harvey Shackell had been abandoned in a cardboard box as a newborn baby.

The 83-year-old man had been reviewed by eye specialists when treated in Hull Royal Infirmary following a fall - but the need for a vital review in six months was not communicated to him or his GP