All news on the topic: Nursing homes

A new risk assessment tool has been introduced by scientists which could potentially serve as an initial screening instrument for dementia, categorising people into "risk groups"

Alarming figures released by Age UK found that 735,240 households missed out on payments from the Government's heavily-criticised Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) Alternative Fund

Imagine how those who lost loved ones in the pandemic felt after seeing former health secretary Matt Hancock's new attempt to rebrand himself as a lovable, wacky man of the people

These are the people who don’t have close relationships, can’t rely on others for help, aren’t active in community groups or religious organisations and live in neighbourhoods that feel unsafe

SmartSocks, developed with the help of experts Exeter University, are able to track the heart rate, sweat levels and motion of people wearing them and collect data

Filthy bedding, unwashed residents, medicines not given, no entertainment - and sky-high fees

Those who are able to find a residential place can find themselves paying eye-watering fees for shoddy, substandard accommodation, with some charging more than a £1,000 a week

Declan Spencer has been told he has just months to live. His mum is at her breaking point as she spends hours awake to care for him as NHS carers are able to provide what he needs

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

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

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