Enfield care home Bullsmoor Lodge receives Carehome.co.uk 2023 award
The carehome.co.uk Top 20 Care Home Awards 2023 highlight the most recommended Care Homes in each region of the UK. The Awards are based on over 55,000 Reviews & Recommendations received from Residents...
Nayland House care home in Colchester receives good rating from CQC health inspectors
The Essex County Standard has reported: Healthcare officials who visited a care home which looks after 50 people have praised the level of support staff give following a recent inspection. Nayland House Care...
Southgate care home receives CQC outstanding rating
Minchenden Lodge care home awarded "Outstanding" rating by CQC AgeCare is proud to announce that Minchenden Lodge has been awarded an "Outstanding" rating by the CQC. This is the highest status that can be...
What is respite care? How does it work?
What is respite care? Do I spell "respite" or "restbite"? It’s reported that there are more than seven million caregivers caring for someone in the UK. Yet the mention of respite care for the elderly can...
Is a dementia cure coming soon?
New drug trials suggest dementia cure is coming Biogen (a US based pharmaceutical company) could be on the cusp of a breakthrough, after successful initial trials suggest they soon may have coming the first...
The definitive guide to care home fees
Moving to a care home can be a stressful and emotional time, which is compounded when you take into account the financial worries over how you’re going to afford the fees. You can seek support for help with...
Celebrating a birthday with pet therapy
Celebrating a birthday in residential care with pet therapy Do you enjoy caring for or looking after pets? One of our residents at Hargrave House (our care home in Essex) certainly does. As a special birthday...
Care home jobs – a rewarding career
In the UK, there are thousands of jobs that span across many industries and it can often be difficult to know where to begin. While it is completely possible to step into a job with ease and little guidance,...
What does freedom mean for care homes?
COVID-19 Freedom Day - What to expect in our care homes The health, safety and well-being of our residents and staff continues to be paramount at AgeCare Care Homes. We are continuing with a robust and...
What is residential care?
When investigating options for care for the elderly, people can often be left confused by the myriad of different terms and types of care on offer. Below we have listed the various terms that are used and an...
What is the CQC?
What does the Care Quality Commission do? The CQC is short for the Care Quality Commission. CQC is “an executive non-departmental public body of the department of health and social care of the UK.” It was...
Care homes to receive COVID vaccine
What does the Coronavirus vaccine mean for care homes? On December 2nd, 2020 the Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency (MHRA) approved the use of the Pzifer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination. The UK Government...