Ban on care home visits could be made ILLEGAL

Banning indoor visits to elderly relatives in care homes could soon be made illegal. Legislation has been drafted to stop families being torn apart. The proposal, which will be presented to Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Wednesday, would give all residents the right to receive visits from a close relative or friend. Every care home … Read more

Zookeeper Chad Staples is an Instagram sensation thanks to candid pictures of animals in his care

It’s no wonder he has become an Instagram sensation. Zookeeper Chad Staples posts a steady stream of adorable and hilarious images and videos on his account of animals he cares for, from cute koalas and loveable giraffes to majestic rhinos and jaw-dropping lions.  And he has seen his Instagram follower numbers rocket from 62,900 in April … Read more

Has every care home resident REALLY been offered a Covid jab?

England’s minister for social care, Helen Whately, has admitted that the NHS has not offered Covid jabs to everyone living in care homes despite its claim today. The Government target had been to get vaccines to all people living in residential care homes in England by the end of January. And NHS England this morning … Read more

Ruthie Henshall says she’ll ‘fight’ to visit her dementia-stricken mother in her care home

West End star Ruthie Henshall has said she will ‘fight for the right’ to see her dementia-stricken mother in her care home after an upsetting Facetime call.  The actress, 53, who took part on 2020’s series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, said her mother Gloria, who’s in her eighties, ‘never said a … Read more

Families face a £100-plus jump in council tax to pay for social care crisis

Families face a £100-plus jump in council tax to pay for social care crisis Council tax bills are set to rise by five per cent in more than half of counties Planned increase puts more pressure on some households already furloughed  Extra pressure on bank accounts comes as Boris Johnson fails to fix social care  … Read more

Son prevented from visiting dying mother in care home ‘because she has weeks left to live’

A heartbroken son has been prevented from visiting his dying dementia-hit mother in a Welsh care home because she has weeks left to live rather than days, he claims.  Ryan Mee said he was told he can only see his mother Gillian Mee, 68, in her ‘last days’ rather than in her final weeks under … Read more

Kylie Jenner puts her bombshell figure on display to share Kylie Skin’s Self Care Sundays

Kylie Jenner puts her bombshell figure on display as she goes makeup-free for Kylie Skin… after celebrating Stormi’s 3rd birthday in Turks And Caicos By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 18:06 GMT, 31 January 2021 | Updated: 18:07 GMT, 31 January 2021 Kylie Jenner’s been enjoying a lavish vacation in Turks & Caicos with her … Read more

Social care system is on the brink of collapse… and could break the NHS too, experts warn 

Social care system is on the brink of collapse… and could break the NHS too, experts warn One in three Covid-19 deaths in the UK have been people living in care homes Experts believe failure to reform system is a major reason behind UK’s death toll Of the 103,000 people who have died in Britain 31,000 … Read more

One in EIGHT NHS hospitals didn’t have any spare intensive care beds last week

One in eight NHS trusts in England did not have a single spare intensive care bed last week, official figures show as hospitals continued to grapple with the winter wave of critically ill coronavirus patients.    NHS England figures published today reveal 18 out of 140 major trusts had 100 per cent occupancy in their ICUs … Read more

Dean Wells: You CAN get drunk on Australia Day and still care about Indigenous people

Dean Wells has jumped to the defence of Bachelorette star Elly Miles after she received backlash for attending an Australia Day pool party just hours after going to a change the date protest. Commenting on Instagram, the Married At First Sight bad boy said that Elly didn’t need to say sorry for anything after she … Read more