All news on the topic: Care homes

Hospitals have reported a rise in admissions and the type which has driven a big rise in the USA has been detected in the UK

Ahead of a historic General Election on Thursday the people of the UK have a chance to reject the misery and blundering of the Tory government. It is time for change and a fresh start.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released data showing that a record 3,544,042 people are claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with a third getting £737.20 a month

Dr Sarah Jarvis, from the University of Huddersfield, claims there are a few things you can do to check your health is as it should be - and they're really easy to do

Vulnerable people are being urged to stay indoors and drink plenty of water as temperatures are set to soar into the 30s during the heatwave set to hit Britain next week

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a warning following a nationwide spike in E. coli cases. Food manufacturers are recalling at least 60 types of pre-packed sandwiches, wraps and salads

Dr Xand van Tulleken has issued a warning to Brits as a new E. coli outbreak continues to affect dozens of people - with cases 'expected to rise' in the coming days

The UK Health Security Agency is investigating an increase in the number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) cases - with 113 people known to have fallen ill

John Farringdon was born on June 7, 1913, and is now the second oldest man in the world after reaching the incredible milestone. He celebrated with an ABBA tribute band and a glass of whisky

The DWP is set to pay out two extra one-off payments in 2024 that can help with the cost of staying warm in winter, as well as a small bonus for those claiming benefits

Jade Barnett was sent 260 miles away from everyone she knew to live in Blackpool, the children's home capital of Britain, when she was just 15 - and her experience is not unusual

Witnesses claim that Joseph Hull, a nursing assistant at a care home in Missouri, raped a woman in her 80s with dementia living at the home where he worked who thought he was her deceased husband

Care home worker Pauline Gilhooly, 63, flashed apparent gold and diamond jewellery as she left court after admitting stealing thousands of pounds from an elderly pensioner in West Lothian

Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader in her 70s who has been treated badly by her ex-partner, but he won't leave her alone and she feels conflicted

Kate has launched a new project that will help parents and young children across the country, but she's never been afraid of admitting her own shortcomings and difficulties as a parent

The NHS is set to save billions of pounds a year after changing its procurement criteria for all medical supplies.

The residents say they were left stressed and anxious that their parking spaces were going to be used by visitors to a nearby care home - signs said they'd be fined £100 for not having a permit

Staff from Norvic Healthcare have been accused by angry locals of parking all day on a road in Taverham, Norfolk - and are reportedly being targeted with superglue and fake parking tickets

George Durkal, who was held captive in an internment camp in Germany during World War Two marked his milestone with a celebration at his care home

The NHS is rolling out the its Spring vaccination programme for Covid-19 as cases are on the rise, and are urging certain groups of the population to come forward

The new data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that reported cases have stayed high instead of decreasing like they usually do as the weather warms up in spring

Joanne Cook, 56, punched a young woman whom she believed had beaten up her daughter - but was then repeatedly struck when the woman's friends rushed to defend her

A hotel has resorted to flushing its toilets with sea water after a burst main in East Sussex has left more than 32,000 residents without water supply - as the firm continues work to get it "restarted"

Heather Pressdee, 41, was handed three consecutive life sentences, plus an additional consecutive term of 380-760 years behind bars in Butler, situated around 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grandmother Ita Priestley, a nurse for more than 40 years at hospitals in Lancashire suddenly died from pneumonia at Royal Blackburn Hospital, to her family's woe