about the open day

Care Home Open Day is a UK wide initiative inviting care homes to open their doors to their local communities.

Thousands of care homes across the UK took centre stage, welcoming the public and arranging events and activities that helped to create lasting links between care home residents and their local communities.

This is all about showing people what excellent care homes are really about and how they can be at the centre of local communities, developing relationships across the generations.

We're making some positive noise - and we want you to be part of it!

what do we want to achieve

National Care Home Open Day is about connecting people! We want to enrich the lives of the UK's care home residents by reminding people that care homes in every community are filled with unique, intelligent and charming characters, and run by special people that really do care.

But don’t just take our word for it - we want to see you on June 19th 2015 - just click here to find a home near you and see what they’re planning for the big day! In the mean time, we need you to get involved and help us by spreading the word - just like us on Facebook or share with your friends on Twitter, and together we’ll make a difference that lasts!

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Our Supporters

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of all health and social care services in England. Click here to find out more or alternatively you can email mike.reed@cqc.org.uk

Read the CQC's press release

Alzheimer's Society is the leading support and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. Click here to find out more or alternatively you can email enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk

Skills for Care is the employer-led workforce development body for adult social care in England. Click here to find out more

NAPA supports front line care staff to enable older people to live life the way they choose with meaning and purpose. Click here to find out more or alternatively you can email info@napa-activities.co.uk

Click here to view the press release.

The National Skills Academy for Social Care is for everyone committed to excellent adult social care in England. 
We are a membership organisation, created by social care employers to transform the quality of: leadership, management, training, development, and commissioning.

Click here to find out more

Norman Lamb, Minister of State for Care and Support, shows his support for the National Care Home Open Day and endeavours to visit a local care home to join in the celebrations.

Click here to download and read his letter.

Dementia 4 Schools raises awareness of dementia with young people. It is part of the Dementia Friendly Communities programme and integral to the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge.The project:

  • encourages you to engage with your local community
  • encourages young people to know about health and social care
  • is an opportunity to share the care with the local community
  • promotes dementia friends and volunteer recruitment
  • raises the profile of your work and your organisation

Young people need and want to know about dementia – please help us create a dementia friendly generation. www.dementia4schools.org