UK care home operators are set to see costs rise by £165m this year, representing a 30% increase, due to the increased costs of labour, supply and finance according
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Social care workers are to be added to the Shortage Occupation List as the Government looks to ease the staffing crisis facing the social care sector. But, warns social care lawyers Royds Withy King
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By Barry Price, QCS Care Specialist (www.qcs.co.uk)
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The Archbishop of Canterbury is calling for reforms in the provision of social care which prioritise the value of the person over the financial cost.
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LEADING care and support provider to vulnerable adults, National Care Group, is celebrating an unprecedented year with continued growth and an exceptional
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Hugh Myddelton House care home in Southgate was transformed into Graceland to mark what would have been Elvis Presley’s 86th birthday on 8 January.
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A new study has revealed that global dementia cases are set to triple by 2050 – an estimated 153 million people will be living with dementia by 2050.
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Recently, the first cohort of learners from Exemplar Health Care’s Trainee Nursing Associates programme, celebrated their graduation. They will now start their role
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This week, two new international standards aimed at enhancing the quality of life for older people were approved by ISO (International Standardization Organisation).
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CARE workers are being urged to get their Covid-19 booster jab because providers fear the worst of the Omicron variant is still to come.
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Four Seasons CEO Jeremy Richardson has hit out at a “total imbalance” between the current restrictions on care home visiting and the threat posed by COVID-19.
Read more...A coalition of organisations has written to local health and care leaders calling on them to put an end to “harmful isolation practices” and to help promote the rights of people in care.
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Businesses in England most impacted by the Omicron variant will be able to tap into a multimillion-pound support package in the coming weeks, as the government today
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This well-established Health Walk project in the Outer Hebrides has received the National walking charity Paths for All’s Dementia Friendly Walking accreditation.
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A care home in Newark is appealing to the local community to send 101 birthday cards to one of its residents before the end of January.
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