Author: News

BT is announcing the national rollout of its employee led initiative, Care Home Companions to over 300 care homes across the UK. Since 2020, BT, EE and Plusnet contact centre colleagues have been volunteering

Vic Rayner, CEO of the National Care Forum (NCF) hasresponded to the government’s announcement that two doses of a COVID vaccine will be a condition of deployment in CQC-regulated care homes:

Care home residents will be better protected from death and serious illness, following confirmation people working in care homes will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Nine years ago, Stella Nicholson was told she would never walk again, after a series of worrying falls and a short stay in hospital. Now, Stella has undertaken physiotherapy and with the support of staff at Lofthouse

In its report published today (June 16) the Public Accounts Committee says the pandemic’s “devastating impact on the care sector” has emphasised that “care is not properly funded, lacks transparency and urgently needs reform.”

A care home in Powys is celebrating 50 years of delivering high quality care for its residents.

Prestemede care home in Presteigne marked the milestone with a celebratory afternoon tea for residents and staff

Colleagues and residents at Exemplar Health Care’s Tipton care home, Bridgewood Mews fundraised throughout May and raised an astonishing £1,000 in aid of Huntington’s Disease Association (HDA).