Hilary’s 100th Prompts Huge Community Response
A Winchester care home resident had an unexpected deluge of good wishes as she celebrated her 100th birthday.
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Care Home Residents Receive Hand-Drawn Pictures And Heart-Warming Letters From Local Children
Staff and residents at Alwoodleigh care home in Huddersfield have been delighted to receive kind letters and hand-drawn pictures from local children recently.
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Reinbek Residents Give Loved Ones Keepsake Hearts
Staff at Borough Care’s Reinbek home in Davenport have been using novel ways to help keep residents in touch with their loved ones during lockdown due to coronavirus (Covid 19).
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MP Led Committee Demands PPE Plan Within 2 Months, Ahead Of Potential Second Covid Wave
MPs have issued a two-month ultimatum to the government to guarantee sufficient PPE stocks are in place in health and social care in the event of a second coronavirus wave.
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Deddington Care Home Bids Farewell To Long-Serving Staff
Featherton House care home in Deddington is saying a fond farewell to two dedicated and hard-working members of its team after more than 25 years of service.
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Social Work System Faces Collapse As A Third Look For New Jobs
UK “not ready for avalanche of social work referrals” and sector risks losing thousands due to COVID-19 response
Testimonies from over 350 social workers highlight dire working conditions
Half have put their own health at risk and many feel threatened with disciplinary measures for raising safety concerns
Immigration Proposals Create A ‘Staffing Blackhole’ For Social Care
NCF, alongside the leaders of 36 other national organisations has warned that care homes and other social care services could face a ‘staffing blackhole’ if temporary arrangements are not introduced to manage the initial impact of the Government’s new Immigration Bill.
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“Catastrophic” Care Home Deaths Highlight Need For Urgent Reforms
Catastrophic failings that led to the “grim an unnecessary” death toll from Covid-19 in care homes have highlighted the need for urgent reforms, according to a social care leader.
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RMBI Care Co. Residents Reunite With Families In Homes’ New Visitor Pods
Residents at RMBI Care Co. Homes across the UK have been overjoyed to be reunited with their loved ones after four months without visitors.
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Doncaster Care Home Construction Nears Completion
The build of a brand new, 81 bedded care home is nearing completion in Goodison Boulevard in Bessacarr, Doncaster, and is due to open in September 2020.
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Dismay Over Lack Of Budget Help For Care
Call for firm target for care reform
Campaigners say the Chancellor has today missed a vital opportunity to throw a lifeline to crisis-hit care providers amidst fears that the country could be heading into a second wave of coronavirus.
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One Million Bereaved-Marie Curie Announces Plans For A Day To Reflect On 23 March 2021
With the news that there have been more than 204,209 UK deaths, equating to one million people bereaved since lockdown started, end of life charity Marie Curie has announced a day to reflect to be held on 23 March 2021.
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Politicians Urged To Join Campaign To Protect Care Homes Against “Iniquitous” Postcode Lottery Of Fees
A social care leader is calling on politicians across North Wales to speak out against the “iniquitous” post code lottery of fees in the wake
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Lincolnshire Care Association Responds To Prime Ministers Care Home Comments
As the fallout over the Prime Minister’s comments regarding care homes in which he said: “too many care homes didn’t really follow the procedures”, the Lincolnshire Care Association has issued a response.
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