Care Home Residents “Clobbered With A ‘Coronavirus Bill’
Age UK says that while arguments continue over care funding during the pandemic, it is older people and their families who are picking up the tab
Read more...Age UK says that while arguments continue over care funding during the pandemic, it is older people and their families who are picking up the tab
Read more...Staff at a Hertfordshire care home were delighted to receive a video call from the Prime Minister, where he personally thanked them for their efforts in protecting residents during the pandemic.
Read more...Care England has provided a statement on visitation for learning disability providers.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
Read more...Amberleigh House Care Home in Aintree, Liverpool, is under the new ownership of West Midlands-based healthcare provider Armighorn Capital. The deal was funded by a…
Read more...Lockdown Gains Must Be Sustained To Prevent Even More Loss Of Life
Read more...Judicial review proceedings were issued yesterday [Monday 8 June, 2020] after the Government refused to launch an urgent inquiry into failures to provide adequate PPE for NHS staff and other frontline care workers.
Read more...A 91-year old tenant of Surrey-based Belvedere House, the maritime care home of The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, has raised £5,000 for the home’s keyworkers by walking laps of the grounds for 30 days.
Read more...The University of Derby is the only UK university to be part of a new three-year project aimed at improving the daily life of informal caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s disease.
Read more...A young horse rider from Derbyshire with learning difficulties has used her time in lockdown to raise money for her local riding school by holding a show jumping competition at the care service in which she lives.
Read more...During the challenging Coronavirus lockdown period with restricted visits, residents at Ledbury Nursing Home have found a nautical distraction by
Read more...Care providers are warning there is no excuse for complacency, after another fall in the number of people who have died from coronavirus in social care settings was announced.
Read more...A new paper from the neoliberal think tank the Adam Smith Institute argues that the social care system is broken, unfit for purpose and cannot be fixed by new taxes.
Read more...3 in 5 working carers (60%) in the UK had to take annual leave to carry out caring duties in the last year, taking on average 6 days from their annual leave allowance
Read more...Royal Star & Garter in High Wycombe has thrown a special D-Day party for one of its residents, who took part in the Normandy landings 76 years ago.
Read more...Adult care homes for under-65s, including those with learning disabilities or mental health problems will be offered testing, regardless of whether residents have symptoms
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