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.
Read more...Residents at RMBI Care Co. Homes across the UK have been overjoyed to be reunited with their loved ones after four months without visitors.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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…
Read more...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.
Read more...To help providers of health and social care services learn from the experience of responding to COVID-19 around the country, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is carrying out rapid reviews of how providers are working collaboratively in local areas.
Read more...Colleagues and Residents at HC One’s Brandon House care home have gone the extra mile to transform their main corridor in ‘Remembrance Way’.
Read more...“Because we all care”, a new campaign from the Care Quality Commission and Healthwatch England, launched today as new research shows that more than two-thirds (67%)
Read more...Staff and residents at Borough Care’s homes for older people in Stockport have participated in the Stars in Memory campaign, by creating and decorating stars…
Read more...While non-essential visits are on hold, residents of a state-of-the-art care village in Wigan are able to feel closer to friends and family thanks to specially made cushions featuring photographs of loved ones.
Read more...Care England has expressed immense frustration over the delay in Visitor Guidance.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
Read more...A resident at Hope House care home based in Clayton-le-Moors, has celebrated her 101st birthday.
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