Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review has been described as a ‘catastrophe’ for the social care sector.
Addressing the House of Commons, the Chancellor said that local authorities access to an extra £1 million next year, however councils would be unlikely
Read more...Colin Evans, 95, and his dog Rusty are set to do 50 laps around their Gracewell of Sway care home in an ambitious attempt to raise £500 for Cancer Research UK.
Read more...New visiting regime and vaccination will stretch providers
Over-stretched are providers are calling for urgent help as they face a mountain of work to enable visiting to resume and the vaccination programme to begin.
Read more...Residents and Colleagues at HC One’s Brandon House care home have been getting involved with the shoebox appeal.
Read more...A virtual event celebrating social care in Surrey saw celebrities line-up to praise the hard work of care sector workers during the pandemic, applauding them for going above and beyond to help those in need.
Read more...Eva is a Resident on the Harmony community, Dodd Wing at HC-One’s Moss View care home in Liverpool. Eva volunteered for over 40 years of her life and when Colleagues heard about this, they just had to find out more.
Read more...Following the release of the government’s Covid Winter plan Vic Rayner, Executive Director at the National Care Forum shares her thoughts on the impact it will have on social care and of its potential impact on care providers:
Read more...A Surrey care home has taken part in a special virtual event that recognised the outstanding dedication of those working in social care across the county – in what has been a challenging year for the sector.
Read more...The Prime Minister has published the government’s COVID Winter Plan, which will include care homes being able to permit family visits over Christmas by testing relatives for COVID-19.
Read more...Staff in Quantum Care homes across Hertfordshire were delighted to receive Outstanding Achievement Awards at the Hertfordshire Care Providers Association Awards ceremony which took place on Friday 20th November.
Read more...INQUISITIVE residents at a tech-savvy care home are set to travel Scotland from their armchairs this festive season thanks to a packed calendar of virtual tours.
Read more...Providers warn against complacency
Another rise in Covid-19 care and nursing home deaths provides a stark warning that the virus hasn’t gone and is still claiming the lives of loved ones, carers said today.
Read more...A care home in Ixworth has introduced a new visiting pod to allow residents and their loved ones to meet indoors this winter, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues.
Read more...A resident who celebrated her 104th birthday at a Hertfordshire care home has shared some words of wisdom to the younger generations; ‘Life is short, so make the most of it!’
Read more...The Activities Coordinator at Abbeywell Court Care Home has been named as a Residential/Nursing Care Home Champion in the Dignity in Care Awards 2020.
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