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:
Read more...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.
Read more...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
Read more...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.”
Read more...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
Read more...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).
Read more...The government is to make coronavirus vaccinations compulsory for care home staff who work with elderly and vulnerable people according to reports today (June16).
Read more...New report is latest in a long line, say providers
A new report criticising the Government’s handling of social care is yet another damning indictment of the way it cares for the country’s oldest and most vulnerable, campaigners said today.
Read more...As a longstanding supporter of Nutrition and Hydration Week, Care UK teams are poised to pull out all the stops to celebrate the campaign which starts on 14th June.
Read more...Specialist dementia care home provider, Vida Healthcare has teamed up with Saltergate Schools to bring joy and happiness to frontline workers and residents in support of Loneliness Awareness Week 2021.
Read more...Staff at a Hampshire care company were joined by Eastleigh MP Paul Holmes last week to celebrate the occasion of their 4th birthday.
Read more...Care home residents will be able to spend more time with family and friends, including overnight stays, as part of an easing of visiting restrictions announced today by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Read more...The team at Longfield Care Home in Maldon have been celebrating after receiving the news that they have passed their recent accreditation with the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) to achieve a ‘Beacon Status’.
Read more...Care home residents will be able to spend more time with family and friends, including overnight stays as part of an easing of visiting restrictions announced today.
Read more...As sponsors of this year’s N&H Week, Lakeland Dairies have applied their dairy expertise to publish a new series of professional fortification resources. Combining their expertise with insight from experts
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