Care England has called for people with a learning disability to be prioritised in the public health response to Covid-19.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
Dame Judi Dench, Stephen Fry, Brian Cox and Dame Harriet Walter are backing Alzheimer’s Research UK’s calls on government to deliver its election promise to double investment in dementia research
Read more...Alongside today’s sixth annual Future of Ageing conference, the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) are launching a consultation paper on the key challenges facing ageing workforces across the world.
Read more...Less than one in six adults (15 per cent) of people have spoken to older members of their family about their future care needs and know their exact wishes, according to research by care provider Helping Hands.
Read more...In the summer residents and staff at Park View Care Centre took part in a very special campaign to celebrate would have been the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Read more...In response to today’s announcement about the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) has made the following statement:
Read more...The deputy manager of an Isle of Wight nursing home is celebrating after being declared a Healthcare Hero.
Emma Davis of Springfield Nursing Home in Shanklin, Isle of Wight is one of the winners in the inaugural Healthcare Hero Awards
Read more...Tens of thousands of people will receive an effective and high-quality Covid-19 vaccine from next week, as the UK becomes the first country in the western world to authorise a vaccine.
Read more...Southampton City Council in partnership with NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have supplied iPad Carts to every care home in Southampton
Read more...In response to the government issuing new guidance around visiting in care homes, and visiting out of care homes that will be applied as the country leaves national lockdown
Read more...Social care provider, Optalis, has been shining a light on the positive efforts of employees with its annual STAR Awards.
The STAR Awards recognise those who have truly gone above and beyond in their work across a number of categories, highlighting those who have
Read more...Care homes fear being overwhelmed
Care providers today appealed to the public to be patient over the reintroduction of visiting to care and nursing homes.
Read more...Care home residents in all tiers will be able to see their families again this Christmas period as over a million tests are to be sent out providers over the next month, with visits to begin in the first homes today [Wednesday 2 December].
Read more...New guidance will safely allow indoor visits to care homes across England as the country moves back into tiered restrictions
Visits out to family homes or outdoor spaces like parks may also be possible for some care home residents under 65.
Worries over visiting as death rates rise
Care providers are calling for urgent guidance over relative visiting after doubts were cast on the accuracy of tests.
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