Containment strategies through an attendance and access system with zero contact and temperature measurement can be a key to avoiding easy spread of Covid-19 across the Care and Nursing Home Communities
Read more...Care home managers slam City Council “woeful” handling of COVID-19
New data from the Sheffield Care Association has revealed that a third of all care home beds in the city could face closure in a matter of weeks.
Read more...The government today (16 July 2020) announced a three-year £62million Community Discharge Fund to help local authorities discharge people with learning disabilities and/or autism from inpatient settings into more appropriate care in less restrictive settings or into the community.
Read more...Responding to the findings of an RCN survey showing an increase in nursing staff thinking of leaving the profession, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, which is part of the NHS Confederation, said:
Read more...Prime Minister Boris Johnson has committed for the first time to an independent inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.
Read more...“I swapped my pots and pans for PPE and haven’t looked back!”
David Lewis, 49, decided to leave his previous role Managing a portfolio of 12 high-end restaurants in Bristol, to become a Community Carer with
Read more...A resident at Linden House care home in Epsom celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by her Linden House friends, a relative and staff at the Surrey-based home.
Read more...More than £15,000 has been raised for Royal Star & Garter through the 2.6 Challenge.
The challenge was a nationwide initiative aimed at helping charities feeling the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of cancelled
Read more...Colleagues at The Old Vicarage care home in Leigh, Dorset have all received a special gesture of thanks from the residents who live at the home.
Read more...The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has launched a new free-to-access Frailty Hub, and associated Frailty e-Learning module, creating a ‘one-stop shop’
Read more...The possibility of a coronavirus outbreak in a care home triples with every additional 20 beds it has, a study of 189 infected care homes by NHS Lothian and Edinburgh University has revealed.
Read more...A 10-year-old schoolgirl has struck up a touching friendship with a care home resident under lockdown
Read more...With care homes across the country being in lockdown due to coronavirus restrictions, a Greensleeves Care home in Lowestoft found an innovative way to connect their care home residents with their love ones.
Read more...Care England has welcomed the Community Discharge Grant.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
Read more...Funding will be given to local councils to accelerate discharge of patients with learning disabilities and/or autism from mental health hospitals into the community
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