In a report published today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused the Government of being “slow, inconsistent, and at times negligent” in their approach to social care in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more...The high number of deaths in care homes, combined with the reluctance of families to place elderly residents in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, means that many in the sector are now facing considerable financial distress.
Read more...The orangery wall at The Hall care home in Thornton-le-Dale has been decorated with a new community painting thanks to help from a local artist.
Read more...Social care providers in Wales have called low pay for carers and nurses a “national disgrace” following public sector pay rises in other areas.
Read more...A support worker from Barnston has shared her pride at marking 25 years of supporting people with learning disabilities to live the best life possible.
Read more...The head of rehabilitation and nursing at a Cambridgeshire care group has received certification of the completion of her Master’s degree – a rare level of achievement reached in the social care sector.
Read more...Residents of Care for Veterans (formerly The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home), based in Worthing, were treated to a trip down memory lane and an afternoon of entertainment as part of a special concert series organised by The Not Forgotten on Thursday 23rd July.
Read more...New research has been published revealing the latest data and information on how social care providers have been using technology during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more...…Helen Miller, activities coordinator at Beechwood Care Home in Wishaw in Scotland
Read more...Dora Banfield, a resident at Brunelcare’s Deerhurst Care Home located in Speedwell, turned 106-years-old at the beginning of July. Dora has been a resident with Brunelcare for two-years and celebrated her milestone with an outdoor garden visit from her daughter, Mary.
Read more...Most EU citizens need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) to ensure they are able to continue to live, work and access funding and services in the UK after 30 June 2021. EU citizens are important to care providers both as staff and clients.
Read more...A consortium of home care providers has united to lobby the government for a change to the sector’s current VAT regime, which they say is punitive.
Read more...Austerity ‘ripped resilience out of health and care service’ before Covid-19 crisis hit, says IPPR
Underinvestment in social and community care left four in five hospitals with ‘dangerously low’ spare beds as crisis hit
Read more...Many people worry that moving into a care home will mean they are lonely, but this couldn’t be further from the truth at Borough Care. Borough Care’s eleven homes for older people
Read more...Residents at Hope House care home in Clayton-Le-Moors, Accrington, are overjoyed after being able to see their family face-to-face for the first time since government restrictions were eased.
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