Hallmark Care Homes Plant Trees To Mark Unity
Hallmark care homes across England and South Wales have held a tree planting ceremony to mark this poignant moment in history and symbolise unity amongst care home residents and team.
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Barclays Pledges to Support Care Homes with Digital Skills
Barclays Digital Eagles have pledged to deliver digital skills, through virtual training, to at least 500 care homes across the UK in 2020.
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New ADASS Survey Shows Impact Of Covid-19 On Adult Social Care
ADASS has today published a survey that offers significant insight into the response in adult social care to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Care England,has welcomed the National Audit Office’s report on readying the NHS and adult social care in England for COVID-19.
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Covid-19 Crisis: Doctors’ Launch Legal Challenge Over PPE Shortages
Doctors’ leaders have launched a High Court challenge against the Government for its refusal to launch an urgent inquiry into shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS staff and other frontline care workers.
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Council Accused Of “Underhand” Tactics With Care Sector
A group representing some of the city’s most prominent care homes has slammed Sheffield City Council’s “underhand tactics” which they say continue to deny those caring for most vulnerable of funding allocated by Central Government.
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Residents At A Maidenhead Service Scoop Up An Ice Cream Surprise
An Optalis residential care home in Maidenhead has surprised its residents with an ice cream treat, after months in isolation due to the coronavirus outbreak. Staff at Homeside Close
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Local Authorities Across England Receive Funding To Support New Test And Trace Service
Government confirms the allocations of £300 million for Local Authorities across England to support test and trace services
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Care Homes Are The Safest Place For Disabled Adults’
The chief executive of one of the UK’s more prominent social care providers, which has not suffered a single death in its 130 homes due to Covid-19, has hit back at claims that the sector is no longer safe for vulnerable people.
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10-Year-Old Ty’s Sponsored Cycle Raises Money for Newcastle Care Home
A local Newcastle boy has raised over £250 for HC-One’s Sutherland Court in Newcastle, after organising and completing his own sponsored cycle.
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Newcastle Care Home Celebrates TWO 102nd Birthday’s
Dorothy Ives, who has been a Resident at Sutherland Court since January 2013, celebrated her 102nd birthday surrounded by balloons, cards and her most favourite thing, chocolate.
Read more...Care Home Deaths Still Around 49% Higher Than Normal
Updated figures from the Office for National Statistics show the number of care home deaths due to Covid-19 in England and Wales: Data from the…
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Care Home Residents “Clobbered With A ‘Coronavirus Bill’
Age UK says that while arguments continue over care funding during the pandemic, it is older people and their families who are picking up the tab
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Hertfordshire Care Home Welcomes Call From Prime Minister Praising Role Of Staff During COVID-19 Crisis
Staff at a Hertfordshire care home were delighted to receive a video call from the Prime Minister, where he personally thanked them for their efforts in protecting residents during the pandemic.
Read more...Care England Issues Statement On Visitation For Learning Disability Services
Care England has provided a statement on visitation for learning disability providers.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
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