Warrington’s Very Own Everyday Hero
A member of staff at a care home in Warrington has been nominated in a regional initiative to acknowledge going ‘above and beyond’ during the…
Read more...A member of staff at a care home in Warrington has been nominated in a regional initiative to acknowledge going ‘above and beyond’ during the…
Read more...Residents at more than 75 care homes across the UK will no longer have to wait for the morning post to receive well-wishes from family…
Read more...Responding to the Government’s announcement of its social care plan for dealing with coronavirus, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing…
Read more...Stereotyping people in later life and treating all over-65s as a single group could be damaging their physical and mental health, according to a report…
Read more...Social care experts, Autumna, are calling for greater transparency in the care sector so it can better support the NHS and families, as the government…
Read more...Singer and song-writer Robert Jerome is a great favourite among residents of Willows Care Home. So when the recent lockdown prevented him from visiting in…
Read more...Industry organisations and leaders have responded to the government’s action plan for social care: VODG says that it welcomes the government’s efforts to produce an…
Read more...Better access to testing, millions of additional PPE items, expansions to the workforce and a new brand to further recognise the sector’s contribution to society…
Read more...A new IPPR/YouGov poll of UK healthcare professionals responding to the Covid-19 crisis reveals how deeply concerned they are about their safety. When asked if…
Read more...Responding to the latest ONS figures on deaths from COVID-19 in the community, which show that up until 3 April around 10 per cent of…
Read more...ADASS President, Julie Ogley, responding to the increasing numbers of people dying in care homes and in their own homes, has called on the Government…
Read more...New Care, a development-led care home operator, is saving lives during the Coronavirus pandemic. In light of the current healthcare crisis and the unimaginable and…
Read more...An Orchard Care Home in Sunderland has attracted the attention of national TV. Since it was uploaded to Facebook, a video of staff singing has…
Read more...Following a recent & unannounced inspection by the CQC in late March 2020, Oaktree Court Care Home in Wellington has been awarded an overall “Good”…
Read more...All care home residents and social care staff with COVID-19 symptoms will be tested as capacity is built up, the government is announcing today. Currently…
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