Welsh Council Plans 20% Care Fee Increase Following Closures Threat
Conwy Council has announced inflation-busting plans to increase fees by up to 20% after warnings that care homes were at risk of financial meltdown and…
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Care Home Operators Enter Administration
Two companies which operate care homes in the south of England have been placed into Administration. Tom Grummitt and Andrew Smith of insolvency firm Bridgewood…
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Residents Look Forward To Pampering Sessions As New Beauty Salon Opens At Altrincham Home
There will be plenty of facials and pedicures at an Altrincham home following the opening of their new beauty salon. MHA Handsworth have opened a…
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Research Captures Harrowing Testimonies From Care Staff On The Impact Of The Pandemic
As the public inquiry into the UK’s response to Covid-19 continues, new research led by Northumbria University academics shines a light on the impact of…
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Racing Residents And Competitive Carers Enjoy A Week Of Exercise And Sport
Staff and residents at Maiden Castle House care home in Dorchester, part of Care South, enjoyed an action-packed calendar of unique exercises, fun games, and…
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Dynamic Lighting and Its Benefits to Dementia Patients
By Kate Turley, 1851 Royal Commission Industrial Fellow The continued growth of the ageing population comes with a number of health-related pressures. One of the…
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UK Government’s Changes To Skilled Worker Visa Salary Levels Set To Impact Care Sector
By Siobhan Owers and Ian Bell, Fragomen LLP (www.fragomen.com) In a plan to slash migration, the Home Secretary James Cleverly, announced on 5 December 2023…
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How to Better Support Those with Hearing Loss
Article written by Paul Harrison – Audiologist and Founder of Hearing Aid UK (www.hearingaid.org.uk) Improving the management of hearing loss among care home residents Supporting…
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Council To Close Towcester Care Home Despite Minister Objections
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has agreed to close Ridgeway House in Towcester despite opposition from local Conservative MP and Minister Andrea Leadsom. The council said…
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Staffing And Talent Attraction Remains Top Pressure For Health Leaders
Almost half of staff not happy with pay Talent attraction and retention remains the top priority for leaders in the health and care sectors in…
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WK Goodman Announces New Senior Hire In Health And Social Care Team
Anna Fee joins RWK Goodman’s Health and Social Care Team with a focus on regulation and contentious matters Based in the London office, Anna is…
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NHS Helps Tens Of Thousands Of People With Mental Health Problems Into Work
More than 40,000 people with mental health problems are being supported back into employment thanks to an NHS programme, new data shows. The figures come…
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Government Warned Sector ‘Heading Towards a Cliff’
A report from Care England about the finances and the workforce in adult social care, finds that the care sector is engulfed in a sustained…
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Registration For The Care Show London, On 24-25 April At Excel London, Is Now Live
The Care Show will be bringing its celebration of the care sector to the nation’s capital for the first time this spring. Free to attend…
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Social Care System In Sustained Crisis Despite ‘Record Government Investment’, Report Finds
Unsustainable financial and workforce pressures are forcing adult social care providers to turn down new admissions and close services, as government grants are not reaching…
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