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VIDEO: The Care Home Show speaks to… 

In this episode Simon Parker, founder of care management consultancy SP&P, speaks to Care England chief executive Professor Martin Green, chair of both Hallmark...

Scottish care home leader issues stark warning

The sector faces collapse if the necessary resources are not supplied to fight Covid-19, Scottish care home boss Robert Kilgour has said. He argued social...

Four Seasons care home deaths linked to Covid-19

Thirteen residents at a Four Seasons care home died over a period of seven days, possibly due to an outbreak of coronavirus, the operator...

Capacity tracker grows to help better manage demand in care settings

Thousands of care providers have registered to a capacity tracker that reports up-to-date bed vacancies to help better manage demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. Managed by...

MPs back initiative to support care workers in difficulty

MPs are backing an initiative that aims to support care workers who are forced to self-isolate due to Covid-19. The Care Workers’ Charity, which issues...

Care groups seek policy amendment over staffing shortages

Representative groups of care providers have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlining the urgent need for more staff to cover the increased demand...

Providers reminded over importance of care planning

Care providers have been reminded of the importance of having personalised care plans in place, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Plans for older people, those who...

McCarthy & Stone offers 300 apartments to support care providers

McCarthy & Stone has offered 300 newly completed apartments to help government and local authority care providers to address the shortage of beds during...

PPE needs to ‘cascade’ across whole system, MPs told

Personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing kits need to be supplied across both health and social care to help better manage the process of...

LGA calls on government to ask retired care workers to return to work

The Local Government Association (LGA) wants the government to consider asking retired care workers to return to work to help support those most at...