More than 330,000 forced to sell homes to pay for care, says charity
More than 330,000 older people have been forced to sell their homes to pay for care since 2000 when the Royal Commission proposed making...
Shaw healthcare enters into 25-year agreement with council
Provider Shaw healthcare has entered into an agreement with Liverpool City Council to run two care homes that have been funded by the authority.
Brushwood,...
Providers to receive support with data and cyber security
A project that aims to better understand digital, data and technology issues faced by social care providers of services to working age adults has...
Loneliness and social isolation strategy launched
A loneliness and social isolation strategy has been launched by the Welsh government.
The strategy, which will be backed by a £1.4m fund over three...
Ombudsman suspends complaints enquiries amid Covid-19 outbreak
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has suspended all casework activity that demands action by local authorities and care providers in light...
Research to focus on Covid-19 impact on people living with dementia
Alzheimer’s Society is carrying out research about how coronavirus is impacting people living with dementia.
Chair of Care England and founder of Hallmark Care Homes...
Allocation of pandemic funding ‘remains unclear’, says NAO
A lack of clarity over the allocation of funding during the pandemic has left many care providers facing an uncertain future.
At the end of...
Care homes ‘thrown to the wolves’, says PAC chair
Cross-party MPs have accused the government of being ‘slow, inconsistent, and at times negligent’ towards social care during the Covid-19 pandemic.
MPs sitting on the...
Infection control fund extended to support social care during winter
Care providers in England will benefit from more than £500m to help reduce Covid-19 transmission and protect residents and staff throughout winter.
The £600m...
Younger starters attracted to the care sector, data reveals
The average age of care workers starting in the sector between March and August dropped to 31.5 years compared to 35 during the same...
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