‘Desperate’ carers concerned ahead of winter
Four in five unpaid carers are providing more care for relatives than before the lockdown.
Carers UK found that, of the almost 6,000 carers...
Restricting care staff movement ‘short-sighted and self-defeating’
Proposals to ban movement of care workers between settings is both ‘short-sighted and self-defeating’, industry leaders have said in a letter to government.
They said...
More than a third of care operators ‘optimistic’ about the sector
More than a third of care operators are optimistic about the sector and expect it to recover from the pandemic within the year.
Findings in...
Charity supports care workers with £2.2m worth of grants
More than £2.2m worth of grants were distributed to support care workers last year – an increase of 1,150% compared to 2019.
The Care Workers’...
Representative body calls for £7bn injection into social care
Care England has called for the government to inject an annual £7bn increase in social care funding as a starting point for reform.
In its...
Care home integration important to younger generations, research finds
Castleoak has partnered with the University of Oxford student consultancy to understand perceptions of care homes among generations X, Y and Z and how...
Residential care home placed in special measures
A care home run by Wellington Healthcare (Arden) Ltd has been placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated it ‘inadequate’...
Funding for social care only half the issue, say organisations
Care providers have given a cautious welcome to news the government is considering an increase in national insurance to pay for social care reform.
The...
Second Action for Care setting placed in special measures
A second Action for Care setting has been placed in special measures and told to make urgent improvements by the regulator.
A focused inspection by...
Promedica24 to increase investment in recruitment
Promedica24 is increasing investment in recruitment and development of its UK workforce, as it looks to streamline onboarding processes and support staff with their...
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