Hallmark acquires site to develop care home
Hallmark Care Homes has exchanged contracts on a two-acre site in Woodford Green, Greater London.
The site has been bought from the Guide Dogs for...
Care homes account for half of complaints received by inspectorate
The long-term increasing trend in complaints received by the Care Inspectorate has continued, growing 6% last year.
In 2022/23, it received 5,910 complaints about care...
ADASS provides three-step plan for adult social care
Council directors have warned the government it ‘cannot afford another false dawn’ when it comes to the short- and long-term future of adult social...
Campaign aims to highlight benefits of working in children’s care
A sector-led national recruitment campaign has been launched aimed at inspiring more people to discover career opportunities in children’s homes.
The #IfYouCareYouCan campaign, through films...
NCF members struggling to access whole home testing
Supported living services and extra care housing schemes operated by National Care Forum (NCF) members are struggling to access whole home testing.
A survey found...
Cut to workforce development funds ‘cruel and unfair’
Slashing social care workforce development funding by half has been has been described as ‘cruel and unfair’ by providers.
As part of plans that build...
Care staff ‘well informed’ about child exploitation risks
An inspection of care services across Scotland has found that providers are proactively working well to protect children from the risks of sexual exploitation.
The...
Workforce plans welcomed but pay remains ‘elephant in the room’
Plans to develop and improve the career prospects of the domestic workforce have been welcomed by representative bodies but concerns remain over pay.
Under government...
‘Substantial variation’ in vaccination rates, UKHCA finds
Communication between councils and homecare providers in some areas needs to improve so workers are offered a Covid-19 vaccination.
A snap survey by United Kingdom...
Use of do-not-resuscitate orders to be reviewed by care regulator
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to review how do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) decisions were used during the coronavirus pandemic.
The work, at the...
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