Recruitment and retention challenging for adult social care services
More than three-quarters of care homes for adults in Scotland have reported staff vacancies, the highest it has been since 2017, when Care Inspectorate...
Funding needs to find way to front line, urge providers
A temporary funding injection provided by government to improve hospital discharge over winter must not be lost in system bureaucracy, providers have warned.
Responding to...
Smooth Digital rebrands as Prosperwell
Smooth Digital has rebranded as Prosperwell as it looks to help address a wider range of needs and challenges facing care organisations.
The digital marketing...
Vida Healthcare opens new home for training academy
Specialist dementia care operator Vida Healthcare has opened a 2,500sqft training centre to support the career progression of its workers.
Following expansion of its training...
Digital-first culture needs embedding in social care workforce, says report
A digital-first culture needs to be embedded into the everyday practice and professional development of the social care workforce.
This is one of the recommendations...
Triple Point begins pilot project to upgrade properties
Triple Point Social Housing REIT has started a pilot phase of an energy efficiency improvement programme to upgrade its properties.
By 2030 all socially rented...
Robert Kilgour sets up foundation to help drive social care reform
Robert Kilgour has set up a care foundation to help improve the experience of residents, carers and families.
The Social Care Foundation is a UK-wide,...
Care workforce in Scotland grows to over 211,000
Scotland’s care workforce grew by 1.5% to 211,510 in 2022, up from 208,360 the year previous, data have revealed.
Published by the Scottish Social Services...
Ethical recruiting central to Skills for Care campaign
Skills for Care has launched a #RecruitRight campaign to highlight recruitment and retention challenges in social care.
Running through September, the campaign will provide information...
Nourish and CoolCare integrate platforms
Nourish Care and CoolCare will be integrating their platforms to help providers streamline administrative processes.
Integration will aim to reduce the workload for care staff...
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