Welsh social care sector begins post-Brexit planning
The Welsh government is funding research into how the social care workforce will be affected by Brexit to help the sector prepare for future...
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...
Legal & General launches Guild Living
Legal & General has launched Guild Living, a developer and operator of urban later living communities, as part of a partnership with a team...
Abbeyfield to provide pay uplifts to attract and retain staff
Abbeyfield Society will be increasing its overall pay wage bill by 15% for frontline staff as it looks to attract and retain workers by...
Birdie launches messaging tool to help improve communication
Birdie has launched a messaging tool that allows care agency administrators to contact carers directly through its app, coordinate visits and streamline auditing processes.
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Social care reform not taken ‘seriously’, says NHS Confederation leader
Little progress in social care has been made in the last two decades with cross-party consensus frequently breaking down causing any reform to stutter.
Speaking...
Adult social care vacancy rate falls but ‘significant pressure’ remains
The adult social care workforce vacancy rate has fallen to 9.9% (152,000) on any given day, from 10.6% (164,000) last year, data have revealed.
In...
Human rights training for Northern Ireland care staff
Social care staff in Northern Ireland are to receive human rights training as part of a government response to an inquiry into the treatment...
Providers report rising absenteeism relating to mental health
Care providers in the learning disabilities sector have reported a rise in staff absenteeism relating to mental health since the beginning of the pandemic.
Three...
Care home fined £100,000 following assault on resident
A Surrey care home has been ordered to pay more than £125,000 at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court following an assault on a 92-year-old woman...
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