Merseyside care home placed in special measures
A care home has been placed in special measures after inspectors found residents with ‘unexplained injuries’.
Beechcroft care home in Prenton, Merseyside, was visited by...
MPs and peers back retirement vision
A group of MPs and lords from a range of political parties are backing calls for the UK retirement community sector to nearly quadruple...
Reality of financial pressures playing out in complaints to ombudsman
The ‘stark reality’ of financial pressures that councils have faced over the past decade are playing out in the complaints the Local Government and...
Petition calling free personal care delivered to PM
A petition calling on the government to introduce free personal care for older people has been delivered to No 10.
Staff and campaigners from Independent...
Care work the biggest night occupation, research shows
Care staff account for most night workers in the UK with 432,000 employees, research has found.
This was followed by nurses and midwives (232,000) and...
Cross-party agreement on social care doubtful, says Laing
Cross-party agreement on the future of social care is unlikely, LaingBuisson founder William Laing has told BBC Radio 4.
At the weekend Prime Minister Boris...
Supreme Court to hear sleep-in case
The Supreme Court will begin examining whether residential care workers who ‘sleep in’ are entitled to the national minimum wage (NMW) for time that...
Government allocates extra money to support social care
A total of £2.9bn is being made available to public services to support vulnerable people and free up hospital beds during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Money will...
Covid-19 impacting care workers’ mental health, says poll
Half of health and social care workers across the UK feel their mental health has declined in the past eight weeks.
Polling by YouGov and...
Payment extended to all care home staff
All staff working in care homes in Wales will receive an extra payment of £500, the First Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed.
The payment, which...
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