Inspectors find ‘serious failings’ in care home
A care home has been found to have fallen significantly short of standards, with residents left ‘malnourished and dehydrated’.
Temple Court in Kettering, Northamptonshire, has...
Lack of trust threatens to demoralise homecare workforce, MPs told
A lack of trust in commissioning behaviours risks demoralising the homecare workforce, MPs have been told.
Care workers and executives told the social care: funding...
Phased reintroduction of care home visits
Care home residents in Scotland will be able to receive visitors outside from the end of next week, provided properties meet strict criteria and...
Social care ombudsman ready to take on new complaints
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman will resume all casework and take on new complaints from the end of this month.
The ombudsman paused...
Scottish government urged to accelerate work on reforming care
The Scottish government has been urged to accelerate its reform of adult social care and ‘urgently’ review the structure, funding and regulation of the...
Action needed to plug financial hole, says ADASS
Only 4% of council directors for adult social services are ‘fully confident’ their budget will be enough to meet their statutory duties this year,...
County councils ‘grappling’ with cost pressures in adult social care
The financial impact of coronavirus could leave county and unitary authorities in an unsustainable position, with adult social care facing the biggest cost pressures...
Calls for action on developments of housing with care
The housing with care sector is calling for urgent action to stop the country from falling further behind in the delivery of new social...
Homecare business fined for operating without registration
Owners of Golden Years Caring at Home Ltd in Cosham, Portsmouth, have been ordered to pay more than £44,000 by magistrates after they were...
Young people detained in hospitals vulnerable to abuse, report finds
Coronavirus has left the human rights of young people in detention who are autistic or have learning disabilities vulnerable to abuse.
A report by the...
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