People stuck in ‘modern day asylums’ due to a lack of community care settings
A lack of social care and housing is leading to people with a learning disability or autism unable to be discharged from ‘modern day...
Third of coronavirus-related deaths in care homes, NRS says
A third of all Covid-related deaths in Scotland have occurred in care homes, figures have revealed.
As at Sunday 19 April, 1,616 deaths had been...
Calls for better support for disabled people and services
The government response to supporting adult social care during the coronavirus pandemic needs to be more inclusive so disabled people and their services get...
Opportunity to make decisive change in social care, says report
The government should use the coronavirus pandemic to undertake long term social care reform that delivers improvements in the sector and removes the historic...
More than 1,000 Covid-related deaths in care homes, ONS figures show
More than 1,000 Covid-related deaths occurred in care homes in England and Wales up to Friday 10 April (week 15), Office for National Statistics...
Virus attacking ‘most vulnerable communities’, says NCF
More than 4,000 UK care home residents may have died from Covid-19 before Monday 13 April, figures from the National Care Forum (NCF) have revealed.
An...
Covid-related care home deaths may have reached 5,000, says research
The number of Covid-related deaths in care homes may have reached more than 5,000, according to research carried out by LaingBuisson.
A survey of 11...
Almost 40% of Covid-related deaths in Scotland in the community, figures reveal
Thirty-eight percent of coronavirus-related deaths in Scotland have happened in a care home, at home or in a non-institutional setting, latest figures have revealed.
As...
Government pledges testing for care homes
Care home residents and social care staff with Covid-19 symptoms will be tested as capacity is built up, the government has said.
The announcement comes...
Number of Covid-related deaths in care settings grows
There were more than 400 coronavirus-related deaths in care homes, hospices and private homes in England and Wales up to Friday 3 April, Office...
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