ThinCats provides funding to support My Tribe’s growth plans
ThinCats has provided funding to residential children’s home service provider My Tribe to support its expansion plans across the South East.
Founded in July 2021...
Food and drink advice to tackle health inequality in care settings
A resource outlining good practice on food and drink provision for people using care services has been produced by Lancaster University and the Voluntary...
Potential victims of exploitation in care sector on the rise
The number of potential victims of modern slavery and exploitation in the care sector rose by 30% last year.
Data released by charity Unseen showed...
Time to ‘value, respect and elevate’ care workers, inquiry finds
The identity and status of the social care workforce needs to be ‘transformed as a matter of urgency’, an inquiry has concluded.
Evidence presented to...
Ageism takes toll on people’s health, study finds
Age discrimination may be linked with poorer health in older people, a study has revealed.
Research found that a quarter of over 50-year olds (1,943...
Social care free at the point of need, commission advises
Social care should be free at the point of need and funded from general taxation, a commission in Wales has found.
The Care Commission, set...
Areas considered ‘care deserts’, according to report
Areas in England are now considered ‘care deserts’ due to lack of provision available, with 30% of locations having no residential care beds.
‘Care deserts’...
Development of ‘care robots’ receives more than £30m investment
A research programme that could help develop ‘care robots’ has been launched with £34m of government investment.
With one in seven people in the UK...
Safe visiting pilots in care homes to be launched
Family and friends of people living in care homes will be given regular testing as part of a pilot scheme to be launched today...
Dementia care costs to treble over next two decades
The cost of social care for people with dementia will nearly treble over the next 20 years, research has revealed.
While the number of people...
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