Whole care home testing rolled out to more settings

Coronavirus testing is now being offered to a wider range of settings, including specialist learning disability and mental health adult care homes. Roll-out of the...

Face-covering measures should include care settings, says BMA

Face-covering measures should be extended to cover social care settings, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. From next week (15 June) face-coverings will be...

Triple Point completes £7.6m deal

Triple Point Social Housing REIT has completed the acquisition of seven properties, comprising 40 units, for £7.6m. The properties, which are in the North West...

Lack of social contact impacting care home residents with dementia

Four-fifths of care homes have reported a lack of social contact is causing a deterioration in the health and wellbeing of their residents with...

CM meets… Heléna Herklots CBE

The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has been busy influencing policy and driving change. However, many challenges are continually being fought, such as ageism,...

Raising awareness

Interest in live-in care is growing. Deven Pamben examines why potential clients are taking a closer look at the model Severe costs pressures are being...

Learning from experience

Professor Martin Green, Care England chief executive, says the need to deliver outcomes quickly is imperative Covid-19 is the biggest health crisis that has...

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...

Birchgrove appoints finance director

Birchgrove has appointed Neil Donaldson as its finance director. Donaldson, who was most recently group finance director at Retirement Villages, will take up his role...

Care home stock needs upgrading, report says

The need to build more care homes remains despite the impact of Covid-19, with potential investors attracted to securing long-term income from purpose-built assets. A...