InProgress: Elysian Residences; Housing 21; HC-One; HBV; Ideal Carehomes

This month’s InProgress features new developments from Elysian Residences, Housing 21, HC-One, HBV and Ideal Carehomes Elysian Residences Elysian Residences has opened its latest retirement village,...

Capacity tracker grows to help better manage demand in care settings

Thousands of care providers have registered to a capacity tracker that reports up-to-date bed vacancies to help better manage demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. Managed by...

Searching for status

Before the coronavirus outbreak hit the UK, organisations and public sector groups got together to discuss the future of care. Deven Pamben attended the...

Above and beyond

Prof Green makes the point that care staff are once again proving to be the sector’s most valuable resource The Covid-19 crisis has underlined the...

MPs back initiative to support care workers in difficulty

MPs are backing an initiative that aims to support care workers who are forced to self-isolate due to Covid-19. The Care Workers’ Charity, which issues...

Care groups seek policy amendment over staffing shortages

Representative groups of care providers have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlining the urgent need for more staff to cover the increased demand...

VIDEO: The Care Home Show speaks to…

In this week’s episode, Simon Parker welcomes a number of guests from the social care sector including Professor Martin Green, chief executive officer of...

Providers reminded over importance of care planning

Care providers have been reminded of the importance of having personalised care plans in place, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Plans for older people, those who...

McCarthy & Stone offers 300 apartments to support care providers

McCarthy & Stone has offered 300 newly completed apartments to help government and local authority care providers to address the shortage of beds during...

PPE needs to ‘cascade’ across whole system, MPs told

Personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing kits need to be supplied across both health and social care to help better manage the process of...