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‘MANY’ ASYMPTOMATIC COVID-19 CARRIERS IN CARE HOMES

‘MANY’ ASYMPTOMATIC COVID-19 CARRIERS IN CARE HOMES

Many care home residents who have COVID-19 infection are either asymptomatic or experience ‘atypical’ symptoms – according to a new study from the University of East Anglia (UEA)...
AVANTE CARE & SUPPORT TO BUILD NEW KENT CARE HOME

AVANTE CARE & SUPPORT TO BUILD NEW CARE HOME IN KENT

Avante Care & Support has announced that it has completed the purchase on an acre plot of land in Westgate on Sea, Kent, to build a state-of-the-art care home for older people requiring care. ...
SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICE IN WALSALL TO CREATE UP TO 60 JOBS

SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICE IN WALSALL TO CREATE UP TO 60 JOBS

ECHO Supported Living Services is opening a new support service in Walsall to enable local people in long-term hospital placements to return to living in their own community. The six houses,...
GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF BEING ‘SLOW’ AND ‘INCONSISTENT’ WITH SOCIAL CARE

GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF BEING ‘SLOW’ AND ‘INCONSISTENT’ WITH SOCIAL CARE

A new report published by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused the Government of being “slow, inconsistent, and at times negligent” in their approach to social care in the...
SUPPORT WORKER CELEBRATES MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY AT CHARITY

SUPPORT WORKER CELEBRATES MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY AT CHARITY

A support worker from Barnston has shared her pride at marking 25 years of supporting people with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. Yvette Adams, 71, is celebrating over two...
TOMORROW’S CARE AWARDS: ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS

TOMORROW’S CARE AWARDS: ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS

It has been a difficult year but we are looking ahead and want to celebrate the best products and services in the care industry. We are therefore now accepting entries for the Tomorrow’s Care...
BLUEBIRD CARE NOMINATED FOR FRANCHISING AWARD

BLUEBIRD CARE NOMINATED FOR MAJOR FRANCHISING AWARD

In-home care provider Bluebird Care has been shortlisted in the Business Transformation category at the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards, to be held at the Vox, Birmingham, on 30 November. ...
SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING UK SHORTLISTED FOR RISK MITIGATION AWARD

SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING UK SHORTLISTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

Care home provider, Sunrise Senior Living UK, has been shortlisted for Best Approach to Risk Mitigation in the Excellence in Procurement Awards 2020. These are the top procurement awards in the UK,...
REPEAT TESTING FOR CARE HOMES

REPEAT TESTING FOR CARE HOMES

The UK government has announced that approximately 10,000 people in care homes will be given repeat testing as part of a new government study into coronavirus to understand more about its spread in...
CARE WORKERS MORE UNDER-APPRECIATED THAN NURSES ACCORDING TO LATEST POLL

CARE WORKERS MORE UNDER-APPRECIATED THAN NURSES ACCORDING TO LATEST POLL

Care workers have risen to second on a list of the most underappreciated public sector roles according to the British public - overtaking nurses. A survey by public sector membership club...

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