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CARE HOME CORONAVIRUS CAMPAIGN REACHES A QUARTER OF A MILLION

CARE HOME CORONAVIRUS CAMPAIGN REACHES 2.5K ONLINE

Broomgrove's campaign to have the work of care home nurses, carers and ancillary staff recognised alongside NHS workers has now reached nearly a quarter of a million people. Manager of Broomgrove...
Care Bosses Disqualified

RECKLESS CARE HOME BOSSES DISQUALIFIED

Bosses of two care homes in the Midlands have been disqualified after they diverted council funds before abandoning elderly residents and staff. Husband and wife, Darren William Lloyd, 53, and...
Phil Crowther, CEO of the Newlands Group, which incorporates Tribe Recruitment and domiciliary care company Care Matters, has written to the minister of state for care, Helen Whately MP, highlighting the need to get staff who have previously been checked into work quickly, rather than waiting up to six weeks for new checks to return.

CARE SECTOR EXPERT CALLS FOR REDUCTION IN DBS PROCESSING TIME

Tribe Recruitment, a healthcare sector recruiter based in the North East, is calling for the government to reduce the time taken to process Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to 48 hours,...
Over 65s Coronavirus Struggles

OVER-65S STRUGGLING TO GET ESSENTIALS DURING PANDEMIC, SURVEY REVEALS

Three in five (60%) people aged over 65 are currently unable to get enough supplies to cover their day-to-day needs, a study from older people’s charity Independent Age has revealed. ...
Social Distancing Serenades

MUSICIANS SERENADE CARE HOME RESIDENTS IN ISOLATION

Staff at Amherst Court care home in Chatham have not let the current pandemic stand in the way of residents’ day-to-day life at the home, and have come up with some fantastic ideas that work...
Colin Ramwell, Head of Recruitment at Heathcotes Group

HEATHCOTES LAUNCHES RECRUITMENT DRIVE

Care provider Heathcotes Group has launched a nationwide recruitment drive to assist its frontline teams in meeting the challenge of the ongoing coronavirus crisis. With many sectors in lockdown...
Care Innovation Hub CEO Steps Down

CEO OF CARE INNOVATION HUB STEPS DOWN AS OPERATIONS ARE PAUSED

Due to the effects of COVID-19, Care Innovation Hub has made the difficult decision to pause all operations for the foreseeable future, likely to last at least six months.   In order to...
Eden Futures New Accommodation

SOCIAL CARE PROVIDER CREATES MORE THAN 40 JOBS THROUGH NEW SERVICES

Supported living services provider Eden Futures is enhancing its service provision over the next few months by launching 17 new accommodation places across Nottingham and Stoke-on-Trent.  ...
Stranger Sends Ice Cream Van to Care Home

CARE HOME LAUNCHES APPEAL TO FIND KIND STRANGER

A care home in Corby has launched an appeal to find the kind-hearted stranger who paid for an ice cream van to drop off frozen treats to the staff and residents. Willow Brook House care home on...
Vulnerable People and Coronavirus

BEING A VULNERABLE PERSON IN THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS: ALI’S STORY

The current COVID-19 situation is worrying for everyone in the UK, and worldwide, but particularly for those living with conditions that make them more susceptible to the disease. One of these...

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