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Scots home breaks the ice to help fight dementia
A care home in south-west Scotland has adapted an ice breaker game to help residents with dementia.
New Care snaps up Leeds care home site
New Care has acquired a site to build a 70-bed care home in the northern suburbs of Leeds.
Care England: CQC state of care report lacks critical reflection
Care England has voiced disappointment with the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of health care and social care in England, saying it fails to fully address what needs to change post-Covid.
CQC: Covid risks turning care fault lines into chasms
Covid-19 is magnifying social care inequalities and risks turning fault lines into chasms unless the government shapes a new system, according to a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
McCarthy & Stone notches century with Salisbury development
Retirement community developer McCarthy & Stone is celebrating the opening of its 100th extra care development at Monument Place located in Salisbury in Wiltshire.
Barchester breaks ground for Purley home
Care provider Barchester Healthcare has marked the start of construction of its latest residential home, a 72-bed facility in Purley near Croydon.
Pilot scheme to treat care home resident relatives as key workers
Relatives, friends or informal carers of care home residents will be treated as key workers to allow more frequent visits under a pilot scheme in England.
Ascom, Person Centred Software extend care home partnership
Healthcare technology providers Ascom and Person Centred Software have extended a joint contract to deliver mobile monitoring products to care homes until the end of 2022.
Final phase of ‘revolutionary’ dementia care home starts on site
Construction of the fifth and final stage of Church Farm Care’s “revolutionary” Rusticus dementia care home has kicked off in Cotgrave, Nottingham.
Scotland eases care home visiting restrictions
Scottish care home residents and loved ones will soon be able to enjoy longer visits with greater personal interaction after Holyrood announced restrictions will be relaxed.
CQC to review use of DNACPR in care homes
The Department of Health and Social Care has asked the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to review how Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions were used during the coronavirus pandemic.
Social care workers recognised in Queen's birthday honours
Social care workers management across the UK have been celebrated for their efforts during the Covid-19 epidemic in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Work begins on £5m Wolverhampton Uni care training centre
Work has begun on a health and social care training centre at the University of Wolverhampton after contractors for the £5m project were appointed.
Care caterers served honours at NACC awards
The contribution of care caterers during the Covid-19 pandemic has been honoured at a virtual National Association of Care Catering (NACC) awards ceremony.
Exemplar home on the Tyne is all fine
Complex needs care provider Exemplar Health Care has opened its first home in north-east England, Tyne Grange in Newcastle.
WATCH: St Monica Trust installs thermal cameras in all care homes
Bristol-based charity St Monica Trust has installed thermal imaging cameras as a Covid safety measure in all of its care homes in south-west England.
Care UK to pay £1m in resident refunds
Care UK is to pay more than £1m in refunds for NHS-funded residents at the provider’s premium homes in England deemed to have paid an unfair additional fee towards essential care.
NCF, Leeds Uni research project presents findings
The National Care Forum (NCF) and the University of Leeds have presented the findings from research into the experiences of front line care home and NHS staff caring for older people with Covid-19 in England.
CareTech acquires assistive tech developer for £10.6m
CareTech, a UK provider of specialist social care services for adults and children, has acquired a majority stake in Smartbox Assistive Technology in a deal worth up to £10.6m.
Hundreds of care homes to benefit from digital staff training project
A government-funded project is to help researchers develop a digital staff training programme to improve and personalise care for people with dementia in hundreds of care homes hard-hit by Covid-19.
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