Care Home Professional has launched the Coronavirus Advice Desk, a page you can frequently visit to stay up to date with new industry developments, initiatives and guidance.
It will contain a range of coronavirus-led articles on how businesses within the industry are adapting to change and what government decisions mean for the sector in general.
It will also feature advice and guidance from the government, Public Health England and social care leaders on delivering quality care and weathering the storm.
Return to this page for updated internal and external links during the COVID-19 crisis.
GOVERNMENT + INDUSTRY GUIDELINES
BREAKING NEWS: Government issues new COVID-19 admissions and care guidance
BREAKING NEWS: New coronavirus guidance for social care issued by the government
CORONAVIRUS: Government provides care home guidance
GOVERNMENT/REGULATORY SUPPORT
BREAKING NEWS: Government announces national action plan for social care
CQC steps up social care support measures during COVID-19 pandemic
BREAKING NEWS: Government pledges coronavirus testing for care homes
Government sets out national plan to get critical PPE to health and care workers
Care leaders voice disappointment at LGA, ADASS COVID-19 funding proposals
Furloughed staff can now work in social care and protect pay
Government plans to ramp-up coronavirus tests to 100,000 a day
CORONAVIRUS: Government provides update on plans to improve PPE access
New service allows DBS to respond quicker to care worker recruitment requests
CQC announces changes to support care home COVID-19 response
CORONAVIRUS: Government pledges PPE for care workforce by end of next week
BREAKING NEWS: Government pledges £2.9bn to vulnerable in COVID-19 battle
CORONAVIRUS: Government to announce emergency workforce support measures
BREAKING NEWS: CQC suspends routine inspections in coronavirus response
CORONAVIRUS: Emergency Bill measures to support health and social care revealed
CORONAVIRUS: Care sector plans emergency measures to cope with carer shortfall
TECHNOLOGY/SERVICES SUPPORT
NHS partners with tech firm to help care home residents connect with loved ones
Medaco launches free COVID-19 Healthcare Directory
Software group CASPA tracks COVID-19 infection in care settings
Yorkshire Care invests in community care to help free up NHS beds
My Learning Cloud joins Skills for Care COVID-19 Essential Training initiative
Learning solutions provider offers free services to care operators
Access Group launches platforms to help track spread of COVID-19
National Care Force launched to fill workforce gaps
Care home operators turn to HyGenikx in fight against coronavirus
Sekoia supports the front line fight against COVID-19
Care workers given free instant access to pay to help beat coronavirus
Person Centred Software offers lockdown lifeline to care homes
CoolCare offers free care home management software during COVID-19 pandemic
Training provider launches free coronavirus course
WELLNESS
Musical guide launched to beat the COVID-19 isolation blues
Free entertainment show launches for care homes and vulnerable
I am a carer I work in a care home and I have been told I can only have one mask a day and we have viovid19 residents can I ask for more
Tracey posted this question on 17 April. Why has Tracey not received a response? Who is moderating this page?
Hi Tracey,,
Please take up your query with your care home manager or HR manager. We are not able to provide direction on care home policy in these matters.
Guidance under Government – Industry Guidelines (3rd Entry) has been withdrawn
It looks like you have a couple spelling errors on your website such as the word “gard”. Check out a service like SpellAce.com to help. We’ve used it in the past and liked it.
Thanks Sarah. Will make corrections.