Care workers, cleaners and maintenance have launched a three-day strike over wages and rights at a north London care home. The action by members of
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South coast based care home provider, Encore Care Homes, is seeking 500 recruits after partnering with the NHS on the temporary care of non-COVID patients. The Dorset and Hampshire care home operator has formed a
A £269m funding package to boost social care staffing levels and care home testing has been announced by the government.
Leading care home operator Barchester Healthcare has refuted a report that its CEO Dr Pete Calveley received a bumper pay rise to take his salary to £2m. Quoting Barchester’s company accounts last week, the Daily
Up to one in five care home staff are refusing their COVID-19 vaccination, according to new research. Data obtained by the Press Association shows that
An Outstanding rated Suffolk care home has been recognised for its contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Montana Care Home in Great Barton was recognised with
Social care needs an immediate cash injection and new recruits to support its exhausted workforce, ADASS has said. The association said “alarming gaps” were appearing in social care teams through COVID infection, self-isolation and “sheer
Skills for Care has announced the appointment of Tricia Pereira as its new director of operations. A former social worker, Pereira is currently the head
A care home administrator and mother of two has revealed how she feared for her life after contracting COVID-19. Lindsay Hood, who works at the
Professor Martin Green OBE, Expert Advisory Council member for P&G Professional and the Chief Executive of Care England, discusses the importance of looking at the mental health of care staff during the pandemic. The COVID-19
