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GOOD CARE NEWS: Carefound Home Care celebrates Nutrition and Hydration Week Carefound Home Care’s teams across Cheshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire celebrated the event by promoting daily tips and recipes and hosting tea parties.

Mandatory vaccination ‘a kick in the teeth’ for social care, say care bosses Provider bosses have said the move is “regrettable” and expressed concerns that staff would leave the sector and take up a job in the NHS if they are forced to

Home care boss is first recipient of new Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care award The managing director of home care firm Abbots Care is the first recipient of the government’s new Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care award, for her ‘inspiring’ leadership efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Home care firm with 'competitive advantage' bought by private equity firm Home care firm Routes Healthcare, which employs 1,000 care workers and has been praised for having a “competitive advantage” for its staff development efforts, has been bought by private equity firm Palatine.

everyLIFE sponsors Scottish Care’s Homecare Festival everyLIFE is sponsoring today’s programme at the virtual festival, which is themed around “Workforce First: the critical role of homecare workforce”.

Over £500K paid out to care workers since Care Friends app launch Social care employee referral app Care Friends is celebrating its one year anniversary having paid out over £500,000 to care workers via its points-based reward system.

Dame Barbara Windsor's famous bikini sells for nearly £10,000 with proceeds going to Alzheimer's Society The famous bikini worn by the late Dame Barbara Windsor in Carry On Camping has been sold at an auction in London for £9,500 with all profits going to the Alzheimer’s Society.

'Crisis in social care' as adult social services face a 'deluge' of requests Leaders from the LGA, National Care Forum and Age UK are calling for the government to ‘fix social care’ before the summer parliamentary recess next month as a new survey shows adult social services are facing a 'deluge' of requests from older people and disabled people of working age.

Staff shortages 'a key factor' of burnout amongst care workers and NHS staff Chronic excessive workload has been identified as a key factor of burnout amongst care workers and NHS staff, with staff shortages identified as “the most important factor in determining chronic excessive workload”, reveals a report by a cross party group of MPs, published today.

As Britons return to lives post-Covid, a care provider is urging people to continue supporting elderly neighbours With many working at home over lockdown, more time and proximity has meant some neighbours and families have had more community attention and care during the pandemic than previously, leading one care provider to highlight the need for continued support.

Google rewards diversity by giving Black-owned care firm a share of a $2m fund A British care provider which supplies staff to care homes and offers home care and care tech in the South East of England, has received money from Google as a black-owned business.

Home care worker who died from Covid praised as 'the perfect care worker' and nominated for award A domiciliary care worker who has been hailed as the “perfect care worker” has been posthumously nominated for a health and social care award in Worcestershire.

Care providers urged to share experiences of accessing PPE in DHSC survey The survey is aimed at providers who receive PPE from local authorities and local resilience forums and asks about any problems regarding PPE that need resolving.

Promedica24 shortlisted for two UK HealthInvestor Awards The live-in care specialist has been recognised for providing high-quality, personalised care solutions, as well as its achievements across training and development.

UKHCA - Working for quality in homecare United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) is the professional association of home care providers from the independent, voluntary, not-for-profit and statutory care sectors. UKHCA helps organisations that provide domiciliary care (also known as social care, home care or homecare), which may include...

Extra social care support promised as part of pilot scheme to help people self-isolate The government has pledged to increase social care support for vulnerable adults as part of the £12 million scheme.

Dementia Action Week: Home care start-up launches Dementia Hub featuring specialist e-shop The Dementia Hub serves a community of 40,000 people affected by dementia, offering advice, support and an e-shop, where people can buy specialist care products.

UKHCA backs care workers in Wales calling for waiver of registration fee UKHCA says the £30 registration fee places home care workers at a financial disadvantage to their colleagues in social care and health.

Dementia training course rebooted to reflect ‘new normal’ The course is resuming for 2021, but this time with new, first-hand insights and experiences of caring for those with dementia during the nation’s lockdowns.

UKHCA: Government must grasp three crucial objectives to reform social care UKHCA is urging the government to address unmet need for support and care at home, particularly in more deprived areas.

Home care workers in Wales say £30 registration fee is a 'barrier' to work Home care workers in Wales are demanding they be allowed to work in social care without having to pay a registration fee this year to the regulator Social Care Wales, because it takes “a big chunk out of their household budget”.

Queen's Speech: PM forgot to put 'oven-ready' plan in cooker again, says care leader “Proposals on social care reform will be brought forward” in the next parliamentary session, the Queen’s Speech announced, prompting care leaders to criticise Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his failure to bake his “oven-ready” plan for social care.

Skills for Care develops new Care Certificate assessors course The course is designed to support existing Care Certificate assessors in refreshing their skills, and for those new to assessing.

South West home care provider undergoes rebrand The Care Company (South West) said the rebrand reflects the impact that its personalised services have on clients and their families.

Aegon sets out ‘essential components’ of Social Care Bill, expected in Queen’s Speech The pensions and investments firm is calling for a stable and sustainable way of sharing social care costs between the state and individuals, based on their wealth.

Care leaders call for ‘1948 moment’ for social care A letter to the PM suggests that the government has an opportunity to reform the sector in a similar way to Clement Attlee’s Labour party after the Second World War.