Care Homes – Care Appointments

Channel 4 announce ‘uncompromising’ drama on care home crisis during first wave of pandemic

By Kerri-Ann Roper, Reporter27th November 2020News England

Stephen Graham and Jodie Comer will star together in a drama which will “take an uncompromising look at the care home crisis that Britain has faced during the first wave

‘On demand’ exercise and wellbeing service launches for care home residents

By Jemma Crew, Reporter27th November 2020News England

Care home residents will be able to exercise their competitive streaks in sessions of “slipper soccer” and seated volleyball through an “on-demand” streaming service launching on Friday. Care homes that

Mother of 20-year-old man who died after care home collapse questions wider failings in his care

By Dave Higgens, Reporter26th November 2020News England

The mother of a young man with Down’s Syndrome and autism who died after collapsing in a private care home says the coronial process has failed to examine wider failings

Less than half of councils have approved facility for rapid discharge of patients into care homes

By Jemma Crew, Reporter25th November 2020News England

Fewer than half of local authorities in England have an approved designated facility for care home residents in hospital to be discharged into, figures show. Out of 151 local authorities,

Health Secretary confirms inquiry into the impact of coronavirus on Scotland’s care homes

By The Press Association25th November 2020News Scotland

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced plans to set up an inquiry about the impact of coronavirus on Scotland’s care homes but warned it will not be done quickly. Holyrood’s

Charity calls for Christmas rollout of care home visits after branding current guidance ‘heartbreaking’

By Emma Bowden, Reporter25th November 2020News England

A charity has called it “heartbreaking” that care home residents over 65 will not be allowed to join loved ones at Christmas, despite an easing of restrictions over the festive

Provider questions watchdog fairness after FOI request finds council-run care homes inspected less

By The Press Association24th November 2020News Scotland

A care group has questioned the fairness of a watchdog’s inspections approach during the coronavirus pandemic after it emerged local authority homes are far less likely to be inspected than

Husband begins fight over care home visits which could affect thousands, judge told

By Brian Farmer, Reporter24th November 2020News England

An academic whose wife is in a care home has begun a legal fight in a bid to ensure she gets visits tailored to her needs during the coronavirus pandemic.

Government’s care home response ‘one of most egregious and devastating policy failures’, court told

By Alison Kershaw, Reporter19th November 2020News England

A “failure” to introduce “adequate” measures to protect care home residents from the “ravages” of Covid-19 is “one of the most egregious and devastating policy failures of recent times”, the

Covid-19 testing of care home staff and residents expanded as part of study into immune response

By Aine Fox, Reporter19th November 2020News England

Testing of care home residents and staff is to be expanded as part of research into the immune response of vulnerable groups to Covid-19. Some 14,000 staff and residents will

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